Ignite the fourth holy desire this Lent: Embrace being sent as Christ’s apostles to transform the world with His light. Reject the unholy pull of selfish isolation and worldly conformity. In this culminating 90-minute session, led by David L. Gray, receive your Ite, missa est commissioning, bearing the Eucharist outward.

Session Outcomes

By retreat’s end, you’ll:

• Hear the Mass’s dismissal as apostolic mandate, fulfilling the liturgy’s lex orandi, lex credendi.
• Experience commissioning rite, sealing the Four Holy Desires for Triduum mission.
• Learn to oppose apostolic fire (grace-sent for evangelization) with worldly attachments (hoarding, indifference).
• Apply daily “missio” examen, living desires amid Easter joy.

“The rite of the Mass ends with the dismissal… ‘Go, the Mass is ended’… sends the faithful… to put into practice what they have received.” (Second Vatican Council, Sacrosanctum Concilium, no. 43.)

What You’ll Experience (90-Minute Breakdown)

1. Opening Prayer (0-10 min): Chant Ite, Missa Est with Regina Caeli, invoking Mary’s apostolate as a model.
2. Teaching Talk (10-40 min): Unpack the holy desire to “go forth as leaven, sanctified by Mass for neighbor’s salvation.” Contrast unholy desire to “cling to comforts, ignoring the poor.” Liturgy propels missio integralis; Lent’s graces empower post-Easter witness. “From the Eucharist… the Church receives… the grace and power to announce Christ.” Key insights: Dismissal echoes Emmaus (“Were not our hearts burning?”); unifies desires into mission.
3. Silent Reflection (40-60 min):
   • Liturgical Sense on Luke 24:13-35 (Emmaus).
   • Journal: “What isolations block my sending?”
4. Group Sharing (60-80 min): Breakouts: “How will the Four Desires shape your apostolate?” – celebrate commitments.
5. Closing & Commissioning (80-90 min): Retreat blessing with Ite, Missa Est; certificate; ongoing: Weekly examen guide.

Why This Matters for Lent

Culminating the Mass’s structure, the dismissal turns inward graces outward, preparing for Easter’s missio ad gentes. Live the desires as luminous disciples.

Included: Full retreat workbook PDF, Four Desires examen template, commissioning prayer card.