During the month of June we had a small group of 7 people visit from around the UK with Fr Jeremy Sierla on a Wine & Spirit Retreat.
Fr Jeremy is a Benedictine Monk from Ampleforth Abbey in York and holds wine tasting (vino veritas) weekend retreats at Ampleforth. However he gladly accepted our opportunity to bring the wine tasting retreat to Caravaca de la Cruz.
We enjoyed a varied itinerary which included visits to local vineyards, museums, and restaurants serving mouth-watering traditional local food. We also visited religious and historical places of interest within Caravaca and the surrounding towns.
On the last morning before the group departed we arranged for Fr Jeremy to celebrate a private mass for us in the small chapel where the true cross is held within the Basilica Sanctuary of Caravaca de la Cruz, this was, for most, the highlight of the trip and a great honour for Fr Jeremy as we made history ourselves. This was the first ever mass to be said in English in this chapel.
Teresa Higgins
We are planning to repeat this trip, the next one to be held on October 10th – 15th 2008 Contact us for more details.
Fr Jeremy is a Benedictine Monk from Ampleforth Abbey in York and holds wine tasting (vino veritas) weekend retreats at Ampleforth. However he gladly accepted our opportunity to bring the wine tasting retreat to Caravaca de la Cruz.
We enjoyed a varied itinerary which included visits to local vineyards, museums, and restaurants serving mouth-watering traditional local food. We also visited religious and historical places of interest within Caravaca and the surrounding towns.
On the last morning before the group departed we arranged for Fr Jeremy to celebrate a private mass for us in the small chapel where the true cross is held within the Basilica Sanctuary of Caravaca de la Cruz, this was, for most, the highlight of the trip and a great honour for Fr Jeremy as we made history ourselves. This was the first ever mass to be said in English in this chapel.
Teresa Higgins
We are planning to repeat this trip, the next one to be held on October 10th – 15th 2008 Contact us for more details.
