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Schedule for a sabbatical year

Post date:   2022-08-13
Autor:   BCP

 

Schedule for a sabbatical year

 

Schedule for the priests taking a sabbatical year:

  • 6-7am Interior prayer
  • Holy Mass
  • Breakfast
  • 9-10am Interior prayer
  • (15-30 minutes of sharing after prayer)
  • 11-12am Interior prayer
  • (15-30 minutes of sharing after prayer)
  • Lunch and rest until 3pm
  • Option 1:

               3-4pm   Interior prayer

               4-4:15(or 4:30pm)   Sharing after prayer, spiritual talks

               5-6pm   Interior prayer

  • Option 2:

               3-3:35pm   Prayer of union with Christ’s death through the words “It is finished” and “Father, into Your

               hands I commit My spirit” (Seven Words from the Cross)

               3:35-5pm   Prophetic prayer acc. Ezekiel 37

               5-5:30pm   Sharing after prayer, spiritual talks

Important note:

  • Everyone has the Bible and a notepad with them during the prayer. After 15 minutes of interior prayer, there is a 5 minutes break when you can read the Bible or briefly write down what touched you personally.
  • It is possible to pray the Rosary or part of the Breviary privately. Every three hours all make short prayer stops together: at 6am, then at 9, 12, 3, 6 and 9pm, and before bedtime.
  • The sabbatical year begins with a five days spiritual retreat. There is also a five days retreat at the end of the fourth and eighth months.
  • Fast on Wednesdays and Fridays

        Option 1: only breakfast and supper

        Option 2: only supper

        Option 3: there is a possibility of a full-day fast on Fridays, i.e. from Thursday evening until Saturday breakfast