Gonzaga Eastern Point Retreat House is blessed to sit on about 20 acres of stunning natural beauty! Retreatants can easily find nooks and crannies at every turn where the setting invites them to pray.
The Blessed Sacrament Chapel
The original Prentiss Family dining room, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel is located on the first floor of the Mansion. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the tabernacle before the bowed windows that offer full exposure to the eastern horizon and Brace Rock at the mouth of Brace Cove.
Photograph by John Wronski
The Mary Chapel
Accessed through the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, the Mary Chapel is the former morning sunroom to the Prentis Mansion into which streams the light of the rising sun. There is a wooden statue of the Blessed Mother that can help to focus your prayer.
Photograph by David McCallum
The Stations of the Cross
One of the many trails through the forested wetlands that separate the retreat house from the rocky coast is lined by the Stations of the Cross.
The Rustic Chapel
Nestled in the woods at the far end of the “fairway” lawn that stretches from the circular driveway towards Nile Pond is a former “boathouse” that is available for those seeking a rustic enclosed place to pray. The building lacks electricity, running water and insulation. It is adorned with only a few chairs and a table.
Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is located at the far end of the “fairway” lawn that stretches from the circular driveway towards Nile Pond. To walk the switchback pathway of a circular Labyrinth is to enter a time of prayerful meditation that demands your focused attention. This is equally true of our labyrinth, since its paths are narrow and marked by the roots of the trees that surround it!
