Fr. de Malleray sends us the following event notice for a FSSP-led clergy retreat in Bavaria in the month of May.
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The Blessed Virgin Mary
and the priest.
In reference to Pope Francis’ consecration of the world to Mary’s Immaculate Heart, we will strive as priests to deepen our relationship to God through Mary.
I will preach this silent retreat at the Marian Shrine of Wigratzbad in Bavaria in just 2 months, from Monday 5 May to Friday 9 May 2014(third week after Easter). Happily, this retreat will take place in Wigratzbad where the Immaculate Heart of Mary is especially venerated; in Bavaria, of which Mary is officially the Queen; and in the month of May dedicated to Her.
We were 15 last year from the UK. This year, 11 UK priests have booked already, but more are welcome. Our local Ordinary Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth kindly advertised those retreats in his Ad Clerum.
Schedule:
One conference preached in English in the morning and another one in the afternoon. Eucharistic adoration at the shrine (with optional Rosary). Private Masses using whichever Missal you prefer. Latin Compline (on option: EF Divine Office and Community Mass with the 85 seminarians). Meals in silence with Marian table readings (Church Magisterium, Sts Maximilian Kolbe, Alphonsus Liguori, Louis de Montfort and more). Optional private meeting with Retreat Master. Several English-speaking confessors.
Getting there:
The simplest is to book your Ryanair flight return from London Stansted to Memmingen airport. I will organise the transfer to and from Wigratzbad by hired coach for our group. Nearest railway station (1 mile): HERGATZ.
Friedrichshafen airport is 40mn drive, Zurich airport is 1h40 drive, and Munich airport 1h50 drive. By train from either airport: Zurich (Swiss rail:http://www.sbb.ch/en/); Munich (German rail: http://www.bahn.de/).
Accommodation:
Pilgrims hostel where we will be staying:
Pilgerheim St. Josef, Kirchstrasse 18-20,
D-88145, Wigratzbad, Germany. Website: http://www.gebetsstaette.de/
Single bedrooms are booked for us at the Pilgerheim. En-suite shower and WC. Bed sheets and towels will be provided.
Full board (breakfast, lunch and supper provided).
Arrival: Monday 5 May afternoon: landing at Memmingen Airport and 40-minute drive to Wigratzbad. (Earlier arrival possible).
Departure: Friday 9 May after lunch; landing in the UK in the afternoon.
On option: stay on with us for one day of tourism: Lindau peninsula on Lake Constance, dinner in local ‘Gasthaus’ (restaurant) and colossal Benedictine Abbey of Ottobeuren – with take off from Memmingen on Saturday afternoon.
Cost: £270 (all inclusive for 4 x 24h full board in modern single room with en-suite bathroom + conference room + organisation fees + transportation from the airport and back).
Optional tourism day: add £80 extra, i.e. £350 in total.
Not included: return journey from your parish to Memmingen airport: for convenience, each priest will book his own flight (estimated cost of return flight with Ryanair: £110).
Info – Contact: Please contact me if you have any queries: malleray@fssp.org Tel.: +44 (0)118 966 5284.
