MY PERSONAL RETREAT

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MY PERSONAL RETREAT

I am going on a personal retreat starting Monday the 12th and will return by weeks end at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Poondi Madha Basilica, South India.  This is a very special place for me a piece of heaven on earth.  The shrine is beautiful and has one of the four original statues made in Lourdes of the Mother of God.  The shrine is noted for the many miracles obtained for the pilgrims, from their heart filled petitions before our Lord.  The shrine also has a cross that encases a small chip of wood from the original cross of Christ’s crucifixion.  The cross behind a large glass partition is venerated by the many devotes to the shrine.

The shrine campus is very peaceful where one can enjoy a park like setting will see ducks, geese, turkeys, parrots, and Emus.  The shrine has several grottoes to Our Lady and the Sacred Heart of Jesus among other statues.   Adjacent to the shrine is the Sinna Rani Convent.

There is a Eucharistic Chapel on the upper level of the church where one can spend quiet time of prayer and contemplation.

MY COMMENTARY:

 My hope is to spend as much time in prayer and attend the masses of the day.  It is also a time to reset my priorities while seeking the guidance and will of Our Lord a spiritual bath if you will.  I have declared this the year of my mission ME A SERVANT OF CHRIST and since doing this Our Lord has already begun opening doors...PRAISE GOD!
The photograph is Sister Lucy one of the nuns at the convent and myself.  We are close friends as I am close with all the sisters. 

If you have a special intention prayer need just put a * next to your name in comments.


©Linda Mary Liotino ME A SERVANT OF CHRIST MISSION     
Location: Poondi, Tamil Nadu, India

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