July 13–15 SHRINE of the MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT Hanceville, AL
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July 13–15 SHRINE OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT Hanceville, AL Avila Summit Program_FO4.indd 1 7/3/18 2:40 PM Table of Contents Welcome . 1 Map of the Shrine . 2 Summit Schedule . 4 Workshop Descriptions . 6 Speakers . 9 About the Avila Institute . 12 Avila Summit Co-sponsors . 13 Avila Summit Program_FO4.indd 2 7/3/18 2:40 PM w elcome Welcome to the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the inaugural Avila Summit . On behalf of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, and the entire Avila Foundation team who have worked tirelessly with God’s help to serve you, I wish you a very pleasant stay and a fruitful retreat . In order to ensure a peaceful and holy atmosphere for you and all pilgrims, and to honor the norms of the shrine, we ask you to please maintain a spirit of quiet reverence throughout the grounds . While in the Main Church and Lower Crypt Church, please observe complete silence . Given the heat, we encourage you to dress comfortably, but modestly . The Shrine operates on the Vatican standard so please avoid sleeveless tops, tank tops, shorts, or mini-skirts/skirts above the knee . Ladies may wear slacks or jeans . Water is available throughout the Summit in multiple locations . Please stay hydrated . To properly honor the Lord and our hosts, please remain after Mass in the Main Church until the Blessed Sacrament has been exposed and the Nuns have finished singing. We have a photography and video crew covering the entire conference; apart from them, please refrain from taking pictures or video inside the Main Church and Lower Crypt Church . There are many lovely pictures and postcards which you may purchase at the Gift Shop of El Niño in Castle San Miguel . You are welcome to take pictures anywhere else on the grounds and we encourage you to share your experiences at the Summit with your friends and through social media . Staff members wearing brown lanyards are here to serve you . Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of them at any time if anything can be done to make your experience better . Most importantly, we have surrounded this Summit in prayer from its inception . As you read this, the religious housed within these walls are offering their prayers of adoration for you . Please immerse your time at the Avila Summit in prayer and try to disconnect, drawing your heart to our Lord . Make time for adoration, silence, and contemplation . God’s providence has been apparent to us in our preparation for the Summit, and it is no mere coincidence that He has chosen you to be here . He has promised that as you draw near to Him, He will draw near to you . It is our worship of Him—our very life in Him—that God will use to animate our culture . May this Summit be a time of renewal and inspiration for you . Yours in Christ, Dan Burke | President and Founder | Avila FOUndation Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation SpiritualDirection com. Divine Intimacy Radio 1 Avila Summit Program_FO4.indd 1 7/3/18 2:40 PM A 1 5 6 3 B 2 4 1. Main Church 3. Shroud of Turin From the inlaid and Lower Church marble floors to • Shroud of the breathtaking Turin Replica nearly eight-foot • Lower Crypt monstrance, ev- Church ery detail of the • Sitting Area Temple leads • Restrooms the soul to contemplate the transcendent 4. Divine Child beauty of God . Monument The monstrance • Divine Child is the sacred vessel which holds the Jesus statue Consecrated Host of the Most Holy • Engraving Eucharist, which faith tells us is really, of the verse truly, and substantially the Body, of Isaiah Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Our Lord 11:6 in four Jesus Christ . languages, representing the countries of origin of the Temple’s artisans and materials 2. Reception Area • Information 5. Colonnade Desk • St. Joseph’s • 14 Stations Sitting Room of the Cross • Entrance into • Larger-than- Main Church life Crucifix • Saint Joseph’s • Seating Courtyard along the • Restrooms sides A) St . Gabriel Hall, St . Raphael Hall, St . Michael Hall, and the Great Hall are located in Castle San Miguel . St . Raphael Hall Annex is off of St . Raphael Hall . 2 Avila Summit Program_FO4.indd 2 7/3/18 2:41 PM 11 12 A 7 8 10 9 6. Crèche 9. wheelchairs • Life-size • Available near the parking lot Nativity Scene • The Shrine grounds are wheelchair • Holy Water accessible Fonts • Votive Candles 10. Ten Commandments and 8 Beatitudes 7. Castle San Miguel Two stone monuments of the Ten • Gift Shop of El Commandments and the 8 Beatitudes Niño • Pilgrimage Offices (Tours) 11. John Paul II • Restrooms Eucharistic Center • Conference Halls • Guided Tours: Mon.