Calendar of Retreats

The Saint Benedict Guesthouse and Retreat Center offers recently updated retreat rooms for overnight guests, a parking-level lobby and meeting rooms, and a commercial kitchen and dining room. Welcome!

Abbey Sponsored & Co-Sponsored Retreats

Women’s Retreat-Modeling Mary in Prayer and Life
Christin McIntyre, MD, Ph.D.
October 27 – 29, 2023

Women’s Retreat – Modeling Mary in Prayer and Life

With Christin McIntyre, MD, Ph.D.
October 27 – 29, 2023

“And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” As women – daughters, sisters, wives and mothers – we are uniquely designed to observe the needs of others and intercede on their behalf. Yet too often our loving concern only drives us to worry, while we feel powerless to help the ones we love. Learn to model our Blessed Mother, Mary, collecting treasure from all that God permits to happen, and making use of all things in intercessory prayer. Experience “God with us” in Immanuel Moment meditation, drawing peace and strength from Jesus within, as Mary did. Come with all your cares and anxieties, and find rest for your souls in the presence of our Lord and his mother.

Dr. Christin McIntyre is a Portland native and married mother of five who converted to Catholicism in 1997. She earned a combined MD/PhD degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Kansas Medical Center, and returned to Oregon to complete a residency in Psychiatry at OHSU. She has been in outpatient practice as a psychiatrist in the Portland area since 2003, and continues to see patients in Oregon and Washington by telehealth since relocating to Idaho in 2021. Psychotherapy continues to be a main focus of her practice, and to better serve a growing number of Catholic patients in recent years, she has pursued training in Thomistic psychology as well as with the John Paul II Healing Center.

Email retreat@mtangel.edu for registration information.

Friday
3 – 5 pm Registration
5 pm Orientation to the Divine Office (Abbey church vestibule)
5:15 pm Vespers followed by Eucharistic Adoration
6 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Welcome orientation (Engelberg Conference)
7:25 pm Compline
6:45 pm Immanuel Moment Meditation (Engelberg Conference)
Saturday
5:20 am Vigils (optional)
6:30 am Lauds (optional)
7 am Breakfast
8 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
9:15 am Conference
10:30 am Conference
12 pm Noon prayer
12:15 pm Lunch
3:00 pm Guided meditation/intercessory prayer
4 pm Eucharistic Adoration & Sacrament of Confession
5:15 pm Vespers
6 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Social time & small group sharing
Sunday
6:35 am Lauds
7:30 am Breakfast
9 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
10:30 am Conference
12 pm Noon prayer
12:15 pm Lunch & end of retreat

Beginning Calligraphy & Lectio Divina
Fr. Philip Waibel, O.S.B.
November 3 – 5, 2023

Beginning Calligraphy & Lectio Divina:
“Writing and Meditating on the Word of God”

Instructor: Fr. Philip Waibel, O.S.B.

November 3 – 5, 2023

Introduction to learning & writing calligraphy as a form of Lectio Divina.

If you have always wanted to experience what a monastic Scriptorium was like, what went into writing out books and illuminated manuscripts, how monks acquired the skills to write in calligraphy (they with quills; we with markers), then this is your opportunity to learn firsthand the foundational alphabet / calligraphy. We will learn to use it as a tool to write out short verses of Scripture and meditate on them in a whole new way.

  1. Participants will use calligraphy markers to learn the lower-case Foundational Hand (based on 10th century Carolingian script). Time will be spent on square capitals. If time permits, a quick overview of the Uncial script.
  2. Participants will learn the fundamentals of Lectio Divina with daily Lectio sessions.

Goal: Being able to write out short phrases of Scripture in beginning foundational calligraphy, using felt-tipped calligraphy markers on paper, as a form of Lectio Divina. These short verses can be in the form of a “Weathergram” or small “holy card,” or in a notebook.

All materials will be provided for this beginning experience of Calligraphy & Lectio. Materials and handouts + instructor fee = $70.00/ room & meals = $355.00
Total: $425.00
Limited to 20 persons.
No previous calligraphy experience necessary.
Rooms: Private room with bath.
Meals: Includes dinner Friday evening through lunch Sunday.
• Sessions begin Friday, November 3, at 4 pm and continue through Sunday, November 5, at 3 pm.

