CLEMMONS — The Bishop Greco Columbiettes hosted an all-day women’s Lenten retreat at Holy Family Catholic Church on March 18. The retreat, titled “The Eucharist as the Sum and Summary of Our Faith: A Lenten Journey through the parts of the Holy Mass,” was led by Father Marcel Amadi. More than 75 women from across four local parishes were in attendance.
Father Marcel presented context for the Holy Eucharist: how the sacraments are outward signs of God’s inward Grace and all sacraments are connected to the Eucharist.
The afternoon session focused on the specific parts of the Mass analogous to sharing a meal with friends: there is the gathering, the storytelling, the meal sharing, and finally the commissioning.
The retreat was a reminder that during the Mass, the Word is made Flesh and dwells among us.