Calligraphy Retreats

Lettering the Word Retreats

• Developing a personal relationship with Christ through His Word
• Slowing down and spending more time with the Scriptures using the medium of calligraphy
• Daily Lectio Divina sessions preceded by brief conferences
• Participation in the Divine Office and Mass with the monastic community
• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation
• Silence throughout the retreat experience
• A chance to break away from everyday concerns by fasting from technology
• Instruction in the lettering techniques used in the daily lectio sessions
• A rural and beautiful environment and the opportunity to walk the ground

  The retreatants will be introduced to the practice of Lectio Divina as a way of drawing closer to Christ through the Scriptures. Participants will learn a simple calligraphic script known as the Foundational Hand based on lettering used by Benedictine monks to transcribe the Bible in the 10th century.  No previous experience required. (Follow-up, Preparatory and Advanced Retreats are no longer offered.)

  Materials needed: The Lettering the Word Bundle from Altar + Home.  This kit contains everything needed for the retreat: a felt-tipped calligraphy marker, a Lectio Divina Journal, an excellent booklet on Lectio Divina by Fr. Luke Dysinger, OSB and an exceptional textbook on the Foundational Hand. The bundle is available at this link: https://www.altarandhome.org/products/lettering-the-word