PLEASE NOTE: This retreat is FULL and cannot accept any further participants. You may email retreat@mtangel.edu to be placed on a wait list.

The Prodigal Son: A Story of the Father's Love
Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.
November 17 – 19, 2023

The Prodigal Son: A Story of the Father’s Love

A silent retreat with Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.
November 17 – 19, 2023

A spiritual and contemplative retreat centered on growing deeper in devotion and love for our Heavenly Father. God’s profound love for each one of his beloved children is revealed through the all of the Bible, but most powerfully in the Gospel, especially the parable of the prodigal son. This humble and fully human story can be considered, in a sense, as the heart of Scripture. It paints with vivid brush strokes a portrait of the God’s heart. In encountering the enduring love of a human father, a child encounters God’s unfailing, enduring and unchanging love. A love that heals our brokenness, redeems our human dignity, and transforms us into the Father’s image and likeness.

Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen is monk of Mount Angel Abbey since 2011. He serves as the Director of Spiritual Ministries at the Guesthouse and organizes and leads retreats, offer spiritual direction, and other ministries. Among his devotions are the Liturgy, Divine Mercy, and devotions to Mary and St. Joseph.

Recommended Readings:

  • The Gospel of Luke Ch. 15
  • The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri Nouwen
  • The Cross & the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants by Kenneth Bailey

Cost: $350 Single
Email retreat@mtangel.edu for availability and double occupancy rate.

Friday
3-5 pm Registration
5 pm Orientation to the Divine Office (Abbey church vestibule)
7 pm Welcome Orientation followed by Compline
Saturday
7 am Breakfast
8 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
9 am Conference
10:30 am Conference
12:15 pm Lunch (with table reading)
2:45 pm Conference
4 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
6 pm Dinner (with table reading)
7:25 pm Vigils for Sunday
Sunday
7:30 am Breakfast
9 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
10:30 am Conference
12:15 pm Lunch & end of Retreat

Abbey Advent Silent Retreat - The Coming of the Lord
Abbot Peter Eberle, O.S.B.
December 1 – 3, 2023

Abbey Advent Retreat
“The Coming of the Lord”

Silent retreat with Abbot Peter Eberle, O.S.B.

December 1 – 3, 2023

In this retreat, Abbot Peter Eberle will focus on the Advent theme of “The Coming of the Lord”, reflection on the Lord’s coming at the end of time, and Mary’s role in the coming of the Lord. Become immersed in the Mystery of the Incarnation through the Liturgy and Sacraments.

Abbot Peter Eberle O.S.B. entered Mount Angel Abbey in 1961, made profession as a monk in 1962, and was ordained a priest in 1968. After completion of his studies at St. Paul’s in Ottawa and then in Rome, he has served as Novice Master, Prior, and Abbot of the monastery. Eventually he was elected as Abbot President of the Swiss American Congregation (1999-2011). He has taught in the seminary, served as seminary formation director and given many retreats and conferences.

Email retreat@mtangel.edu to register.

Friday
1 – 3 pm Registration
3:30 pm Welcome Orientation & Conference #1
5 pm Orientation to the Divine Office (Abbey church vestibule)
5:15 pm Vespers followed by Eucharistic Exposition & Adoration
6 pm Dinner
7:25 pm Compline (silence begins)
SATURDAY
5:20 am Vigils (optional)
6:30 am Lauds (optional)
7 am Breakfast (silence)
8 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
9:15 am Conference #2
12 pm Noon Prayer
Lunch (silence with table reading)
2:45 pm Conference #3
4 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (optional)
5:15 pm Vespers
6 pm Dinner (silence with table reading) 
7:25 pm Vigils for Sunday
SUNDAY
6:35 am Lauds
7:30 am Breakfast (silence ends) 
9 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
10:30 am Conference #4
12 pm Noon Prayer
12:15 pm Lunch & End of Retreat

Abbey Lenten Silent Retreat - Son, Your Sins are Forgiven
Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.
February 23 – 25, 2024

Abbey Lenten Retreat
“Son, Your Sins are Forgiven”
Encountering God Through Forgiveness

Silent retreat with Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

February 23 – 25, 2024

Forgiveness- why is it necessary in our broken world and how can we experience God’s mercy when we forgive? This silent retreat is a Scripture-based reflection on Divine forgiveness and its unfathomable depth that simply cannot be exhausted or limited, not even by our sins. We will explore and meditate on miraculous stories of forgiveness in the Gospel that reveal the power of forgiveness to heal souls, transform relationships, and ultimately, it is none other than an encounter and experience with the living God, who is Love and forgiveness.

