{"id":18043,"date":"2020-08-24T16:04:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T20:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?page_id=18043"},"modified":"2023-11-10T17:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:54:56","slug":"retreat-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/contemplative-life\/retreat-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreat House"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18043\" class=\"elementor elementor-18043\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c4a10c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c4a10c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0699fd\" data-id=\"e0699fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c207ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c207ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCome away\u2026and rest awhile.\u201d<br \/>\u2013 Mk 6:31<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e08fd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e08fd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea0fb59\" data-id=\"ea0fb59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d98fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d98fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Retreat House<\/h3><p>The monastery of the Sisters in Brooklyn also includes a retreat house for guests who seek a time of greater intimacy with Our Lord. Priority is given to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius which are preached here several times throughout the year, in English and in Spanish. Learn more about the Spiritual Exercises <a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/catholic-culture\/upcoming-spiritual-excercises\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fd401 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d4fd401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3e51df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3e51df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/retreat-house-group6.jpg?w=1498&amp;ssl=1 1498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/retreat-house-group6.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/retreat-house-group6.jpg?resize=800%2C630&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/retreat-house-group6.jpg?resize=768%2C605&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/retreat-house-group6.jpg?resize=1320%2C1040&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5fa853\" data-id=\"d5fa853\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604e3c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"604e3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>&#8220;Seek first the Kingdom of God&#8230;&#8221;<\/h3><p>If you are interested in attending the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises or in making your own personal retreat, please contact us at the retreat center:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tel: (646) 703-4182<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:pbretreathouse@servidoras.org\">pbretreathouse@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2403d1e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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