A Celebration of Advent O’s: Come Wisdom, Come Daystar, Come Emmanuel
With Nancy Sheridan, SASV and Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.
December 4 - 6, 2026
Step into the stillness of Advent and listen for the ancient cry that echoes through time: “O Wisdom… O Radiant Dawn… O Emmanuel, come.” This 16th annual retreat invites you to enter the heart of these sacred “O Antiphons,” honoring the deep longing and luminous hope they express.
Through reflection, ritual, Eucharist, and spiritual companioning, we will pause in these days before Christmas to recognize grace, life, and promise. Guided reflections will invite prayerful awareness and open-hearted discovery, while quiet spaces offer solitude and rest in God’s presence.
As the light lengthens toward the dawn of Christ’s coming, we will gather as a community to be O-ed and awed—celebrating the gifts of Wisdom that guides, the Daystar that awakens, and Emmanuel who dwells with us. Within an atmosphere of warmth and peace, let us welcome with anticipation the unfolding gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.
Leaders
Nancy Y. Sheridan is a member of the Congregational Leadership Team of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, an international group of women religious. She is a spiritual director and supervisor of spiritual directors having spent eight years on the staff of the Center for Religious Development…
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Dr. Nicki Verploegen is Co-Founder of TATENDA International, a nonprofit which cares for caregivers worldwide through retreats and pastoral visits. Originally from Montana, Nicki grew up under the Big Sky and has allowed her passion for the world to carry her to over 50 countries . She has a Ph.D.…
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