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
