Montfort Retreat House (Chiangmai)

Silent Retreat Dec 4-10, 2011 ( Group Photo)- 35 retreatants and 5 directors from Singapore

Some of us were at Seven Fountains while the rest of us were at Montfort Retreat House

At Montfort Retreat House

14 of us went up the mountain for our silent retreat along with our 3 spirtual directors - Sis Susay, Gerry and Lily. We were graced with the awesome beauty of creation, nature and God's love. Some of the sights that I saw through my camera.

The beauty of Sunrise

Such a serene feeling

Taking time to smell the flowers


Picture postcard


The beauty of clouds

Butterfly among the flowers

The Chapel -where we had our daily mass and holy hour

Greenery with flowers

Patiently admiring the sunrise

Sunrise at 6.45am

The 4 dogs relaxing in the sun

Ants on the leaves

Check out the trees

Flowers

Pat's 2 "bodyguards" as she sat in silence in prayers

Lighting the Paper Lanterns and sending our prayers up in the sky

Hoping to see another sunrise

Time to smell the flowers again

One of my beloved dogs who follows me around whenever I am with nature or journaling

Something different - the combination of colours

Taking a walk at night

Our Lady

Those who were up early on Dec 10 - must be Linda promoting the sunrise Ad :) It rained that day
Our "whoa" expressions
Relaxed Pat
Gerry, Sister Susay and Lily

Thank you all for the coordination and planning the retreat for us. To Sister Susay, thank you for being my spirtual director. For your patience, guidance and prayers - Thank you. God bless.

After breaking the silence- group photo

Kloudiia, Linda, Shireen and Pat

Edith, Kloudiia, Linda, Pat & Stella

Edith & Pat (Oxygen writers)

Edith - thanks for getting the air-tickets. I would have never imagined myself attending a silent retreat overseas. Yet Thank God He knew who to ask for me to come along.

Pat & Linda

Lunch time at 7 Fountains

Lee Lee, Stacie,Stella, Stephanie & Pat

Pat & Stacie

Stephanie & Pat

Pearlie & Pat

Pat & Stella

(room-mates in the same block yet it was only the last day we spoke - silent retreat)

It was a beautiful silent retreat for me. Thank you Lord. It allowed me to be in silence, slow down,pray, be in his presence, admire the beauty of nature and to be in the company of fellow retreatants and our SDs. I will always cherish this trip.

Follow the writer as she takes you on her individual days of her retreat in Chiangmai.