Experienced church musician Fr. John-Mark Missio will lead spiritual conferences on the theme "Faith flows from Alleluia," a meditative journey through the Sequences that extend the Gospel Acclamation in significant moments in the Church’s year. "How fitting it is," he writes, "that the source of these poetic expositions of faith is found not only in the syllables of an acclamation of joy, but ultimately is found in the movement of the heart towards the Word of God."

Participants will listen to and sing the Sequences, both in their original chant forms and in settings from across the centuries. Prayerful silence will also be used to lead retreatants into a deeper appreciation of the joy of acclaiming the Word of God.