Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich SCHEDULE th Friday, March 4th Sunday, March 6 The first person to be beatified on American soil, Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich 7:00 – 8:00 pm - Registration and 8:00 – 9:30 am – Light Breakfast was a Byzantine Catholic from St. John Opening Reception available the Baptist Byzantine Catholic parish in 8:00 – 8:45 pm - The Will of God: Bayonne, New Jersey. As a young lady 10:00 – 11:00 am Divine Liturgy Your Sanctification she became a member of the Sisters of 11:15 – 12:30 pm Brunch 9:00 - 9:30 pm - Small Compline Charity and died on May 8, 1927 at the 12:30 pm - Departure age of 26. She took her final vows on her death bed. While she was just a young novice Sr. Miriam’s spiritual director noticed Saturday, March 5th SPONSORED BY: her special gifts and holiness. He asked her to secretly write conferences which he 8:00 – 8:45 am - Breakfast St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church delivered each week to the novices. 506 E. Main Street Only after Sr. Miriam’s death was the 9:00 – 9:30 am – Akathist Prayer to Mary true author of the conferences revealed. 9:45 – 10:30 am - The Liturgy: The Greatest Marblehead, Ohio 43440 Means of Sanctification Blessed Miriam Teresa stands as a model 10:30 – 11:00 am – Break – Private of unity within the Catholic Church. Although Prayer and Reflection WHEN: March 4, 5 & 6 she joined a Latin Rite order her writings 11:00 – 11:30 am - The Holy clearly reveal the influence of her Eastern WHERE: Basilica and National Shrine Mysteries (Sacraments): The Christian mystical spirituality. Her conferences of Our Lady of Consolation have been collected into a book known as Second Greatest Means of Sanctification “Greater Perfection.” To anyone reading her 11:30 – 12:00 pm – Break – Private Prayer 315 Clay Street work it is immediately evident that this young and Reflection Carey, OH 43316 lady was a mystic who had a knowledge of God, 12:00 – 1:00 pm – Lunch Scripture and the matters of the spiritual life that FEE: $180 Double Occupancy, could have only been known through the infusion 1:00 – 2:30 pm – Break– Private Prayer of the Holy Spirit. Blessed Miriam taught that and Reflection $200 Single Occupancy holiness, whereby we experience the indwelling 2:30 – 3:45 pm - Prayer: The Third Greatest of the Holy Trinity, is open to all as long as we Means of Sanctification Due: 2/10/2016 strive at all times and in all ways with all our 4:00 – 5:30 pm – Confessions Make check payable and mail to: might to match our own personal will with the 6:00 – 6:30 pm – Vespers ending in St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church will of God. This involves the ongoing process Holy Anointing of dying to the tyranny of our own egos and CONTACT: Joan Washburn embracing the prayer and sacramental life of 7:00 – 8:00 pm – Dinner the Church. Blessed Miriam was beatified on 8:00 – 8:45 pm - As the Spirit So Moves Us 419.798.9107 October 4, 2014 at the Cathedral Basilica of [email protected] the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey. Do not hesitate to register for this very special retreat. Space is limited. REGISTRATION e Fourth Annual Women’s Retreat “Greater Perfection” NAME A Women’s Retreat based upon the Spirituality of ADDRESS Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich STREET e Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation CITY, STATE, ZIP Retreat Center PHONE NUMBER Fr. Thomas J. Loya Carey, Ohio

EMAIL ADDRESS Our Retreat Master is Fr. Thomas J. Loya, EASTERN RITE ROMAN RITE a native Clevelander, Fr. Loya is a priest of the Byzantine Catholic Ruthenian Eparchy (diocese) of Parma. He is currently the pastor SINGLE of Annunciation Byzantine Catholic parish in Homer Glen, IL. Prior to entering the seminary DOUBLE OCCUPANCY Fr. Loya pursued a career in art and design. REQUESTED ROOMMATE Part of his seminary years were spent studying in Rome where Fr. Loya listened to Saint John Paul II deliver his monumental teachings on the human person. The Basilica and National Shrine of Our During his priesthood Fr. Loya added to his Fine Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio, is Art and Theological degrees by earning a Master’s centrally located between Cleveland, Degree in Counseling and Human Services. He Columbus, and Toledo, and is easily is the co-founder of the Tabor Life Institute for accesible by major highways. education and formation in the theology of the body and eastern Christian spirituality. He is also the co-founder of Eastern Christian Media • From Interstate 75 (north and south): and Orientale Lumen TV. Fr. Loya has appeared Take exit #156 near Findlay. Follow Rte. 15 on EWTN TV and he is host of two radio programs, east to Carey. “Light of the East” heard on EWTN affiliate stations • From Cleveland: Take Interstate 71 south throughout the country and also “Beyond the Veil” to Rte. 224 west, to Rte. 23 south to Carey. heard on Radio Maria.us. He also is a regular guest on Real Life Radio in Kentucky and on Ave Maria • From Columbus: Take Rte. 23 north to Carey. Radio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fr. Loya maintains an active pastoral counseling schedule as well as • GPS Directions: 315 Clay Street, Carey, an active public speaking schedule nationally and March 4th, 5th and 6th, 2016 Ohio 43316 internationally. He also writes a column for two newspapers including the Horizons newspaper Retreat Master for the Eparchy of Parma Father omas J. Loya