–Sat. 10:30 am, • Downstairs Sat. 2:00 pm Dining Facility (no • Learn more about the Most Holy restaurant on the Eucharist grounds) in Scrip- ture and 8. Stations of the Most History Holy Eucharist A walking path with 12. Lourdes Grotto twelve Scriptural • Replica of Grotto in France events which show • Votive the Eucharist from Candles Old Testament • Benches & sign, to New Testa- Restrooms ment Sacrament fulfilled in the Heavenly Banquet. B) St . Joseph’s Room is located near the Reception Area and Holy Family Room is right past the Reception Area information desk . 3 Avila Summit Program_FO4.indd 3 7/3/18 2:41 PM F riday Schedule 2:30–5:00 PM ST . Gabriel Hall . Conference Registration Great Hall . Exhibitor Booths Open GroUnds . Open for Touring 4:30 PM Main CHUrch . Confessions Available 5:00 PM ST . RAPhael Hall . Dinner Served 6:00 PM ST . Gabriel Hall . Conference Opening – with Fr . Bryan Jerabek (on behalf of Bishop Robert Baker) and Dan Burke 6:30 PM ST . Gabriel Hall . Keynote Address 1: The Importance of Personal Prayer – Cardinal Francis Arinze 7:45 PM Main CHUrch . Compline 8:30 PM ST . Michael Hall . Cocktail Hour and Birra Nursia Tasting with Fr . Cassian Folsom, O .S .B . (Ticketed attendees with teal lanyards only, please) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament open to all in main church until 10:00 PM S aturday Schedule 6:15 AM ST . RAPhael Hall . Coffee and Tea Available 7:00 AM Main CHUrch . Holy Mass – Cardinal Francis Arinze 8:00 AM Main CHUrch . Keynote Address 2: A Eucharistic Participation in the Sacred Liturgy – Cardinal Francis Arinze 8:45 AM Main CHUrch Steps . Group Photo with All Summit Attendees 9:00 AM ST . RAPhael Hall . Continental Breakfast GREAT HALL . Exhibitor Booths Open Main CHUrch . Confessions Available 10:15 AM ST . Gabriel Hall . Lauds 10:30 AM ST . Gabriel Hall . Presentation—High Calling: A New Beginning for Priestly Formation – Mrs . Stephanie Burke and Dr . Anthony Lilles 11:15 AM Breakout Session 1: (Please choose one of the sessions below) ST . Gabriel Hall . Receptivity and the Contemplative Life – Dr . Pia de Solenni ST . Michael Hall . Cultivating Culture – Christopher Carstens ST . Joseph’S Room . Tradition, Betrayal, and the Beloved – John Johnson Holy Family Room . High Calling: On Priestly Formation – Dr . Anthony Lilles and Dan Burke (Seminarians, Vocations Directors, and Clergy only, please) 4 Avila Summit Program_FO4.indd 4 7/3/18 2:41 PM 12:15 PM Breakout Leaders Close Sessions with Angelus 12:30 PM ST . RAPhael Hall . Lunch Served Great Hall . Exhibitor Booths Open Main CHUrch . Confessions and Adoration Available until 2:00 PM 1:00–2:00 PM Castle San MigUel . Book Signing in the Gift Shop of El Niño with Dan Burke, Christopher Carstens, and Dr . Anthony Lilles (Books will be available for purchase in the Gift Shop of El Niño) 2:00 PM ST . Gabriel Hall . Keynote Address 3: Participation and Contemplation – Dan Burke 3:15 PM Breakout Session 2: (Please choose one session below) ST . Gabriel Hall . Liturgy . Family . Culture . – Dr . Pia de Solenni ST . Joseph Room . Saving Beauty – John Johnson ST . Michael Hall . Eucharistic Contemplation: From Adoration to the Praise of Glory – Dr . Anthony Lilles 5:00 PM ST . Gabriel Hall . Vespers 5:30 PM ST . RAPhael Hall . Dinner Served 7:00 PM ST . Gabriel Hall . Keynote Address 4: Cultus and Culture: The Monastic Experience – Fr . Cassian Folsom, O .S .B ,. Followed by Q and A 9:00 PM Main CHUrch . Compline Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament open to all in main church until 10:00 PM S unday Schedule 7:00 AM ST . RAPhael Hall . Continental Breakfast ST . RAPhael Hall AnneX . Vocations Directors and Seminarians Invited to Convene for Breakfast 8:00 AM ST . Gabriel Hall . Lauds 8:30 AM ST . Gabriel Hall . Keynote Address 5: Sanctity’s Source and Summit: Praying the Mass – Christopher Carstens 10:00 AM ST . Gabriel Hall . Transforming the Culture – Dan Burke and John Johnson 12:00 PM Main CHUrch . Holy Mass 1:00 PM Summit Dismissal with Lunches-to-Go Available in the Piazza 5 Avila Summit Program_FO4.indd 5 7/3/18 2:41 PM workshop Descriptions BreaKOUT session 1 – Saturday, 11:15 AM Receptivity And the Contemplative Life – Dr. Pia de Solenni Receptivity to Christ, the Truth, is a constitutive aspect of the mystical union . Only through a habitual disposition of receptivity to the real can we organically—and dynamically—transform a broken world . As such, the true place and charism of women in the Body of Christ is desperately beseeching the attention of the modern Catholic . What exactly is a woman’s role in the Church? And how can she serve as a model of contemplation that is truly informative to culture? ST . Gabriel Hall Cultivating Culture – Christopher Carstens Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy sought to balance the “substantial unity of the Roman Rite” with “legitimate variations” found in the many cultures in which the Church lives .