Guided Retreats

Nine days. Nine encounters.
One Heart that never stops loving you.

Structured daily retreats, delivered inside your journal.

Each retreat gives you a theme, a Scripture passage, and a journaling prompt for every day. You write. You reflect. God's Word meets you exactly where you are. Purchase once — return to it any time, at your own pace.

How it works

A spiritual director in your pocket

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Purchase your retreat
Choose the retreat below and complete your purchase. You will receive a six-character redemption code by email.
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Enter the code in the app
Open The Sacred Refuge, go to Settings, and enter your code. The retreat unlocks immediately — no account required.
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Begin each morning
Each day has a theme, an opening Scripture verse, a short reflection, and a journaling prompt. You write, and the day's verse speaks directly into what you have shared.
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Go at your own pace
Miss a day? Simply pick up where you left off. The retreat is yours to keep — return to it whenever you need it.

Sample — Day 3 of the Sacred Heart Novena

Theme
The Heart That Burns with Desire
"As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God."
Psalm 42:1–2

The flame above the Sacred Heart is not decoration. It represents a desire — the burning, inexhaustible desire of God for the souls He has made. That ache you feel for something more? That is His longing reflected back in you.

Today's journal prompt
What do you long for most deeply? Write without censoring. Then ask: Is this longing pointing me somewhere? Is God in it?
Day 3 of 9

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9 days

Sacred Heart Novena

Nine days exploring the depths of Christ's Heart — unconditional love, the pierced side, holy longing, mercy, reparation, the Eucharist, and final consecration. The very foundation of the Sacred Heart devotion, one encounter at a time.

Each day includes
A theme and opening Scripture verse
A short, rich theological reflection
A personal journaling prompt
Scripture that responds to what you write
A closing prayer on Day 9 — the Act of Consecration
$4.99
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Coming Advent 2026
28 days

Advent — Hope, Peace, Joy, Love

Four weeks, four themes. A journey from longing into encounter — walking the weeks of Advent as an interior preparation, not just a calendar event. Beginning the first Sunday of Advent each year.

Each week
Week 1 — Hope: waiting in the dark
Week 2 — Peace: the God who comes near
Week 3 — Joy: Gaudete Sunday and beyond
Week 4 — Love: the final approach to Christmas
$7.99
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Coming Lent 2027
40 days

Lenten Retreat

Forty days through the desert with Christ. Each week takes a virtue — patience, humility, charity, prayer, trust — and walks it through Scripture, reflection, and the journal. Culminating in a Holy Week journey to the cross and the empty tomb.

Includes
40 daily themes drawn from the Beatitudes and virtues
A dedicated Holy Week sequence — Palm Sunday to Easter
Suggested Stations of the Cross reflection on Fridays
An Easter morning closing prayer and consecration
$9.99
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Full Year of Retreat

All three seasonal retreats — the Novena, Advent, and Lent — at a reduced price. A complete year of structured interior prayer, available the moment each retreat releases. A meaningful gift for someone you love, or a commitment to your own deepening.

Includes
Sacred Heart Novena — available immediately
Advent retreat — unlocks Advent 2026
Lenten retreat — unlocks Lent 2027
All future seasonal retreats at no extra cost
$19.99
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After purchase you will receive a six-character code by email. Enter it below or in the Settings screen inside the app. Your retreat unlocks immediately — no account required.

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A retreat from The Sacred Refuge makes a profound gift for a confirmation, a baptism, a First Communion, a birthday, or simply someone you are praying for. Purchase and forward the code — no wrapping required.

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"I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:26