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Friends Day of Prayer: Rev. Rich Gula, P.S.S.

February 4, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

$50

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Date: February 4, 2026

Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Cost: $50

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Presenter: Rev. Rich Gula

Think, Thank, Pray, and Love

Spirituality is our way of living in relationship with God. We recognize our spirituality from the outside in. Spirituality on the outside refers to practices where we reach out to God and God can reach us. When we turn to spiritual practices, we are opening ourselves to whatever influence these practices have on our relationship with God, and in turn, on how we live the rest of our lives. This Friends Day of Prayer will examine four practices — think, thank, pray, and love — that can enable us to sustain an intimacy with God through our own suffering and through our role of caring for those who are suffering.

All are welcome to attend the Friends Day of Prayer retreats, held monthly on the first Wednesday of the month. It is not required to attend every month, so register for one or more sessions as your schedule allows. While the presenters and topics vary, each Friends Day of Prayer typically includes pastries and informal conversation at 9:30am, a morning presentation at 10am, an optional Mass, a delicious lunch, short periods of free time to enjoy the grounds or shop in the bookstore, and an afternoon presentation. Guided by Rev. Rich Gula.

Rev. Richard M. Gula, P.S.S. is a retired Sulpician priest. As a Sulpician, Rich dedicated himself to educating seminarians, priests, and lay pastoral ministers. After nearly four decades of teaching, he then served for eleven years as the Director of Personnel for the Sulpician Fathers, Province of the US. During his years of teaching, he published widely in moral theology, medical ethics, and spirituality, including The Good Life and The Call to Holiness from Paulist Press and The Way of Goodness and Holiness from Liturgical Press. His teaching and his publications were recognized as building bridges from academic theology to the practical interests of pastoral ministers and of the people in the pews. In his retirement, he serves as hospice volunteer and grief companion for Gilchrist within the Charlestown Senior Living Community.

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