Today, the restless longing of the human soul to find a spiritual home, a resting place, a healing ambiance and a hospitable and loving community is still very much relevant and up to date. “God is love”(1 John 4:8 ) and He calls His children to come home and be with Him in a valley of serenity He blessed with a flowing river, adorned with a panorama of colors during the day, a lovely moonlight and flickering thousand stars during the night and artistically carved with His Hands a wonderful place of solitude and beauty like our Pecos Benedictine Monastery. Each soul whom God loves unconditionally and who is invited personally by Him to come for a period of retreat is truly a seeker and a lover of God. As the soul arrives here upon God’s holy mountain, the following scripture passage reverberates with a new and profound spiritual echo…, “Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; For stern as death is love, relentless as the nether world is devotion; its flames are a blazing fire. Deep waters cannot quench love, nor do floods sweep it away. Were one to offer all he owns to purchase love, he would be roundly mocked.” (Song of Songs 8:6B-7)

For more than fifty years the Pecos Benedictine Monastery gladly facilitates a deep experience of God in the silence and the beauty of nature, in the participation with the community prayers and in the spiritual guidance and help provided upon request by the monks and sisters of the monastery. Everybody is welcome to come here to, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10), let go of one’s current life’s stress and anxieties, discern one’s next destination in the life’s journey, renew one’s life of faith and prayer and receive healing from the sickness of one’s mind, body and spirit. Yes, each one from near and far is invited to come and experience the love, goodness and kindness of the Lord over here at Pecos Benedictine
 
 
 

Come – Be received as Christ

Jesus revealed himself as “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” for all people. And yet people today often lose the way, are often confused and uncertain about the truth, and sometimes experience death rather than life. The Pecos Community, through its ministry of retreats and Schools for Spiritual Directors, has been called to help people find Jesus as their way - to find the path for their lives that will lead them to the Kingdom of Heaven. We have also been called to teach the truth of Jesus - the truth that has been handed down in the Church from the apostles. We are likewise committed to helping people experience Jesus as their life - to experience his love, his mercy, his forgiveness, and his healing.

 
 
 

We invite you to join us in a Scheduled Retreat
Private or directed retreats also available.

To Register for a Retreat Contact:
Reservations Office
The Pecos Benedictine Monastery
P.O. Box 1080
Pecos, NM 87552-1080

E-mail: guestmaster@pecosmonastery.org

Telephone: 505.757.6415
Fax: 505.757.2285

Office Hours
9:00-12:00 noon and 1:00-3:00p.m. (MT)
Monday through Friday

2008 Retreat Schedule

Full 2008 Retreat Schedule

Retreat Form

For Private Retreat Information

Information about travel to the Monastery can be obtained through the Reservations Office.

Be sure to bring a bible, an alarm clock, warm clothes, and hiking shoes.

For Closed Times Please Check with the Monastery

 
 
 

About our Retreats and Additional Information

Scheduled Retreats
Experience the healing touch of God through one of our many retreats. Unless otherwise noted, all retreats begin on Friday evening and end Sunday at Noon with meals included. The fees for scheduled retreats are listed after the description of each retreat.

Private Retreats
You will find spiritual nourishment and peace in the serene environment of our monastic community nestled in the Pecos River Valley and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Visit for 1 day or as long as 30 days, visit with the monks or sisters, and join us in prayer, Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours.

Directed Retreats
You may also wish to schedule a directed retreat-during which you meet each day with a monk or sister for spiritual direction. The scheduling of a directed retreat will depend upon the availability of the members of the Community. The reservations office will assist you in making this arrangement.

Hermitage Experience
For a more private encounter, you may request a hermitage, which allows for silence and private meals. Please check with the reservations office for more details.

Refund of Deposits
Deposits are refundable if the cancellation is made 30 days or more prior to the retreat. Deposits are non-refundable if cancellation is made less than 30 days prior to the retreat, however you may transfer the deposit to another retreat during the same year.

Church and Other Group Reservations
Rooms may be reserved by church groups and by other groups seeking to make a retreat at the Monastery. Please contact the reservations office for details of cost and available dates. We request that Church groups, who provide their own presenters, ascribe to Christian values and Trinitarian beliefs.

Retreat Rooms/night, meals included:

Private Retreatants:
Singles: $65.00
Couples: $110.00
Clergy/Religious $55.00
Oblates $52.00
Students: $52.00
Former Community Members Free-will Offering

Scheduled Retreats
All guests staying at the monastery pay the posted Retreat Price Commuters pay 80% of the posted retreat price for the entire retreat.
No Reduced Price Available

Hermitages: (Single occupancy only, not available for couples)
Hermitages Fees/Rate:
Singles: $75.00
Religious $64.00
Oblates: $60.00
Students: $60.00
Former Community members: $52.00
No Daytime Use

Deposits: Rate for one night.
Cancellations/Deposits: Is refundable if cancellation is more than 30 days
prior to the Retreat Schedule. Is forfeited if cancellation is within 30 days of the Retreat Schedule Can be retained for a future the Retreat Schedule Within the year 2007 Can be designated for a donation if more than 30 days prior to the Retreat Schedule.

For any further questions about Retreat Schedule, please contact:

Br. Jim , OSB Oliv.
Director
Tel. 505-757-6415
e-mail:

  
 
 
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