Spiritual Retreats
Ad fontem! To the source!
Here you can find information about spiritual retreats held in Medjugorje. Discover an opportunity for spiritual growth, prayer, and community in the school of Our Lady. Apply and experience the grace of Medjugorje.
Fasting, Prayer and Silence Seminars - Domus Pacis 2026
Fasting, prayer and silence seminars offer an opportunity for a deeper spiritual experience through renunciation and more intense prayer in the silence of the House of Peace "Domus Pacis".
International Spiritual Retreats 2026
25th International Spiritual Retreat for Married Couples
4-7 February 2026.
The 25th International Spiritual Retreat for Married Couples will be held in Medjugorje from 4 to 7 February 2026 under the motto “Ad fontem! To the source!” – in the School of Our Lady. The lecturer is Dr. Jozefina Škarica, MD, born in 1948, married, mother of four, medical doctor. Following the end of her medical studies, she works in Medical center in Šibenik, Croatia. She specializes in school medicine in 1985. In 1993, late Šibenik monsignor Srećko Badurina establishes a Counseling Center For The Young, Marriage And Family in Šibenik, and appoints doctor Škarica head of the Counseling Center. In 2004, after two-year training in Zagreb, she earns a diploma of Family Counselor. In the last twenty years, she has been participating in marriage preparation seminars and held numerous lectures and seminars on marriage, family and child-rearing both in Croatia and abroad.
Coordinator of the retreat is Fr. Josip Stanić.
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
14:00 Registration of participants
16:00 Introduction to the spiritual retreat
17:00 Evening prayer program
Thursday, 5 February 2026
09:00 Morning prayer
09:30 Lecture
11:00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
15:00 Lecture
17:00 Evening prayer program
Friday, 6 February 2026
08:00 Prayer on Cross Mountain
11:30 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
15:00 Lecture
17:00 Evening prayer program
Saturday, 7 February 2026
07:00 Prayer on Apparition Hill
10:00 Lecture
11:00 Closing Holy Mass
Lecturer: dr. Jozefina Škarica
Coordinator: friar Josip Stanić
Contribution/Price: €60 per married couple
Place: Hall behind the church – Medjugorje
The number of participants is limited due to space.
Contact person: Marija Dugandžić – seminar.marija@medjugorje.hr.
Couples should arrange their own accommodation in Medjugorje. You are considered registered only after receiving a confirmation of your application.
31st International Spiritual Retreat for Pilgrimage Organizers and Leaders of Peace Centers
9–13 March 2026.
Theme: Ad fontem! Na izvor!
The 31st International Spiritual Retreat for pilgrimage organizers, leaders of peace centers, prayer and charitable groups associated with Medjugorje will be held in Medjugorje from 9 to 13 March 2026 under the motto “Ad fontem! To the source!” – in the School of Our Lady.
The lecturer at the spiritual retreat will be Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić, parish priest of Medjugorje parish, was born in Mostar in 1989. He completed primary and secondary school in Široki Brijeg. He graduated from the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Zagreb in 2017. He was ordained a deacon in Zagreb on February 26, 2017, and as a priest in Mostar on June 25, 2017. As a deacon, he came to serve in Medjugorje, and from his priestly ordination in the same parish, he served as parish vicar until August 2022, when he took over the service of Medjugorje parish priest.
Monday, 9 March 2026
- 15:00 – Registration of participants
- 17:00 – Evening prayer program in the church
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
- 9:00 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 9:30 – Lecture
- 11:00 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 15:00 – Lecture
- 17:00 – Evening prayer program
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- 9:00 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 9:30 – Lecture
- 11:00 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 14:00 – Prayer on Cross Mountain
- 17:00 – Evening prayer program
Thursday, 12 March 2026
- 9:00 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 9:30 – Lecture
- 11:00 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 12:30 – Common lunch
- 15:00 – Prayer on Apparition Hill
- 17:00 – Evening prayer program
Friday, 13 March 2026
- 9:00 – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 9:30 – Lecture
- 11:00 – Holy Mass
Lecturer: friar Zvonimir Pavičić
Coordinator: friar Zvonimir Pavičić
Contribution/Price: 50 € per person
Place: John Paul II Hall, Medjugorje
The number of places is limited due to space, so all interested participants are kindly asked to register as soon as possible.
Contact person: Marija Dugandžić – seminar.marija@medjugorje.hr.
Participants should arrange their own accommodation in Medjugorje. Simultaneous translation will be provided for all language groups. The price includes all organizational and operational costs.
You are considered registered only after receiving a confirmation of your application. If you have not received a reply, it means your application has not been received or your email was blocked due to technical reasons.
29th International Spiritual Retreat for Priests
29 June to 3 July 2026.
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Mladifest
1–6 August 2026.
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Applications for this event are not required via the form.