Chaplain - Alumni Retreats

An adapted version of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, this five-day silent retreat will provide opportunities to experience the depth of God’s love for you and to discern how it is you wish to respond to God’s love in your everyday life. The retreat includes opportunities for daily spiritual direction, reflections by the chaplains, liturgies and ample time to pray, read, walk and be still. This retreat is offered for students but we will have a small number of spaces for alums. We will begin on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and conclude on Wednesday at 1 p.m.

If you have any questions, please email Emily Rauer Davis (edavis@holycross.edu)

Date:  Febrary 27 - March 4, 2026

This retreat for engaged couples is designed to help you reflect on your relationship and to help you prepare for a lifetime of marriage.  Over the course of the weekend you will have the opportunity to listen to the experiences of married couples, have time alone and together as a couple to reflect on your hopes for your marriage, engage meaningful conversations with your future spouse, and learn more about the sacrament of marriage and the Catholic wedding liturgy.  This program is for all couples getting married at Holy Cross and for couples who are not getting married on campus but at least one of whom is an alum of the College.  We will begin on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. and conclude Sunday at 1 p.m.  

**Please note:  the Marriage Preparation Program at Holy Cross may or may not fulfill the marriage prep requirements of your home diocese.  (For instance, those who reside in the Diocese of Worcester must complete the diocese's official marriage prep program.)  Please check with the pastor of your home parish to be sure.

​​​​​​​If you have any questions, please email Emily Rauer Davis (edavis@holycross.edu)

Date:  April 17 - 19, 2026