Day of Recollection: Star of the Sea
With Maureen OBrien
May 14, 2025
This day-long retreat will deepen your connection to the Blessed Mother, receiving her love as you contemplate how her visual and holy presence fills the Island and leads you to her Son. You will consider scripture (the Magnificat, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Passion) as you encounter her in this May abundance. Pondering her names in this setting–Mystical Rose, Star of the Sea–you will discover fresh pathways to her in your heart.
Sessions will allow for connection and sharing, the Mysteries of the Rosary, journaling, and contemplative movement around the island with Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Lourdes, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
You are invited to join us for Holy Mass in the Chapel at 9 AM. Check-in will begin at 9:45, with coffee, tea, and pastries available. A hot lunch will be served at 12:30 in the dining hall of the Enders House, an early 20th-century arts and crafts style mansion and the oldest structure on the island.
Sample Schedule
9:00 am…………………………………………………….Mass
10:00 am……………………………Registration & Coffee
10:30 am…………………………………..First Conference
11:30 am…………………………………………….Reflection
12:30 pm…………………………………Hot Served Lunch
1:45 pm………………………………..Second Conference
2:45 pm……………………………………………..Reflection
3:00 pm……………………………..Farewell & Departure
About the Leader
Maureen OBrien
Maureen O’Brien is the author of the spiritual memoirs “What Was Lost: Seeking Refuge in the Psalms” and “Gather the Fragments: My Year of Finding God’s Love”. A regular contributor to Grotto, St. Anthony Messenger, and Pause and Pray, she has published a novel (“b-mother), and a chapbook of poems (“The Other Cradling”); her award-winning short stories and poems have […]
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