点评:I’m getting ready to schedule another retreat at Holy Cross Abby for 2024.
I did a silent retreat there last Sept 2023.
I loved it!!!
Being in nature is the best medicine you can get. The long walks and restful days without a hurried schedule. The wind blowing thru the trees. The sound of hearing and seeing the wind is amazing. Restful sleep. 😴 quiet evening walks after dinner. Such serenity is hard to find in our noisy world.
I enjoyed the gift shop. Yes, it’s worth going there to get the home made honey and the fruit cake. It was all fresh. I had a tall order from friends to bring them the fruit cake. I thought I wasn’t a big fruit cake eater but after trying the Abby’s fruit cake , I was sold on it. Not too sweet. Just right.
I loved visiting the bookstore. So much to see there. I had some beautiful rosaries made by the Brothers who live there for my children. Which they loved.
When I was there, I told myself, this is an amazing place, I’m coming back every year to connect with nature and God.
The food was good. The silence was great!!
My room was very comfortable and cozy. I set my own schedule. Walked miles and miles daily and got fresh air. Took pictures of birds and trees. Listening to nature.
They’ve got this pretty nice library if you chose to read. That was my plan but once I got outdoors, it was so invigorating I just kept walking.
I can hardly wait to get back this year. It’s now my annual retreat.
翻译:我正准备在 2024 年安排另一次在圣十字修道院的静修。
我于 2023 年 9 月在那里进行了一次静修。
我爱它!!!
亲近大自然是你能得到的最好的药物。长途散步和没有匆忙日程的宁静日子。风吹过树林。听到和看到风的声音真是太棒了。安然入睡。😴晚餐后安静地散步。在我们喧闹的世界中很难找到这样的宁静。
我喜欢礼品店。是的,去那里买自制的蜂蜜和水果蛋糕是值得的。一切都很新鲜。我的朋友要求我给他们带水果蛋糕。我以为我不是一个喜欢吃水果蛋糕的人,但在尝试了 Abby 的水果蛋糕后,我被它迷住了。不太甜。刚刚好。
我喜欢去书店。那里有太多可看的东西。我有一些漂亮的念珠,是住在那里的兄弟们为我的孩子们制作的。他们很喜欢。
当我在那里时,我告诉自己,这是一个神奇的地方,我每年都会回来与大自然和上帝联系。
食物很好。安静得令人惊叹!!
我的房间非常舒适和温馨。我制定了自己的时间表。每天步行数英里,呼吸新鲜空气。拍摄鸟类和树木的照片。聆听大自然的声音。
如果你选择阅读,他们有一个非常不错的图书馆。那是我的计划,但一旦我走到户外,它是如此令人振奋,我就会继续走路。
我迫不及待地想今年回来。现在这是我一年一度的休假。