WAVERLY (SNR) - Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House in Waverly hosts an Ash Wednesday Recollection each year.
Open to both men and women, this year’s Feb. 17 reflection will also be available online.
Father Sean Kilcawley, director of the Family Life Office of the Diocese of Lincoln, invites all to take a break from distractions and come pay attention to how God has shown his love, as he speaks on the theme “Love Casts Out Fear” (1 John 4:18).
“How does perfect love cast out fear?” Father Kilcawley asked. “It does not require that you have perfect love. Rather, it is trusting that you are loved. Unconditionally. Perfectly. You are called to believe in God’s love for you—even in the midst of pain, guilt, trials—you no longer have to live in fear.”
The Day of Recollection will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It includes conferences, chaplet, rosary and stations of the cross, confessions, and Mass with ashes.
To attend the Ash Wednesday Recollection in Waverly in-person, advance registration at goodcounselretreat.com is encouraged but not required. Please arrive between 9 and 9:30 a.m. for registration. The cost for the day is $10, and participants are to bring a meatless sack lunch. Drinks are provided.
To participate online, register at goodcounselretreat.org to be mailed the link to participate, or subscribe to the Good Counsel Retreat House YouTube channel to be notified when the livestream begins. A free-will donation is appreciated.
