Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Shh ~ Quiet Winter Retreat ~ Christ of the Hills

TODAY THE POST INVITES you to come away on a brief, quiet retreat. The world is busy and you might like to escape for awhile. Some people come to Christ of the Hills Retreat House in the better weather, but the winter, while it has its own beauty makes traveling difficult.

All the photographs were taken with a phone camera. Our young friend, Nicholas, took some of the pictures while I took the others. DIVNA and the Melodi Choir sing the Cherubic Hymn from the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom:

We, who mystically represent the Cherubim,
and chant the thrice-holy hymn to the Life-giving Trinity,
let us set aside the cares of life
that we may receive the King of all,
Who comes invisibly escorted by the Divine Hosts.

"Divine Hosts" refers to the escort of angels.