Recommended Readings:

  • Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody by Allen Hunt
  • How to Forgive Yourself & Others: Steps to Forgiveness & Reconciliation by Fr. Eamon Tobin
  • Forgiveness: A Catholic Approach by Fr. Scott Hurd
  • Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful love of Jesus in Your Life by Bob Schuchts
  • Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza

Email retreat@mtangel.edu to register.

Friday
1 – 3 pm Registration
3:30 pm Welcome Orientation & Conference
5 pm Orientation to the Divine Office
5:15 pm Vespers followed by Eucharistic Adoration
6 pm Dinner
7:25 pm Compline (silence begins)
SATURDAY
8 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
9:15 am Conference
10:30 am Conference
12:15 pm Lunch (silence with table reading)
2:45 pm Conference
4 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation & Eucharistic Adoration
6 pm Dinner (silence with table reading) 
7:25 pm Vigils for Sunday
SUNDAY
6:35 am Lauds
7:30 am Breakfast (silence ends) 
9 am Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Mass
10:30 am Conference
12:15 pm Lunch & End of Retreat

Abbey Holy Week Silent Retreat - The Glory of the Paschal Triduum
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll O.S.B., Abbot Peter Eberle O.S.B., & Br. Louis de Montfort O.S.B.
March 27 – 31, 2024

Abbey Holy Week Retreat
“Son, Your Sins are Forgiven”
Encountering God Through Forgiveness

Silent retreat with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll O.S.B., Abbot Peter Eberle, O.S.B., & Br. Louis de Montfort O.S.B.

March 27 – 31, 2024

Come and experience the glory, beauty and mystery of the Paschal Triduum and the glory of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Become immersed in the Paschal Mystery through an immersion in the Sacred Liturgy and Scripture while being guided by different Benedictine monks each day of Holy Week, the holiest week of the entire liturgical year. The daily conferences will focus and meditate on the themes of Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, Friday of the Passion of the Lord, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord.

Recommended Readings:

  • Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Brant Pitre
  • Awesome Glory: Resurrection in Scripture, Liturgy and Theology by Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B.
  • Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper by Brant Pitre
  • The Hour of Jesus: The Passion & the Resurrection According to John by Fr. Ignace Potterie
  • The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn
  • The Power of the Cross: Good Friday Sermons from the Papal Preacher by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa

Email retreat@mtangel.edu to register.

Wednesday
1 – 3 pm Registration
3:30 pm Welcome Orientation & Conference
Orientation to the Divine Office (Abbey church vestibule)
5:15 pm Vespers
6 pm Dinner
7:25 pm Compline (silence begins)
Thursday Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
5:20 am Vigils (optional)
6:45 am Lauds (optional)
7:15 am Breakfast
8 am Conference (with Abbot Peter)
9 am Conference (with Abbot Peter)
11 am Scripture Reflection on the Sacrament of Reconciliation & Forgiveness (with Br. Louis)
12 pm Noon Prayer
12:15 pm Lunch
1 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
4 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (bells are silenced until Easter Vigils)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (until midnight)
6 pm Dinner
7:25 pm Compline
Friday FRIDAY of the Passion of the Lord
5:20 am Vigils
6:45 am Lauds
7:15 am Breakfast
9:30 am Conference (with Br. Louis de Montfort)
10:30 am Conference (with Br. Louis de Montfort)
12 pm Noon Prayer
12:15 pm Lunch
1 pm Station of the Cross (optional)
3 pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion & Death
6 pm Dinner
7:25 pm Compline
Saturday Holy Saturday
5:20 am Vigils
6:45 am Lauds
7:15 am Breakfast
8 am Conference (with Abbot Jeremy)
9 am Conference (with Abbot Jeremy)
12 pm Noon Prayer
12:15 pm Lunch
4 pm Lectio Divina Group Sharing (optional)
5:15 pm Vespers
6 pm Dinner
9 pm Easter Vigils Mass (three hours long, end of silence)
Sunday EASTER SUNDAY of the Resurrection of the Lord
7:45 am Breakfast
9 am Solemn Lauds
9:45 am Sharing of Graces (optional)
11 am Mass of Easter Sunday
12:20 pm Followed by Easter Banquet
End of Retreat

See what’s coming in 2024!

