Summer Retreats 2024 – offered virtually

The First Spiritual Exercises – retreats offered in a virtual format

SEEL Portland invites you to retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Using the innovative book written by Australian Jesuit retreat director Michael Hansen, SJ entitled The First Spiritual Exercises, SEEL Portland will offer retreats during Summer 2024.These retreats combine spiritual conversation and spiritual exercises, similar to the form of the Spiritual Exercises given by Saint Ignatius and the early Jesuits.

Each retreat in daily life involves a commitment to 30-40 minutes a day of structured prayer from Monday to Thursday and a weekend exercise. Each retreat is 4 weeks long; you may want to make only one retreat, or make all of them!

Retreatants meet via Zoom weekly on Monday evening to receive guidance from the retreat giver(s) and to share the fruits of prayer.

This retreat is an opportunity to experience one long conversation with Jesus and to accept the invitation of God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit to abide in their love.

Come deepen your relationship with God!

  • Inner Peace in the Service of God-August 5, 12, 19, 26 (Mondays from 6:30-8 pm Pacific time) Registration deadline August 2

To register, please email Jeanette at SpiritualExercises.SEELPDX@gmail.com

Retreat fee – $75 for 4 weeks – https://seelportland.org/donate/

Retreatants need to purchase the book (about $20) to participate.

Please plan to have your book at least a week before the retreat begins. The First Spiritual Exercises by Michael Hansen SJ contains all the content you need for all three retreats.

Paperback – https://www.avemariapress.com/products/the-first-spiritual-exercises

PDF – https://www.avemariapress.com/products/the-first-spiritual-exercises-pdf

If you walk

in the way of God

you will live

in peace forever.

Learn where there is wisdom,

where there is strength,

where their is understanding,

so that you may at the same time discern

where there is length of days, and life,

where there is light for the eyes,

and peace.

-Baruch 3:3-14