The Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage invites you to explore its diverse offerings of spiritual growth through communities gathered in prayer, devotional practices, and reflection. Except as noted, gatherings meet in the center, located on the crypt level of the Cathedral and accessible through the Visitor’s Center or Resurrection Chapel.
Mondays, 6 pm
Benedictine Life and Prayer
Explore the principles of living a balanced life, and learn more about the ecumenical cathedral-based Community of Reconciliation. Each gathering concludes with Centering Prayer.
Tuesdays, 6–7 pm; Wednesdays, 8–8:30 am
Centering Prayer
Open your entire being to God’s presence during this time of silent prayer as you move beyond thoughts, words, and emotions into a quiet communion with the Divine. The Tuesday sessions include a time for teaching and discussion in addition to a time of silence.
Fourth Saturdays, 10–11 am
Christian Meditation: Silence, Stillness, Simplicity
Experience a rhythm of contemplative prayer that includes a reading from one of the great contemplatives, a period of silent meditation, and time for sharing and reflection.
Tuesdays, 5 pm
Listening for God
Hear the word of God in reading Holy Scripture, in silence, and by sharing with others in prayerful listening. Time for group sharing and prayer helps discern what the Spirit is saying to us today.
For more information about any of these gatherings, call (202) 537-5246.