SAN DAMIANO RETREAT CENTER
Danville, CA

Weekend Retreat
June 1, 2 and 3, 2012

The Way of Compassion
The Passion of Jesus According to Luke

More than any other Gospel, Luke emphasizes the compassionate nature of Jesus.  
The compassion of Jesus expresses itself beyond the limits of empathy or legitimate boundary.  
Jesus is passionate about the plight, suffering, and rejection of others without regard to national boundary or self-preservation.  

Our weekend retreat will explore this compassion of Jesus in the context of the Passion Narrative (Luke 22-23)
 as we reconsider the “meaning” of his death on the Cross.  Simply, Jesus dies in the manner of his living.   

In the context of prayer, reflection, and study, we will consider seven aspects of the Passion of Jesus according to Luke:

1.   The relationship between “eating” and the Passion
(Manger, Lord’s Supper, Emmaus, And the Epistle to the Galatians)
2.   The Compassionate Beatitude of Luke 6: 32-36 as the perspective of Luke 7
(Centurion, Widow, and public insult)
3.   Luke 15 – The Pathos of God
4.   The Passion Narrative according to Luke
5.   The Angel of Comfort – Luke 22: 43-44
6.   Workshop on the doctrine of Atonement
(The contemporary debates concerning the meaning of the death of Jesus)
7.   Luke’s portrayal of the Death of Jesus – Luke 23: 32-49



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The Institute for the Study of the Passion
CHRIST THE KING PASSIONIST RETREAT CENTER
6520 Van Maren Lane
Citrus Heights, CA  95621
(916) 725-4720

Weekend Retreat
June 15, 16, 17, 2012

“Companions Gathered At The Foot of The Cross!”

Seven Studies and Reflections:

1.    Establishing the Altar of Compassion (8:15 pm Friday)
2.    Insights and perspectives from Galatians (9:30 am Saturday)
3.    The Passionate Christ (Mark 1: 40-45) (11:00 am Saturday)
4.    The Women of the Passion (3:00 pm Saturday)
5.    Anointing and the Grinding Stone (5:00 pm Saturday)
6.    Bread of Compassion / Cup of Solidarity (7:30 pm Saturday)
7.    The Mother at the Foot of The Cross (9:30 am Sunday)


The Retreat for the Study of the Passion affords participants to engage in serious study and reflection as we probe the Passion of Jesus.  
Each session will conclude with an opportunity to engage in dialogue and conversation.  
It is our intention to establish The Christ the King Retreat Center as an International Center for the Study of the Passion.  
Your participation in this program will foster that goal.  
Our retreat weekend is constructed in such a way that you may attend any one of the sessions.  
Saturday can be attended as a Day of Recollection.  
Participants can stay at the Retreat Center overnight with meals provides.  
Contact Fr. Thomas P. Bonacci, C.P. for help in planning your retreat study.




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TO SCHEDULE A RETREAT
PLEASE CONTACT:

THOMAS P. BONACCI, C.P.
THE INTERFAITH PEACE PROJECT
640 BAILEY ROAD #301
PITTSBURG, CA  94565
(925) 787-9279
peace@thomaspbonacci.net
thomaspbonacci.net
 
 
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