House of prayer
Lluc is the “ancestral home” of the Mallorcans: “and whose heart does not find warmth at their mother’s house?” (M. Costa i Llobera). “You are mother to a people who cling to you like ivy to an ancient trunk.” (M. dels Sants Oliver).
At Lluc we seek to offer, above all, an atmosphere of spiritual renovation where the Word of God can be heard. “Because at Lluc hope is reborn and faith shines brighter than ever there”. (T. Aguiló). “Lluc is the house of prayer: fortunate is he who worships there!” (M. Costa i Llobera).
Spiritual Exercises
The Sanctuary offers a House of Spirituality for the practice of spiritual exercises, retreats or prayer (either as an individual or as part of a group) at any time during the year.
It has 26 rooms (singles and twins), a small chapel, a meeting room (dedicated to Fr Joan Perelló, who was Prior of Lluc and Bishop of Vic) and spacious and peaceful gardens.
The price is set by CONFER (The Federation of Religious Orders of Mallorca).
Prayers
The Image of the Mother of God shows us a truth: the divine motherhood of Mary carved in stone. The Mother of God of Lluc is a theological expression made accessible for the people, a secular and Mallorcan expression of a heartfelt message, it is the Word of God transformed into art and stone. For the people who make the pilgrimage to Lluc and to the Mother of God, the material is not important and they are not worshipping an image but rather they contemplate the Mystery which has never been explained nor exhausted. Just as, when the priest kisses the Bible after reading from the Gospels, he is kissing not just a book but the Word of God, so the people who visit Lluc see the Grace of God, ask for the Grace of God, receive the Grace of God and give thanks for it, venerating the Word of God made into stone. Without doubt the humble, poor and needy find solidarity and open communication. They find Mary of Nazareth sculpted in the stone of Mallorca: she who “understands us” and who was “made small so that she could arouse more tenderness”; who cries out in defence of the lowly and who prays in our language; who is “our” Mother of God, “as much Mother of God as Mother to us all” (Ramon Ballester MSSCC).
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