Registration is not open yet for these retreats, but please check back soon for more information.

June 7–9​​  “2 Become 1”: A Retreat to Explore the Beauty and Truth of Catholic Marriage – with Fr. Matt Libre, Patricia Mackie L.P.C., Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

July 19–21  ​|  Eucharistic Miracles – with Fr. John Paul, O.S.B.

August 9–11  ​|  Marian Retreat (TBA) – with Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

August 19–23  |  Ignatian Silent Retreat – with Bill Zuelke and Spiritual Directors Team

September 27–29  |  ​“2 Become 1”: A Retreat to Explore the Beauty and Truth of Catholic Marriage – with Fr. Matt Libre, Patricia Mackie LPC, Br. Louis de Montfort Nguyen, O.S.B.

November 15–17  |  Women’s Retreat – Modeling Mary in Life and in Prayer – with Christin McIntyre, MD, Ph.D.

December 6–8  ​|  Abbey Advent Retreat – (TBA)

Registration: Please email retreat@mtangel.edu if you would like to be put on a wait list for any of the above retreats.

For more information on any retreat, please email us at retreat@mtangel.edu and include your name, address, phone number, proposed dates for your retreat, and any special needs. We will get back to you by email to finalize arrangements and then call you for the $50.00 non-refundable/non-transferable deposit to hold the reservation.  Full payment upon arrival is required and appreciated.

Please note: the price for sponsored retreats is based on current costs for overnight stays, meals, the stipend for presenters, and any handouts. The price for an individual or private retreat includes overnight stay and meals. Because of inflation, the price for any retreat scheduled after January of 2023 is an estimate. We reserve the right to increase our prices as needed. You will be notified with an updated booking document if there is a change of price to your retreat. Thank you for your understanding.

If you are interested in making one of the Abbey Sponsored and Co-Sponsored retreats but find the cost prohibitive, please let us know. There is a limited amount of financial assistance available.

Non-Abbey Sponsored Retreats at the Guesthouse

Women’s Advent Retreat
Awaken Your Heart and Embrace the Love of Jesus, Mary, and the Holy Angels

With Dina Marie Hale
December 8 – 10, 2023

This Advent spend some time away from your busy schedule and enjoy this opportunity to walk with Our Lady as we prepare to celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Conferences will explore the role of the Immaculate Conception, the Holy Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary in our lives as women of faith. Come on retreat during the celebration of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and renew your heart and mind to receive the real peace found in joyfully living out our Catholic faith.

Conferences will be given by Dina Marie Hale, founder of Faith Moments. The weekend includes time for silence, personal prayer on the peaceful Abbey grounds, liturgical prayer with the monks, evening social time with other retreatants, and, of course, the delicious and plentiful Abbey meals are part of the retreat benefits. A private room and bath are included. Your retreat fee includes all meals beginning with dinner on the day you arrive and breakfast on Sunday morning.

For availability and registration information, click here or call 503-380-2575.

Dina Marie Hale is an adult convert to Catholicism. As a 1991 graduate of Lewis & Clark College with a degree in Communications, she worked in the hospitality industry and secular radio on the Oregon Coast. Dina Marie was confirmed on Easter Vigil 1999 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tillamook. In 2000, she began working for Catholic Radio KBVM (now Mater Dei Radio) serving as the morning show host and program director until the spring of 2018.

Dina Marie works as a freelance Catholic speaker, retreat leader, event emcee, writer, media coordinator and consultant. She is the host of the weekly radio show “The Voice of the Shepherd” with Archbishop Alexander Sample and produces a weekly podcast, “Faith Moments with Dina Marie,” where she proclaims and ponders the Sunday Mass readings. She also is the media coordinator for the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows at Our Lady of Peace Retreat in Beaverton.
In 2022, Dina Marie launched her ministry FAITH MOMENTS where she provides “faith moments” to groups of all sizes and spiritual needs. She and her husband, Rob, (also a Catholic convert) live in Longview, Washington, and attend Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Kelso, Washington.

For more information, visit www.dinamarie.org.

Retreat Schedule

An Extended Stay option begins Thursday, December 7th

Please Note: You may arrive earlier in the day, however, check-in will not be available until 3 pm. You may keep your luggage in the guesthouse until check-in time. You are on your own for meals until our first meal together at dinner.

