Do you love to pray? Do you gravitate towards spending time with Jesus in Adoration? Do you find yourself longing for deeper silence in prayer and a closer intimacy with Our Lord? If 'yes', the St. Therese Contemplative Prayer Group may be the right small-group prayer home for you!
Our Contemplative Prayer Group at St. Martin’s takes its name from St. Therese of Lisieux who, along with Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is patroness of St. Martin's Adoration Chapel. Group meetings focus on the study and practice of contemplative prayer in the Church with a special emphasis on Carmelite spirituality and the writings of Carmelite saints--such as St. Therese, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. John of the Cross (all Doctors of the Church). We also explore other saints and practices in the Church related to contemplative prayer, for example, devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows, living the Beatitudes, creativity in the contemplative life, Lectio Divina, and so on. We love sharing with one another how contemplation and action are working together in our own lives, and we joyfully support each other as we grow in friendship with Our Lord through a life of deepening prayer.
All who are drawn to learning more or growing deeper in the practice of contemplative prayer rooted in the Church and the study of Carmelite spirituality are warmly welcomed to our meetings!
We meet monthly on Saturday mornings from 10:00 - Noon in the St. Dymphna Center in the St. Paul Room Room 7.
For more information, or if you wish to be placed on our group e-mail list, please contact Sarah Green at [email protected]