Now that we're retired, what's next?. As we reach 65, 70 years of age and more. (9th Edition)
The art of approaching in creative ways the next-to-last and last stages in life
Methodology
- We will work during mornings and afternoons to the subjects of the program, combining class sessions with times for praying and personal and group reflections.
- Using Ignatian methodology: "For it is not knowing much that fills and satisfies the soul, but realizing and relishing things interiorly".
- The instructors will offer individual and teamwork opportunities, along with lectures to go deeper into the topics.
- A community prayer meeting will be held in the mornings. Eucharist will be celebrated in the evenings.
What we offer
- An important opportunity.
- The beginning of a creative period full of possibilities.
- An "intense" time that teaches us to expect and full accept the mystery of the God of life.
- A period where one should not live on the defensive.
Program
Saturday, september 12tw
Arrival: 12'00 am
Lunch: 1'30 pm
Presentation of the program: 4'00 pm
Break: 5'00 pm
Autobiography Saint Ignatius. 5'45 pm Prof. Javier Melloni SJ
Eucharist: 7'15 pm
Dinner : 8'00 pm
1. Embrace your own biography, in peace and thankfulness.
We will follow the Autobiography of Saint Ignatius, where he explained in detail in his "old age", for the reinterpretation of our own autobiography, meanwhile we listen to the biographies of the rest of the members of the group.
Include visits to the Ignatian Manresa places as it describes the Autobiography.
- Sunday, september 13 to monday 14
Autobiography of Saint Ignatius. Prof. Javier Melloni SJ
Personal presentations
- Tuesay, september 15. Visit ignatian places Light, Rapture and La Seu Film: "San Ignacio de Loyola"
- Wednesday, september 16. Introduction to the mosaics of the Sanctuary. Visit to Viladordis
- Thursday, september 17 : Morning off . At 9 pm group begin Spiritual Exercices
2. Spiritual Exercises.
Thursday, september 17 to friday 25
This may be the moment where the objective of the course reaches a certain culmination. Perhaps these Exercises become "Election Exercises" or serious "Life Reform", as one discerns and welcomes this new way of being in the world.
David Guindulain SJ and companion team
- Saturday, september 26. Visit to Sagrada Familia, National Art Museum of Catalonia and Santa María del Mar. Barcelona
- Sunday, september 27. Day off
3. "While we wait for the fulfillment of our great hope".
Escatology: What do we expect? Strengthen the "spiritual experience" to vigorously embrace the penultimate stages of life.
- Monday september 28 to tuesday 29 september. In all Serve and Love. Prof. Carles Marcet SJ
- Wednesday september 30 to thursday, october 1st. "What kind of life is this that we've begun?. Prof. Josep Giménez Melià SJ
- Friday, october 2 to saturday 3 october. "The religions on the culmination period of the life". Prof. Javier Melloni SJ
- Sunday, october 4. Day off
4. Work on psychologycal-spiritual integration.
To embrace spiritually one's own reality and the psychology of the new life stage, with its difficulties and opportunities. Work with the creativity and passivities of diminishment at the same time
- Monday october 5. Visit to Montserrat
- Tuesday, october 6 : "Mens sana in corpore sano". Prof. Dr. Miquel Vilardell. Talk and discussion with Fr. García Vera SJ, delegate of senior Jesuits of the province of Spain
- Wednesday, october 7 : "Spirituality and mourning psychology" Prof. Concepció Serra
- Thursday, october 8 : "New challenges for a new meaning". Prof. Eduard Fonts
5. Final
- Friday, october 9. Final Balance: Personnal reflection and sharing experiences Prof. David Guindulain SJ
- Saturday, october 10. Departure
In Colaboration with
Arrival time is before 12 a.m.
Departure time is after 10 a.m.
Member of the Manresa team, specialist in Ignatian spirituality, professor at EIDES