Society for Sagely Saints of Agape Love
Formerly Society for Humanistic Mormonism

Virtual Shrine, Retreat Centers, Virtual Hermitage, and Monastery 

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Virtual Shrine and Retreat Center (experienced online for those who desire a sacred encounter from home)

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Some of our online retreats will be hosted in our Virtual Shrine, where we will gather for spiritual retreats. We will offer a variety of virtual retreats via Zoom, including spiritual conferences, times for lectio divina, personal prayer before the Blessed Sacrament (via livestream), periods of silent meditation, and opportunities for small group faith-sharing for those registered in a group retreat.

You may also register for a Virtual Private Retreat with our Virtual Shrine Retreat Center. We also offer livestreamed liturgical devotions and traditional prayer practices—rosaries, litanies, novenas, and hours of adoration—rooted in the mystical tradition and in union with the teaching of the Church.

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Individually Directed Virtual Retreats

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We also arrange Virtual Individually Directed Retreats (VIDR) throughout the year. This is a silent retreat designed to provide sacred time for rest in the Lord, meditation, prayer, and, if desired, participation in livestreamed liturgies or devotions.

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A spiritual director will meet with you daily via Zoom to offer guidance, help you discern the movement of the Holy Spirit, and accompany you on your retreat. The VIDR is adapted to the individual’s needs and spiritual state.

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Virtual Hermitage and Monastery

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We are accepting applications for those discerning a vocation or affiliation with our Virtual Hermitage and Monastery. Our community draws deeply from the treasures of the ancient Christian monastic tradition—including the Desert Fathers and Mothers, the Rule of St. Benedict, the spirituality of St. Teresa of Ávila, St. John of the Cross, and other great saints of East and West—offering a faithful expression of the eremitical and cenobitic life in a virtual format.

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Following the ancient tradition of hospitality rooted in the Gospel and the Rule of St. Benedict, we warmly welcome guests who come seeking Christ in silence and prayer.

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Retreat Atmosphere

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Retreat accommodations are primarily individual. Participants keep a holy silence throughout, taking meals privately in their own home to preserve the contemplative spirit. Our “virtual grounds” include the Virtual Shrine (accessible 24 hours a day via Zoom) with a livestreamed sacred image of the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, symbolizing God’s vastness and beauty.

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We welcome guests of all backgrounds and faiths to experience the love of the One True God who reveals Himself fully in Our Lord Jesus Christ and loves each person infinitely.

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Participation in the Monastic Life

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As a guest, you become part of the daily rhythm of our monastic prayer and work. The monks and oblates of our Hermitage and Monastery will be honored to pray with and for you.

To preserve the prayerful environment, retreatants are asked to refrain from digital or other distractions during their stay. Spiritual directors may offer guidance even on dietary simplicity during the retreat, in keeping with traditional ascetic practices.

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Invitation

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Please prayerfully consider making a retreat part of your ongoing spiritual life. We look forward to welcoming you into the prayer of our Virtual Hermitage and Monastery.

To inquire about joining our retreats or discernment programs.  For more information or to join in this mission contact us on our contact page under more on the tabs.

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Future Plans – Building Physical Shrines, Retreat Centers, and the Hermitage and Monastery

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Our vision includes establishing physical shrines and chapels, centers for prayer and theological formation, and fully consecrated hermitages and monasteries. These sacred spaces will host in-person retreats—overnight, weekend, and day retreats—as well as directed and personal retreats for the faithful.

Our future Shrine and Monastery will be a place of Eucharistic adoration, liturgical prayer, sacred study, and deep contemplation in accordance with the ancient Christian tradition.

If you feel called to support this work, please visit our donation page to help build these houses of prayer and holiness.

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For more information or to join in this mission contact us on our contact page under more on the tabs.

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