Sacred Heart Retreat
Join Mother Olga, Fr. Pierre Toussaint, CFR, and Jonathan Roumie for a retreat into the Heart of Jesus. Throughout June - the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart - we’ll meditate on the depth of God’s love, gently uncover the wounds that keep us from fully loving Jesus, and learn how to return His love with our own. Drawing from “The Devotion to the Sacred Heart” by Fr. John Croiset, SJ - spiritual director to St. Margaret Mary - we’ll reflect on the riches of this powerful devotion. In the final 9 days leading up to the Solemnity, we’ll pray the Sacred Heart Novena together. Sacred Heart of Jesus, we place our trust in You!
19 sessions
1DevotionWelcome to the Sacred Heart Retreat! Mother Olga introduces us to the devotion to the Sacred Heart by sharing the story of St. Margaret Mary. Then, Fr. Pierre Toussaint, CFR begins our time of prayer with the Litany to the Sacred Heart. Find phone backgrounds with images of the Sacred Heart here: http://hallow.com/sacredheart-background
Day 1: Mother Olga & Fr. Pierre13 min
2LukewarmWelcome back to the Sacred Heart Retreat. Today, we explore obstacles to giving our hearts fully to Jesus, starting with having a lukewarm faith. Mother Olga reflects on this, followed by a guided meditation led by Fr. Pierre.
Day 2: Mother Olga & Fr. Pierre14 min
3Self-LoveIn our third day of retreat, Mother Olga leads us in a reflection on the obstacle of self-love and how to overcome it. Then, Fr. Pierre offers a guided meditation on the cost of discipleship.
Day 3: Mother Olga & Fr. Pierre14 min
4PrideToday, we meditate on another obstacle to true devotion to the Sacred Heart: secret pride. Mother Olga leads us in a powerful reflection, while Fr. Pierre guides us through a meditation on Sacred Scripture.
Day 4: Mother Olga & Fr. Pierre12 min
5The One ThingIn this session, we reflect on the final obstacle to true devotion to the Sacred Heart: unresolved vices. Fr. Pierre leads us in a meditation in which we ask Jesus to remove from our hearts anything that is not of Him.
Day 5: Mother Olga & Fr. Pierre15 min
6SaintsOver the next two days, we'll look at how the light of the Sacred Heart has been reflected in the life of the Church. Today, Fr. Pierre explores how this powerful devotion has drawn countless saints into deeper intimacy with Christ.
Day 6: Fr. Pierre6 min
7EucharistIn this session, Fr. Pierre reflects on how devotion to the Sacred Heart and the mystery of the Eucharist are deeply intertwined. Both reveal to us, in powerful and personal ways, the love of Jesus.
Day 7: Fr. Pierre6 min
8MortificationAs we begin the second week of our retreat, Mother Olga helps us reflect on some of the ways we can practice giving our hearts to Jesus, starting with dying to ourselves. Then, Fr. Pierre leads a meditation on words Jesus spoke to St. Margaret Mary.
Day 8: Mother Olga & Fr. Pierre14 min
9HumilityIn this session, Mother Olga reflects on one of the most important virtues to help us give our hearts to Jesus: Humility. Fr. Pierre closes our time in prayer with a guided meditation on the image of the Sacred Heart.
Day 9: Mother Olga & Fr. Pierre14 min
10Novena: GraceToday, we begin the Sacred Heart Novena. Mother Olga introduces us to the novena and some of the promises Jesus gave to those who practice devotion to the Sacred Heart. Then, Jonathan Roumie leads us in the prayers of the novena.
Day 10: Mother Olga & Jonathan12 min
11Novena: ComfortEach day of this novena, we will reflect on the promises that Jesus gave to St. Margaret Mary for those who practice this devotion. Today, we mediate on Jesus' promise to comfort us in our afflictions.
Day 11: Mother Olga & Jonathan10 min
12Novena: BlessingOn the third day of the Novena to the Sacred Heart, Mother Olga introduces us to another promise of Jesus. Jonathan Roumie closes our time in the prayers of the Novena.
Day 12: Mother Olga & Jonathan9 min
13Novena: MercyToday, Mother Olga reminds us that Jesus promises we will find in His heart the source and infinite ocean of Mercy. We conclude with our novena prayers led by Jonathan Roumie.
Day 13: Mother Olga & Jonathan10 min
14Novena: True PresenceOn this Corpus Christi Sunday, we ask for a special grace that we will encounter the pierced Heart of Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist. Then, Jonathan Roumie leads us in the prayers of the Novena to the Sacred Heart.
Day 14: Mother Olga & Jonathan9 min
15Novena: HomeWelcome back to the Novena to the Sacred Heart and our Sacred Heart retreat! Mother Olga begins by introducing the ninth promise of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary: “I will bless every place in which an image of My Heart is exposed and honored.”
Day 15: Mother Olga & Jonathan9 min
16Novena: ReconciliationToday we meditate on the gift of reconciliation that God offers to the world through His priests. Then, Jonathan Roumie closes with the prayers of the novena.
Day 16: Mother Olga & Jonathan9 min
17Novena: FriendshipAs we return to the Sacred Heart Novena, Mother Olga reflects on the beautiful gift of friendship that Jesus extends to everyone who practices devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Day 17: Mother Olga & Jonathan9 min
18Novena: RefugeOn this final day of our Sacred Heart Novena, Mother Olga offers the final promise Jesus gave to St. Margaret Mary: "My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in their last moment.” Then, Jonathan Roumie closes us in prayer
Day 18: Mother Olga & Jonathan9 min
19SolemnityHappy Solemnity of the Sacred Heart! As our retreat ends, Mother Olga invites us to make an act of trust and consecrate our lives to Jesus in a new way through His Most Sacred Heart.
Day 19: Mother Olga7 min