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Retreats and Sodalities are offered to all the pupils during the year. Every year pupils go on retreats tailored to the needs of their year group and intended to help them focus on their understanding of God.
Fourth and Fifth Form pupils are invited to join the Sodality of St Benedict in which they practise some simple skills in meditation and lectio divina (the meditative reading of scripture) under the guidance of a monk. Since the seventeenth century, Sixth Form pupils have been invited to join the Sodality of Our Lady, under the Head Master’s care. This meets regularly for guided meditation or prayer. A system of Tutoria is being established to encourage older pupils to become spiritual mentors to the young.
Pupils and their families are invited to attend the annual Easter Retreat at the school and Sixth Form pupils are invited to join the Order of Malta Volunteers’ pilgrimage to Lourdes every summer. The OMV was established by Downside in 1974.
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