Online Retreat 2019
Advent
 

 
Dear friends, here we are once again to invite you to live this Advent in a spirit of communion through an online retreat prepared especially for you by the Discalced Carmelite friars.
 
If you are already registered and have received the meditations from one of the previous retreats, you do not need to register again.
 
However, don’t hesitate to extend an invitation to your friends and acquaintances so that they can register using the form on the website
 

 
We suggest that you download the A4 poster and distribute it to your Christian community, parish, ecclesial movement, association, or prayer group. You also can promote this initiative through social media.
 
Inviting others to pray through the retreat is an excellent way to evangelize and witness to your faith.
 
This Advent we will be guided by the writings of Father François de Sainte-Marie, a Discalced Carmelite friar from the Paris province who consecrated his brief life (1910-1961) to pass on the treasures of the Carmelite heritage. His best-known project was the publication of the autograph manuscripts of Thérèse of Lisieux, under the title Autobiographical Manuscripts, which today is published under the title Story of a Soul. It brings to light his knowledge of the doctrine of little Thérèse, his scientific mind, and at the same time a great human sensitivity.
 
At the end of November you will receive the first introductory text of this Advent retreat. Then you will receive the meditations for each of the 4 weeks of Advent, with the following themes:
 
- 1st Sunday: Return to the Gospel
- 2nd Sunday: Outstanding educator
- 3rd Sunday: Delight of the little ones
- 4th Sunday: Abyss of grace
- Christmas: "True Marian devotion"
 
The content will be available so that you may organize your moments of meditation during the week. The texts were prepared by Discalced Carmelite friars from Avon, France, and the translation into English was prepared by Secular Carmelites from North America.
 
The online retreat is free of charge. You can register or unsubscribe at any time.
  
If you have any difficulty in receiving the meditations, please
 send an email to: retreat-online@karmel.at

With this invitation to the online retreat, we extend our sincere wishes for a blessed Advent!