Desert Days

Tuesdays 9:30 to 2pm, led by Fr Brian Coogan MHM, in Sandown

  • A day of spiritual refreshment  

  • Starts with Mass at 9:30

  • Then silence till 2pm

  • Soup lunch at 12:30

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Desert Days are very special, a time of spiritual refreshment, an opportunity for guidance. If anybody has a particular joy or concern, they are free to share it. We explore the Mass readings together. After Mass the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in the chapel. There is a short time of contemplative style prayer for those who wish to join in. People are free to pray quietly, to browse the many books we have, or to go for a walk – we are very close to gardens and the cliff path.



Numbers are limited, so if you would like to come, please phone or text Mary on 0781 800 6472. There is parking. Venue: The Presbytery, Grange Road, Sandown, PO36 8NE (bungalow behind St Patrick’s church).


A note from Fr Brian:-

I’ve been walking (and stumbling) along the pathways of prayer for 88 years, since my first holy communion, with enormous help from many sources.

Mill Hill started me on serious prayer, as I prepared for ordination. I love books and devoured them greedily. In Borneo, I was helped by the Legion of Mary. I learned a lot from the joys of the Charismatic Renewal. The Carmelites in Quidenham teach and encourage me.

I started the Desert Days in East Cowes as we realised our need to go deeper in prayer. We’re still learning!