Last week, we were glad to welcome Valerie in Naccache! We
started with a meeting with Paul Saghbini (hospitalar of the Order of Malta)
and Dr Issa on Monday night. We discussed the political situation and our
future in Lebanon; what a relief to know that we were allowed to stay in
Lebanon! However, we couldn’t go to Beirut and Deir el Qamar for 2 weeks due to
the situation…. We discovered the joy of playing board games on the evening!
On Thursday, after the service in Antélias (first floor) we packed our bibles, notebooks and sleeping bags to go to the Holy Valley for our first spiritual retreat! After 2 hours of travelling and 20 minutes of walking in the dark, we arrived tired but excited in the old Monastery of “Notre Dame de Qannoubine” built in the rock. We started this silent retreat by a talk with Abouna Romanos about the call of God. The next two days were regulated by Holy Mass, group talks and individual talks with Abouna Romanos, meals in silence and moments of meditation in silence when we could go for long walks, enjoy the Qadisha Valley... Even if experiencing this silence appeared to be a bit difficult, exhausting and in a certain way quite “loud”, these three days were really worth it for every one of us and amazing! We came back to Naccache on Sunday afternoon relaxed and happy. Thank you so much Michel and Abouna for having organized this retreat!
On Thursday, after the service in Antélias (first floor) we packed our bibles, notebooks and sleeping bags to go to the Holy Valley for our first spiritual retreat! After 2 hours of travelling and 20 minutes of walking in the dark, we arrived tired but excited in the old Monastery of “Notre Dame de Qannoubine” built in the rock. We started this silent retreat by a talk with Abouna Romanos about the call of God. The next two days were regulated by Holy Mass, group talks and individual talks with Abouna Romanos, meals in silence and moments of meditation in silence when we could go for long walks, enjoy the Qadisha Valley... Even if experiencing this silence appeared to be a bit difficult, exhausting and in a certain way quite “loud”, these three days were really worth it for every one of us and amazing! We came back to Naccache on Sunday afternoon relaxed and happy. Thank you so much Michel and Abouna for having organized this retreat!
by Charlotte
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