Busy Student Retreat
February 21 – 28, 2010

Busy Student Retreat

The campus retreat for busy students is an on-campus, guided-prayer retreat made within the daily activities of the lives of the students. The style and method is that of a directed retreat, in which each retreatant meets during the retreat with a director who guides their reading of scripture and their personal prayer. The retreat participants commit themselves to at least 30 minutes of prayer a day and to meeting with a spiritual director at least twice during the retreat. There will also be a daily online component as well as periodic prayer services that may be attended as time permits.

The retreat participants pray at whatever times and places work for them and meet with their directors whenever they mutually decide. Retreat directors are recruited from the campus ministry team, neighboring priests and religious.

The "busy student" retreat has been used on collage campuses since 1988. It began with a campus ministry retreat at Louisiana State University and eventually spread to hundreds of of colleges and universities across the country.

As a retreat participant you commit to:

  • At least 30 minutes of prayer a day.
  • Meeting with a spiritual director at least three times during the week.
  • Attend daily Mass, Bible Study, Eucahrist Adoration, or other special prayer event or devotion at least once during the week.

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Daily Notes for Retreat Participants

Notes for
Day 1 - Monday, February 22nd.
Notes for
Day 2 - Tuesday, February 23rd.
Notes for
Day 3 - Wednesday, February 24th.
Notes for
Day 4 - Thursday, February 25th.
Notes for
Day 5 - Friday, February 26th.
Notes for
Day 6 - Saturday, February 27th.

Schedule / Ideas for Reflection

Sunday, Feb 21st

7:00 PM - Opening Meeting (Cook-DeWitt Lounge)
At this meeting, you will receive any final information as well as sign up to meet with your spiritual directors. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

Monday, Feb 22nd

Meet with Spiritual Director (Once or twice Monday - Wednesday)

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Tuesday, Feb 23rd

Meet with Spiritual Director (Once or twice Monday - Wednesday)

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8:00 pm - Bible Study (Cook-DeWitt Conference Room)

Wednesday, Feb 24th

Meet with Spiritual Director (Once or twice Monday - Wednesday)

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5:30 - 7:00 pm - Soup and Bread Dinner (at Parish Offices)

Thursday, Feb 25th

Meet with Spiritual Director (Once or twice on Thursday - Saturday)

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Friday, Feb 26th

Meet with Spiritual Director (Once or twice on Thursday - Saturday)

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5:30 pm - Stations of the Cross (at Parish Offices)
6:30 pm - Lenten Mass (at Parish Offices)

Saturday, Feb 27th

Meet with Spiritual Director (Once or twice on Thursday - Saturday)

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Sunday, Feb 28th

4:00 PM - Closing Meeting (Cook-DeWitt Lounge)
Refreshments will be served. We will take time for you to share with other retreatants about your retreat experience. You will also have time to suggest how this retreat can be made better for next year.

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