ICLA's Temple of Nature, HOGAR, is a place of prayerful silence, contemplation, and encounter. Located in Sitio Maysawa, Brgy. Cuyambay, Tanay, Rizal, it is where one experiences caring for the Earth through organic farming.
ECO-SPIRITUALITY &
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE CENTER
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Welcomes spiritual seekers and exposurees
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Offers venues for live-in seminars, recollections, retreats
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Provides spaces for solitude and natural contemplation
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Organizes weekend recollections for religious and lay groups
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Conducts live-in short courses in Eco-Spirituality, Religious Life, Formation, etc.
VISION
Holistic growth in partnership with, and care for, the Earth through eco-spritiuality and organic agriculture
MISSION
Provide formative accompaniment and venue for the praxis of eco-spirituality and training in organic agriculture
BASIC COMPONENTS
I. Eco-Spirituality: Praxis and Spiritual Accompaniment
II. Organic Agriculture: Promotion and Training
FACILITIES
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Reception House with Coffee & Snacks Area
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Farmhouse with Activity Center and Dormitories
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Vermi House
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Gazebos
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Greenhouses
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Solar Energy Facility
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Hermitage Huts
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Prayer Garden
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Outdoor Fruit & Vegetable Gardens
FACILITIES
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Reception House with Coffee & Snacks Area
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Farmhouse with Activity Center and Dormitories
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Vermi House
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Gazebos
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Greenhouses
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Solar Energy Facility
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Hermitage Huts
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Prayer Garden
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Outdoor Fruit & Vegetable Gardens
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ADVENT WEEKEND RETREATS
For Inquiries or Reservations, please contact: Ms. Eisen Villanueva at +63-2-7949-2024 or +63-918-642-8770
DATES
1st Batch
DECEMBER 3-6, 2020
- 10 participants -
Departure from ICLA to HOGAR:
December 3, 2020 I 1:00 PM
Departure from HOGAR to ICLA:
December 6, 2020 I 1:30 PM
2nd Batch
DECEMBER 10-13, 2020
- 10 participants -
Departure from ICLA to HOGAR:
December 10, 2020 I 1:00 PM
Departure from HOGAR to ICLA:
December 13, 2020 I 1:30 PM
3rd Batch
DECEMBER 17-20, 2020
- 10 participants -
Departure from ICLA to HOGAR:
December 17, 2020 I 1:00 PM
Departure from HOGAR to ICLA:
December 20, 2020 I 1:30 PM
RETREAT DYNAMICS
RETREAT DIRECTOR
Fr. Samuel F. Canilang, CMF
Silence
Personal Prayer and Meditation
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in the prayer garden or in the meditation house
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meditative walk through the Knidos labyrinth or in the park
Contemplation of Nature
Conferences
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Great Advent Themes
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Incarnation and Salvation: Cosmic, Eco-Theological Perspective
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Original Grace and Sin: Evolutionary Theological Perspective
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Prayer: Evolutionary, Contemplative, and Ecological Perspective
Dialogue with the Retreat Director
Eucharistic Celebration
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart....
(2nd Wed of Advent: Mt 11:28-30)
INCLUSIONS
With 20% discount for all items
MEALS
3 meals per day for 3 days
SNACKS
2 snacks per day for 3 days
ACCOMMODATION
3 days, 2 nights
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Single Occupancy Cottage (2 units)
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Single Occupancy Room (2 units)
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Double Occupancy Room (3 units)