Dear Friends,

RETREAT HOUSE PRESENTATION: This past Thursday evening, April 24th, the new Retreat Director, Tom Octave, organized and directed a Music/Prayer Program. We are short-handed these days and I had a ton to catch up on. However, I thought ‘You’re the Rector he’s the new Director. The Rector should support whatever is going on. Sit by the back where you can slip out.’ I went thinking I’d stay 20 minutes or so. It was more than fabulous. It was a Music/Video program so very prayerful and so very beautiful. I stayed for everything and would have stayed longer. The music and songs were beautiful and prayerful. You experienced the presence of God. Tom had arranged quotes from our Passionist saints, especially St. Paul of the Cross and St. Gemma Galgani aligned with the songs, the season and the video. All that I can say is Thank You - so beautifully spiritual and refreshing and prayerful.