Mt. Claret Retreat Center

06/26/2026

“Brief indeed is our time for loving, for giving, for making atonement. It would be very wrong, therefore, for us to waste it, or to cast this treasure irresponsibly overboard. We mustn't squander this period of the world's history which God has entrusted to each one of us.”
- St. Josemaría Escrivá

06/24/2026

The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of
our death. Amen.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.

Hail Mary...

And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary...

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:

Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

06/24/2026

As Catholics, we celebrate three birthdays as feast days: Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist. Why St. John the Baptist? Read more below!

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist commemorates the birth of John the Baptist. We first hear of John the Baptist on the Annunciation, March 25th, when Mary tells Elizabeth that she is six months pregnant with John. The birth of John the Baptist foretold the coming of the Messiah and in his life, J

06/23/2026

“We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds.”
-St. Thomas More
The Christian Disciple is called to follow after Jesus by picking up one's cross and following Him. What cross in your life do you need to pick up? What cross that you're carrying do you need to embrace? What cross in your life should you stop complaining about? Ask St. Thomas More's intercession on your journey today.

06/22/2026

Today we celebrate two great men in the church! St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher. Read more about these saints below.

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-thomas-more/
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-john-fisher/

Made famous by his own holy life and featured in the movie "A Man for All Seasons," Saint Thomas More is the patron of those in the legal profession. Husband, father, chancellor, and lawyer, Thomas More was reluctantly martyred by King Henry VIII in 1535.

06/22/2026

Today is the feast day of St. Thomas More. Click the link below to learn more about this saint!

One When I was in graduate school in the early 90’s, my Spiritual Director often spoke of his friend, Thomas. He spoke so eloquently and respectfully, I though to myself, ‘wow, I’d like to meet this guy, Thomas.’ As it turns out, Thomas was Fr. Ed’s patron saint, St. Thomas More. St Thomas...

06/21/2026

Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Read more about him here:

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was a precocious child who had a spiritual awakening at the age of 7. As a young adult, and after a prolonged battle with his father, he entered the Jesuits where he had to learn to live and maneuver within community, and give up some of his independent ways of doing things. A...

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men in our community! May God bless you today and always!