New Orleans Musician Retreat

If you are a Catholic musician – serving within a parish or using your gifts on another path – these retreat are tailor-made for you.

Saint Joseph Abbey

OCTOBER 11 – 15, 2027

Saint Joseph Abbey, Louisiana

Over five days and four nights, join The Vigil Project and our guest faculty for a dedicated time away to pray, learn, and grow. As a staple of our work in musician formation over the last 10 years, these retreats focus on three key areas:

MUSIC

  • Two daily main sessions help musicians grow in their individual and unique call to serve the Church through music, be that directly at a parish or in other areas of music making.
  • Daily workshops and rehearsals provide opportunities for musicians to grow in areas of technical ability, dexterity in their instrument or vocal skill, ability to read music or chant, gaining familiarity with repertoire, or developing composing skills. These sessions are a place for honesty, not judgment. With multiple simultaneous workshops each day, musicians select whichever topics are most relevant to them.

INTELLECT

  • Daily workshops help musicians grow in knowledge of liturgical documents (from the early Church to today) and the Church's vision for artists today, in whatever capacity they serve in.

  • Limited retreat capacity of forty participants, so the group has time to grow and strengthen friendships and community. Tap into the greater community of professional Catholic musicians.

SPIRITUALITY

  • Enter into prayer opportunities with daily Mass, Reconciliation, Adoration, and personal prayer
  • Learn to chant and pray the Liturgy of the Hours

  • Experience time of praise and worship

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • 5 day/4 night retreat for Catholic musicians hosted by the Vigil team at the Saint Joseph Abbey Retreat Center near New Orleans, Louisiana. This is the beautiful retreat center and grounds of the Saint Joseph Abbey and Seminary College and home to the Benedictine Monks.

  • Cost: $1,400, and payment plans are available.

  • What’s included: Airport transfer to the Abbey, lodging onsite in a single room (if coming as a couple, let us know and we will offer a $200 discount on each registration to account for room-sharing), bedroom linens, all meals, on-site snacks, all retreat resources and curriculum, talks, workshops, Sacraments, access to a post-retreat online resourcing and video platform, and more… get there and we’ll handle the rest!

  • Space is extremely limited so we can offer a great retreat spiritually, personally, and practically. We have room for forty participants. Past retreats have sold out, so it’s best to register early.

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