Mass
Living in Love participants will normally attend a regularly scheduled parish mass on Sunday morning. This provides an opportunity for parishioners to be reminded that the retreat is going on and to see the impact the weekend is having on the participants. Because the first exercise is 90 minutes long, the ideal mass time is 10:00 am, but the schedule can be adjusted to work with 9:30, 10:30, or even 11:00 am. A 7:30 am mass may also be used if there is a value for ending the retreat as early as possible on Sunday afternoon. Some pastors desire to celebrate a private closing mass and this is a wonderful finishing touch, but using a regular parish mass avoids any additional burden on the priests of the parish.
It is highly recommended that participants of the retreat be recognized during the liturgy in some meaningful way. The priest might offer a special blessing for the group or call the congregation's attention to their presence. The prayer of the faithful at every mass should include a prayer for the retreatants. See the link below to download suggested wording that can be modified as the parish sees fit.