Passionist fathers retreat sierra madre

Due to Covid-19 we have several options for you to choose from:

In-house Retreat: The retreat begins on Friday evening with registration at 3:00 p.m. The retreat concludes on Sunday morning with Mass at 11:30 a.m. With this option you will be able to come and visit our beautiful grounds on the foothills of San Gabriel and stay for 2 nights throughout the weekend. You may explore over 20 acres of gardens that include our historic Stations of the Cross, the Garden of 7 sorrows and cactus garden located next to a massive Morton Bay fig tree where the very first retreats were held back in 1926. Your conferences, created by members of the retreat team, will be delivered right to your personal device so you will be able to maintain social distancing in the comfort of your own private room. There will be time for personal prayer and the opportunity for the sacrament of reconciliation. In addition, you will enjoy 5 delicious meals throughout your weekend. All meals will be serve

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Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center Update

Update
January 14, 2025

Dear Friends,

As we continue to positively respond to and recuperate from the devastating experience of the Eaton wildfire, with much love and gratitude, inom would like to bring another update to all those friends of Mater Dolorosa. From the confusion, and uncertainty stage, we are now walking the path of clarity, resilience, strength, support, optimism, and faith—a journey with hope under the shadow of the Cross.

On Thursday, January 9, some of us visited Mater Dolorosa. It was an evacuation area with restricted and limited entry. There was still active smoke and fire in a few areas of the property. Fire trucks and firefighters were working hard to put them out. They look exhausted but were working hard to extinguish the fire completely. We can't thank them enough! As we passed the front driveway, we could see a few of our dear deer on the grass, which was still green on both sides of the retreat cent

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Seeing Passionist retreat house badly damaged by L.A. fire is ‘heartbreaking,’ director says

LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — The Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center in Sierra Madre was badly damaged by the Eaton Fire, according to Passionist Father Febin Barose, retreat center director.

In a Facebook post, Father Barose described having to evacuate Mater Dolorosa on the evening of Jan. 7 and later the emotions of seeing the fire and water-damaged facility on the morning of Jan. 8.

“Seeing the area filled with smoke and dust was devastating and heartbreaking,” Father Barose said in the post. “We found the garage, apartment, and hermitage fully burned down. The Seven Sorrows Garden, Paul of the Cross fountain, and Stations of the Cross have fire damage. As we went into the building, we found the De ovanligt ord Hall roof thoroughly shattered with water damage.”

Father Barose also reported that several of the center’s offices “have been c