Carmelite Online Retreat
Lent 2026
“Encountering Christ in the Depths of Our Hearts”
 
With Saint John of the Cross


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Each Friday in your email inbox you’ll receive:
  • A meditation on the Gospel and quotes from the Saint
  • Practical suggestions to enrich your prayer
  • A brief video from our Carmelite friars on the weekly theme
  • An Advent calendar with prayer starters for each day
     
On the occasion of the double centenary of Saint John of the Cross (1726–1926–2026):
  • The third centenary of his canonization (1726)
  • The first centenary of his proclamation as Doctor of the Church (1926)

We invite you to take part in an online retreat guided by Saint John of the Cross. Throughout this retreat, we will deepen our relationship with Jesus in the light of the Gospels. In the Holy Spirit, we will rediscover our intimacy with him and with the Father, in the very depths of our hearts. This retreat will be a path of interior liberation, with John of the Cross as our sure guide. In a world that is increasingly turned outward, he will teach us to rediscover our deepest heart, where Christ, Bridegroom of the Church, desires to meet us and to purify us. Through this purification, in the fire of the Holy Spirit, we may become the beloved children of the Father with him.

 
By filling out the form below, you can register free of charge for our Carmelite Online Retreat.

Please invite your friends and family to join this retreat by sharing this webpage:  
 
retreat-online.karmel.at
 
 
You can also follow the retreat on our Facebook page: 
 
https://www.facebook.com/RetreatOnlineCarmelites
 
If you have any difficulty registering or if there are any problems, please email the retreat coordinators at retreat-online@karmel.at

 We suggest downloading and printing the retreat poster to share at your parish, community, or prayer group. We wish you a blessed Advent season and a fruitful retreat experience!

 The Discalced Carmelite Friars of Paris and Austria, together with ICS Publications (Washington DC).
 
This online retreat was written by Fr. Didier, OCD (from the Paris Convent) with a Carmelite working group.  English translations prepared by OCDS members from North America. The English distribution is organized by Discalced Carmelite friars in the United States in collaboration with ICS Publications in Washington, DC. Videos provided by the Discalced Carmelite friars, Washington Province in collaboration with ICS Publications.


 
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