St. Thomas More House of Prayer
365 Hill City Rd, Cranberry, PA 16319
Sing the Hours
Retreat
June 21-23, 2024
Feast of St. Thomas More
Registration Open Now
Come pray the Liturgy of the Hours with Paul Rose at a beautiful woodland prayer retreat.
Paul Rose of Sing the Hours invites you to a weekend retreat for an intensive round of Liturgy of the Hours workshops and offices at St. Thomas More House of Prayer, a retreat house that has been dedicated to praying the Liturgy of the Hours for over 20 years.
Come learn how the Liturgy of the Hours works, why and how you (and every Catholic) should be chanting it, and gain experience praying with Paul and other faithful across every office for a whole weekend. An excellent retreat for beginners and chant-veterans alike.
Spots are limited. See details below.
Offering a Sacrifice of Praise
The Liturgy of the Hours is not a prayer of the Church, it is THE prayer of the Church. Sing the Hours is on a mission to help every Catholic recover their heritage and offer God the sacrifice of praise He is owed.
Come pray with us at St. Thomas More House of Prayer’s beautiful onsite chapel.
Activities
Theology, Method, and Practice
Paul will lead you through the practical and musical steps you’ll need to chant the Liturgy of the Hours in your own community. Practical lectures and guided rehearsals will help you get comfortable praying the Liturgy of the Hours as it was designed to be prayed.
Workshops and Rehearsals
The Office of Readings, Lauds, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline
Prayed Friday - Sunday for an immersive Liturgy of the Hours experience.
Every Office Prayed
Friday, June 21
Check in anytime on Friday and enjoy the day, resting, praying, and exploring the beautiful retreat center and grounds. The retreat starts at 5:45 PM with Vespers. Dinner provided. |
TIME | Event |
All Day | Check In |
5:30 PM | Vespers with Paul |
6:00 PM | Dinner at the Retreat Center (meatless in keeping with the Friday fast) |
7:00 PM | Introduction to St. Thomas More House of Prayer with the Director, Nathan Wigfield |
8:00 PM | Compline |
Saturday, June 22, 2024
TIME | Event | Time | Event |
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | 3:00 PM | Office of None |
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Lauds and Office of Readings | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Interactive Chant Workshop |
9:00 AM | Solemn Mass | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Rehearse Vespers |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | 5:30 PM | Vespers I |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Interactive Chant Workshop | 6:00 PM | Dinner |
12 PM - 1:15 PM | Office of Sext and Holy Hour | 8:00 PM | Compline |
1:15 PM - 3PM | Lunch and Rest/Recreation | 8:15 PM | Nocturnal Office of Readings |
Sunday, June 23, 2024
TIME | Event | Time | Event |
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Rest/Recreation, Early Check Out |
8:00 AM | Lauds | 4:30 PM - 5:30PM | Rehearse Vespers |
9:00 AM | Mass | 5:30 PM | Solemn Vespers II |
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Theology of Chant Workshop | 6:00 PM | Dinner |
12 PM - 1:15 PM | Office of Sext and Holy Hour | 8:00 PM | Compline |
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM | Lunch and Rest/Recreation | Monday Morning, June 24 | Check Out |
3:00 PM | Office of None | Note | Exact times may be subject to change |
Accommodations
St. Thomas More House of Prayer
All bedrooms are on the first floor.
Meals are included and provided by the Retreat Center.
For questions about accessibility and allergy accommodations, please email us at singthehours@gmail.com
To see more pictures of these comfortable accommodations visit liturgyofthehours.org/retreat
Located about an hour and a half north of Pittsburgh. Careful. There are two towns named Cranberry. Make sure you find the right one! |
Price includes: Room for 3 nights and 3 mornings Meals Friday night through Monday morning (8 total) 2 Chant Workshops Chant Materials 12 Offices led by Paul Rose 2 Rehearsals |
Room | Early Bird (February - May 1) | Regular (May 2 - June 15) |
Single-Occupant Room (Rooms Available - 7) | $600/room | $700/room |
Double-Occupant Room (Rooms Available - 4) | $800/room | $900/room |
Room with Occupancy of 3 (Rooms available - 3) | $450/person for groups of 3 or more, ask about a discount for groups that fill the whole room. | $550/person. Ask about a discount for filling the whole room. |
Room with Occupancy of 6 (Rooms Available - 1) | $450/person for groups of 3 or more, ask about a discount for groups that fill the whole room. | $550/person. Ask about a discount for filling the whole room. |
Application Process Email SingtheHours@gmail.com for an application link. Please Use Subject Line: Retreat 2024 You will receive an application form via email. Acceptance is based on a number of factors including room availability at time of application. Priority is given to lay-groups trying to bring chant back to their communities, priests, deacons, and religious educators. Don’t worry! If you miss this retreat, there will be more coming soon! Room Availability is first come first reserve. We look forward to meeting you! |
Additional Information for St. Thomas More House of Prayer Mission: We want to see people experience the transformative power of the prayer that Christ has left to His Church. That is why our mission has always been to pray and promote the Liturgy of the Hours, the public and communal prayer of the Catholic Church. The good news is that Christ himself has provided His Church with a prayer that promises to do just this! The Liturgy of the Hours deepens our relationship with Christ, binds us to the faithful of every time and place, and sanctifies our day through the sacrifice of praise. And because it is a prayer that originates in the very heart of Christ, it also comes with supernatural grace that accomplishes more than we could ask or imagine in our lives and in our world. Visit their website at liturgyofthehours.org |
About Paul Rose and Sing the Hours In December 2019, Paul’s sister bought him his first Breviary. COVID hit a few months later, along with the depression and anxiety that accompanied it for so many people. Paul’s Catholic therapist recommended singing for improvement of mental health, so he picked the Breviary off the shelf and started singing five offices a day. Knowing that there must be instructions for singing the hours, Paul spent a month scouring the internet for resources. Unfortunately, every single podcast and daily recording of Liturgy he could find was simply recited. Given that millions pray the Divine office, and that it is a sung liturgy, it surprised him that there weren’t dozens of singing resources on the world wide web. That’s when Sing the Hours was born. Come pray the Liturgy of the Hours as it was designed to be prayed. SingtheHours.org |