This weekend is open to women between the ages of 21 and 40 who are discerning their vocation in life. There is no cost for the weekend.

Interested? Visit our website www.santaritaabbey.org; contact us by email: sracommty@gmail.com; or by phone: 520-455-5595

Is God tugging at your heart, inviting you to come closer,

to live more deeply, more prayerfully, more generously? Are you wondering

if the Lord could be calling you to the contemplative life,

to a simple life of prayer & service within a community of Sisters?

The Sisters of Santa Rita Abbey in Sonoita, Arizona,

invite you to their next Monastic Experience Weekend

Friday, August 31--Monday, September 3, 2018

Come and find out what contemplative nuns do

all day (and half the night) and why.

Pray, learn, rest and reflect. Hear our vocation stories

and share your own.

Open your heart to God and to his plan for your life.

Aug 31, FRIDAY

4:30 p.m. Arrival and check-in at the gift shop

4:55 Orientation—monastery parlor

5:20 Vespers, quiet prayer, and Compline—

monastery church

Supper on your own at retreat house

7:00 Retire

Sept 1, SATURDAY

3:10 a.m. Vigils

4:00-7:00 Quiet time for contemplative prayer, lectio

divina and breakfast

7:00 Lauds, Eucharist

8:00 Short break

8:30 Conference

9:30 Tierce

9:45 Manual labor

11:15 Free time

12:00 p.m. Midday Prayer in church

12:15 Dinner in monastic refectory

12:45-1:45 Meridian (siesta)

2:00 Conference

3:00 None

3:20 Tour of altar bread bakery

3:45 Free time until Vespers

5:20 Vespers, quiet prayer, Compline

Supper at retreat house

7:00 Retire

Sept 2, SUNDAY

3:10 a.m. Vigils

4:00-7:00 Quiet time for contemplative prayer, lectio

divina and breakfast

7:00 Lauds

8:00 Tierce & Eucharist

9:30 Informal gathering for questions, sharing vocation stories, etc.

11:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Free time 3:00 Viewing of documentary film on Trappist

Cistercian life, followed by discussion—at the Family Guest House

5:00 Vespers, Adoration, Compline Supper at retreat house 7:00 Retire Sept 3, MONDAY 3:10 a.m. Vigils 4:00-7:00 Quiet time for contemplative prayer, lectio

divina and breakfast

7:00 Lauds, Eucharist Depart by 10:00 a.m.

Monastic Experience Weekend at Santa Rita Abbey

Schedule for August 31-September 3, 2018