The retreat begins

At 6:00pm tonight in the House of the Divine Master in Ariccia, the Spiritual Exercises (the annual Lenten retreat) for the members of the Roman Curia began.  The Holy Father, Pope Francis is also taking part in this time of prayer.

The meditations for the week have been prepared by and will be presented by Monsignor Angelo De Donatis, Pastor of Saint John the Evangelist  parish in the Campidoglio region of Rome.

The Exercises will conclude on Friday morning, March 14.  During the week of the Spiritual Exercises, all audiences have been cancelled, including the General Audience which would have been scheduled for this coming Wednesday, March 12.