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At all retreats at St. Cecilia Motherhouse, guests are treated to a monastic experience of prayer, attend retreat conferences, and have the opportunity for silence, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and the Sacrament of Penance. These retreats are open to single, Catholic women, ages 17-30 (and at least a senior in high school). These four-day retreats are designed for young women who are discerning their vocation and provide an opportunity for them to explore the life and charism of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. Those on retreat attend talks on St. Dominic, St. Cecilia, Marian Devotion, discernment and the formation process. Panels on vocations and the apostolate allow retreatants to hear testimonies and ask questions. Retreatants join the Novitiate for recreation, enter into the monastic customs of the community, and go on a tour of several schools of the Congregation. *An interview with the vocation director is necessary before registering for the Vocation Retreat. Please reach out to the vocation director at least a month prior to the retreat, if you have not already been in contact with her. Contact Sister Mara Grace, Vocation Director, at https://nashvilledominican.org/vocations/retreat-schedule/.