For those who wish to reserve a room the night of December 7, the Abbey prayer schedule on Thursday, December 7, is below. All are welcome to join the monks in prayer in the Abbey church. (Bells ring five minutes before prayer begins.)

5:20 am Bell for Vigils
6:30 am Bells for Lauds
7:55 am Bells for Mass
11:55 am Bells for Midday Prayer
Thursday Registration for extended stay option
3-5:00 pm Check-in and hospitality in the guesthouse lobby and conference room
*Sign up for a confession time — available Saturday from 4 to 5:15:00 pm
5:00 pm Divine Office Orientation — Abbey church
5:15 pm Vespers — Abbey church
6:00 pm Dinner and welcome — dining room
7:25 pm Compline — Abbey church
8:00 pm Faith Moments and CWP Mixer — Conference Room
Friday, December 8, 2023 — Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)
Friday
6:35 am Bells for Lauds (optional)
7:30 am Breakfast — dining room
8:55 am Bells for Mass — Abbey church
10:30 am Conference with Dina Marie – conference room
11:55 am Bells for Midday Prayer — Abbey church
12:15 pm Lunch — dining room, followed by free time for prayer, recreation, prayer — unplug from the noise and connect with Our Lord — enjoy the solitude of the Hilltop grounds, Abbey church, and surroundings.
*2:30 pm Holy Rosary (adoration chapel or conference room) TBD
3-5:00 pm Check-in and hospitality in the Guesthouse lobby
*Sign up for a confession time — available on Sat. from 4-5:15:00 pm
5:00 pm Divine Office orientation — Abbey church
5:15 pm Bells for Vespers — Abbey church
6:00 pm Dinner, welcome and orientation — dining room
7:00 pm Conference with Dina Marie Hale – conference room
8:00 pm Bells for Compline — Abbey church
8:30 pm Faith Moments and CWP Mixer – conference room
Saturday, December 9, 2023 — Feast of St. Juan Diego
Saturday
5:20 am Bell for Vigils- Abbey church (optional)
6:30 am Bells for Lauds — Abbey church
7:00 am Breakfast — dining room
7:55 am Bells for Mass — Abbey church
9:15 am Conference with Dina Marie Hale – conference room
11:55 am Bells for Midday Prayer — Abbey church
12:15 pm Lunch — dining room
3:00 pm Conference with Dina Marie Hale – conference room
4—5:15 pm Reconciliation (individual confession)
5:15 pm Bells for Vespers — Abbey church
6:00 pm Dinner — dining room
7:25 pm Bells for Vigils — Abbey church
8:30 pm Evening Spiritual Social Hour — conference room
Sunday, December 10, 2023 — Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday
6:35 am Bells for Lauds (optional) — Abbey Church
7:30 am Breakfast — dining room
**Check-out of room; you may keep luggage in conference room.
8:55 am Bells for Mass — Abbey church
10:15 pm Final Conference with Dina Marie Hale — conference room Refreshments and take group photo
11:55 am Bells for Midday Prayer (optional) — Abbey church

Departure following Midday Prayer

Oblate Retreats

(Retreats are limited to oblates and those interested in becoming oblates.)

Oblates of Saint Benedict are Christians who have experienced in some way a call to embrace Benedictine spirituality. After a time of prayer and discernment they have desired a more formal, permanent commitment to a monastic community. By making this formal self-giving to Christ in communion with a monastic community, the oblate embraces the time-tested traditions and values of the Benedictine way. Oblates are united to the prayer and good works of the monastery to which they are associated while they continue to live out their Christian vocation in the world.

For more information on becoming on oblate, or if you are in need of financial assistance, please email Ariel Lynch, Associate Director of Oblates.

To register for a retreat, email retreat@mtangel.edu.

(Please note: All weekend retreats begin with Vespers on Friday at 5:15 and end with lunch on Sunday.)

Cost:
$220 Single
$330 Couple
$115 Commuter per person


September 22-24, 2023:
Friend, Why have you come?
Oblate Retreat led by Fr. Michael Shrum, O.S.B.


November 10-12, 2023:
Meditations on First John
Oblate Retreat led by Br. Jesse Ochoa, O.S.B.


February 2-4, 2024


May 24-26, 2024


September 20-22, 2024


November 8-10, 2024