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Website of the Week: 18 October

With Jesus in the Desert: A Retreat for a Time of Isolation

(For other online retreats visit our Online Retreats and Courses page)

Christ in the Wilderness. Briton Rivière (1840-1920). Courtesy of the Guildhall Art Gallery.

As the days draw in and so many countries are entering another time of lockdown, the Australian Jesuits offer a guided online retreat specifically aimed at people who have to isolate themselves during the Coronavirus pandemic. There are two sessions daily - morning and evening. The suggestions on how to pray the retreat invite you to imagine yourself in different Gospel stories. Each day also includes a way of reviewing your day and how your heart has been moved during that day. This can be especially helpful if you find the time of isolation wearisome and dispiriting. The painting above vividly depicts Jesus' loneliness  and lassitude in his 40 days' solitude. Knowing that he experienced, and triumphed over, a silent, barren time we take comfort in the knowledge that he is both the Way and the Wayfarer.
Access this excellent spiritual resource here.