Schedule for a sabbatical year

Schedule for the priests taking a sabbatical year:

• 6-7am Interior prayer
• Holy Mass
• Breakfast
• 9-10am Interior prayer
• (15-30 minutes of sharing after prayer)
• 11-12am Interior prayer
• (15-30 minutes of sharing after prayer)
• Lunch and rest until 3pm
• Option 1:

3-4pm   Interior prayer

4-4:15(or 4:30pm)   Sharing after prayer, spiritual talks

5-6pm   Interior prayer

• Option 2:

3-3:35pm   Prayer of union with Christ’s death through the words “It is finished” and “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit” (Seven Words from the Cross)

3:35-5pm   Prophetic prayer acc. Ezekiel 37

5-5:30pm   Sharing after prayer, spiritual talks

• 6:15pm   Supper
• 8-9pm   Holy Hour (Prayer acc. Mk 11:23 ; Liturgy of the Hours /Breviary/)

Important note:

• Everyone has the Bible and a notepad with them during the prayer. After 15 minutes of interior prayer, there is a 5 minutes break when you can read the Bible or briefly write down what touched you personally.
• It is possible to pray the Rosary or part of the Breviary privately. Every three hours all make short prayer stops together: at 6am, then at 9, 12, 3, 6 and 9pm, and before bedtime.
• The sabbatical year begins with a five days spiritual retreat. There is also a five days retreat at the end of the fourth and eighth months.
• Fast on Wednesdays and Fridays

Option 1: only breakfast and supper

Option 2: only supper

Option 3: there is a possibility of a full-day fast on Fridays, i.e. from Thursday evening until Saturday breakfast

Download: Schedule for a sabbatical year