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When you enter Loretto Maryholme's gate, walk through the pines on your right to find the labyrinth. You are welcome
to visit the Labyrinth anytime. Please respect this sacred space and anyone who may be present. If you wish to bring
a large group please contact us to ensure availability. Parking is inside the gate or on the street (parking at the Centre's building is reserved for guests).
A labyrinth is a path for assisting mental focus and prayer that has been used by many cultures and religions
throughout history. The holistic function of labyrinths is to further those who are on the path to a more balanced spiritual, emotional, physical and psychological well being. Unlike a maze, which is designed to confuse, a labyrinth is sequential, offering only one path.
Learn how to enter into the practice of the labyrinth...
Calling all hands on deck for annual
Labyrinth Blessing and Turn-out*
Tuesday May 27
9:30-Noon
Rain date: Thursday May 29
Facilitator: Sr. Jane McDonell
Learn about the time-honoured sacred practice of labyrinth-walking… share stories of encounter with the Holy in the labyrinth… while preparing ours for a new season of retreats, a new season of seekers and friends of the Divine making retreat at Loretto Maryholme. It helps if you can bend, kneel or crouch for a spell, but there are no pre-requisites.
Suggestion: bring a water bottle and your favourite insect repellant. Light refreshments will be provided.
Registration not required, but welcome.
*Turn-out: a clearing out and cleaning; set straight; refresh; renew
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Maryholme’s labyrinth is a full mile-long winding path (in + out) nestled in the forest.
Cardinals and Blue Jays have been known to accompany pilgrims in the labyrinth.
It is fashioned after the famous labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral in France, matching the size and pattern.
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Two years to construct with the help of many volunteers, Maryholme’s labyrinth needs just a few hours each Spring to renew it after the winter’s storms… to set straight, if you will, our winding path.
Sr. Jane McDonell, Maryholme’s founder, will lead off with a blessing and brief walk into the labyrinth. She will share brief story-time about meaning and history of labyrinths. Our land team will provide tools and buckets for gathering fallen branches, weeds, etc. While working together, we’ll share experiences in labyrinths – which are often surprisingly breath-taking.
Labyrinth: a pathway… a journey… a pilgrimage… a physical manifestation of the interior workings.
Fashioned from field stone, mosaic tile, turf, canvas, paving stone, glass brick….
Found in almost every major religious tradition, including Judaism – Kabala or tree of life;
Native American – medicine wheel; Christianity – Chartres and other cathedrals;
Tibetan Buddhism – sand paintings/mandalas
Ultimately a journey of the heart and soul to discover and uncover that which lies hidden deep within.
Labyrinth Blessing and Turn-out*
Tuesday May 27
9:30-Noon
Rain date: Thursday May 29
Facilitator: Sr. Jane McDonell
Learn about the time-honoured sacred practice of labyrinth-walking… share stories of encounter with the Holy in the labyrinth… while preparing ours for a new season of retreats, a new season of seekers and friends of the Divine making retreat at Loretto Maryholme. It helps if you can bend, kneel or crouch for a spell, but there are no pre-requisites.
Suggestion: bring a water bottle and your favourite insect repellant. Light refreshments will be provided.
Registration not required, but welcome.
*Turn-out: a clearing out and cleaning; set straight; refresh; renew
_______________________
Maryholme’s labyrinth is a full mile-long winding path (in + out) nestled in the forest.
Cardinals and Blue Jays have been known to accompany pilgrims in the labyrinth.
It is fashioned after the famous labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral in France, matching the size and pattern.
______________________
Two years to construct with the help of many volunteers, Maryholme’s labyrinth needs just a few hours each Spring to renew it after the winter’s storms… to set straight, if you will, our winding path.
Sr. Jane McDonell, Maryholme’s founder, will lead off with a blessing and brief walk into the labyrinth. She will share brief story-time about meaning and history of labyrinths. Our land team will provide tools and buckets for gathering fallen branches, weeds, etc. While working together, we’ll share experiences in labyrinths – which are often surprisingly breath-taking.
Labyrinth: a pathway… a journey… a pilgrimage… a physical manifestation of the interior workings.
Fashioned from field stone, mosaic tile, turf, canvas, paving stone, glass brick….
Found in almost every major religious tradition, including Judaism – Kabala or tree of life;
Native American – medicine wheel; Christianity – Chartres and other cathedrals;
Tibetan Buddhism – sand paintings/mandalas
Ultimately a journey of the heart and soul to discover and uncover that which lies hidden deep within.
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