{"id":11891,"date":"2026-05-22T18:19:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/2026\/06\/19\/an-exceptional-international-retreat\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:30:57","slug":"an-exceptional-international-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/en\/2026\/05\/22\/an-exceptional-international-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"An exceptional international retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11891\" class=\"elementor elementor-11891 elementor-11824\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b9b6a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23b9b6a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5ff3ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a5ff3ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>From 14-21 May an extraordinary event occurred in our Congregation. All the sisters throughout the Congregation took time out of their daily schedules to take part in an 8-day retreat organized by an international group of our sisters. <\/p>\n<p>The theme, \u201cOn Pilgrimage Together as Cenacle\u201d, guided us on an inner journey through the daily reflections. We revisited our history, encountered our founders, Stephen Terme and Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Couderc, and reconnected with the source of our charism and mission. We also reflected on how God is calling us to live out our unique mission in the world today.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2e9bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e2e9bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e556111 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e556111\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c42547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c42547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The London community joined with the Versailles and Kremlin-Bic\u00eatre communities in our retreat house in Versailles for the occasion. We were fifteen Sisters, of six nationalities, a reflection of the gift of diversity in one heart. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4d125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac4d125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47043a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"47043a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_1IMG-20260522-3-Communities-e1781689709907-768x406-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"47043a8\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE4MzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9jZW5hY2xlLWdlbi5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA2XC8yMDI2MDUtcmV0cl8xSU1HLTIwMjYwNTIyLTMtQ29tbXVuaXRpZXMtZTE3ODE2ODk3MDk5MDctNzY4eDQwNi0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQ3MDQzYTgifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_1IMG-20260522-3-Communities-e1781689709907-768x406-1.jpg\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"406\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e9be4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42e9be4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9354581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9354581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.<\/h5>\n<h6>Acts 1:14<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38994dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38994dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This multicultural and intercultural experience was further enriched by online times of prayer and encounters with sisters from other parts of the Congregation, making it <strong>a true Cenacle experience and a Pentecost experience\u2014gathered in prayer, united in diversity, and open to the transforming action of the Holy Spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each day the resources prepared with the additional symbols found in the prayer room were like a map for the pilgrimage:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d4629 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81d4629\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e8abf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52e8abf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d00596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d00596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_2-20260514_Boots-768x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_2-20260514_Boots-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_2-20260514_Boots-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5424b9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5424b9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abac42e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abac42e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Walking the landscape of our hearts <\/strong><br\/>Walking the path with my sisters and members of the Cenacle Family\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6dfd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e6dfd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d48bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5d48bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad96d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad96d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Walking the landscape of our personal Cenacle journey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Giving thanks with a grateful heart \u2026 for Cenacle Vocation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c6345 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77c6345\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8feb73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8feb73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11865\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ca959 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69ca959\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331386c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"331386c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d501e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d501e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0040425 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0040425\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca61cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca61cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Walking the landscape of our Cenacle heritage <\/strong><br\/>Giving thanks with a grateful heart \u2026for Sisters and Cenacle Family members who followed the call of Jesus and walked before us\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db10704 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db10704\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-948e0ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"948e0ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8d2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8d2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. Walking the landscape of our sources <\/strong><br\/>Making space in my heart for a new, deep personal encounter with Mother Therese and Father Terme\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b55a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54b55a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3d040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a3d040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_5_FTerme_MT.jpg2_-768x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_5_FTerme_MT.jpg2_-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_5_FTerme_MT.jpg2_-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51608d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51608d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900fb07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900fb07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98d765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c98d765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_6_Holy-Spirit-scaled-e1781687327376-768x919-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_6_Holy-Spirit-scaled-e1781687327376-768x919-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_6_Holy-Spirit-scaled-e1781687327376-768x919-1-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d33c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8d33c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6344b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6344b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. Stopover in the Upper Room (Digital Upper Room) <\/strong><br\/>The Upper Room in our World today\u2026.a heart that ardently desires and opens itself to the Holy Spirit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f34b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78f34b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee054b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ee054b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876c47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"876c47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>6. Walking the landscape of our global contexts today <\/strong><br\/>Contemplate Christ present in the world \u2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75e8e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d75e8e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67311a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67311a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_7_World_Look.jpg2_-768x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_7_World_Look.jpg2_-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_7_World_Look.jpg2_-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf7c8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adf7c8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcce0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fcce0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200ec33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"200ec33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_8_Listen.jpg2_-768x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_8_Listen.jpg2_-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_8_Listen.jpg2_-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395e80a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"395e80a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb8cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feb8cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>7. Walking the landscape of our Global contexts today <\/strong><br\/>Hear the Call of Jesus Christ for our Congregation\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76b828 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e76b828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e778a08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e778a08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba38007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba38007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>8. Stopover in the Upper Room (Digital Upper Room) <\/strong><br\/>Our hearts filled with gratitude for the blessings received and a journey shared with all our Sisters throughout the Congregation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ca0f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14ca0f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192eace elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"192eace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_9_Fruits1-768x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_9_Fruits1-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cenacle-gen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202605-retr_9_Fruits1-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed3f03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ed3f03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01c990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b01c990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Filled with the joys and Blessings of this retreat we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the Cenacle on 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><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c87549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c87549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u201cJesus said: Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be one like us.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h6>John17:11b<\/h6>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Sister Patricia Byrne<\/strong>, London Community<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cenaclesisters.co.uk\/actualite\/on-pilgrimage-together-as-cenacle\/\">cenaclesisters.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sister Patricia 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