We begin with the sign of the cross, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Examine your conscience. (Take a few minutes. In silence, remember and feel sorry for your sins, and think of ways you will amend your life.)

Pray the Act of Contrition.

It’s essential for Catholics to have a continual attitude of gratitude, because giving thanks is an act of justice. God is the Supreme Good, and the works of His hands are holy. We must thank God for His kindness and mercy. Holy scriptures and the liturgy gives thanks to God, continually.

Giving thanks help us overcome bitterness, selfishness, pride, arrogance, sadness, and hopelessness. Giving thanks helps us to be humble, grateful, joyful, hopeful, merciful, generous, charitable, kind, and patient.

Giving thanks is worshipping God, because the Eucharist is a continual thanksgiving to God, and it is perfect worship. God has given us everything, and all we can give to Him in return is thanksgiving. In Luke chapter 17, Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one leper came back to thank Him. The other lepers were ungrateful and did not return to thank God. Healing consists of the healing of the body, the mind, and the spirit. When we are grateful and return to God, we connect with God, and we receive graces from God. Those who receive from God, and are ungrateful, only receive a temporary healing of the body, but their spirit continues in sin, separated from God, missing out on God’s mercy and grace.

Let us be like the grateful leper, who returns to God, continually giving thanks, and receiving more in return. When we do not thank God, we stop God’s graces and mercy from flowing in our lives. Therefore, grateful people are the most blessed people. We give thanks not only when everything is good, we give thanks even on bad days, by giving thanks to God in difficult situations. We surrender our problems to God, in thanksgiving, and He reverses the entire situation for our good. Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.

To receive abundance of graces during this retreat, you can choose to do any of the following daily:

Attend the Holy Mass daily.

Pray the Rosary.

Pray the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy.

Pray and meditate on the Way of the Cross.

Pray at least 15 minutes in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

Read the bible and mediate on scripture for at least 15 minutes.

Pray the Litany of Humility.

Invite others to join this retreat, as a family or as a group.

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