Monastic Experience Weekend
Monastic Experience Weekends are for single, Catholic women ages 21-40
who are curious about the lives of contemplative nuns and discerning a call to religious life.
What happens during the weekend?
Monastic Experience Weekend participants are able to:
- stay in our retreat house
- take part in the prayer life of the sisters
- participate in community work
- hear sisters’ vocation stories and share their own
There will also be:
- opportunities for group and individual discussions with sisters
- free time for personal prayer and reflection.
Past participant testimonials:
“Having been raised Catholic and gone to a Catholic college, I had heard about monastic life, but I wanted to see it to be able to understand it. It’s like putting a face to a name. Now I want to spread the word of the beauty of this special vocation.” — Colleen
“It has been an amazing and humbling experience to be able to see your lives of service and love for God … It has been a huge learning experience for my personal prayer life and the way I view prayer.”
— Bernadette
“I have never experienced anything like this before, but it has been incredible! I will forever hold it in my heart as a life-changing weekend.” –Clarissa
Still have questions?
Email Sr. Pam at santaritavocations@gmail.com. Be sure to note that you’re inquiring about a Monastic Experience Weekend in the subject line of your message.
Can’t make either weekend but still interested in visiting the abbey and learning more about Cistercian spirituality and whether God might be calling you to religious life? Please let us know. We’d love to hear from you!
May God bless you as you listen and respond to his prompting in your heart.
