From April 23 to 26, 2026, a group of 12 people took a Retreat Course in Pallerols de Rialb. The retreat course was preached by Fr. Joaquim González Llanos, who came from Madrid, and one day Fr. Javier Palos, from Barcelona, ​​also preached.

People from Andorra and Madrid attended, as well as from the provinces of Barcelona, ​​Tarragona and Lleida.

In an environment of silence in the middle of the forests of Rialb, all attendees were able to hear the voice of God within them.

As J. Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) writes in the book “El Dios de Jesucristo”, Sígueme, Salamanca 1979, p.21, “If you do not get out of the daily hustle and bustle, if you do not face the force of solitude, you cannot perceive God. The noisy, stunned, scattered heart cannot find God.”

For 4 days, a few brave people decided to “face the force of solitude” by going to Pallerols; we were able to listen to God and we came face to face with the truth of our lives; in solitude and silence we discovered the gifts that God grants us as well as the weaknesses that need to be healed; we discovered the motivations that move our actions, the feelings that live in us, the thoughts that usually condition us without us even realizing it.

The daily activities of the retreat course were as follows: two meditations in the morning and two in the afternoon -each half an hour long- preached by the priest in the church of Pallerols; the celebration of Mass; two talks given by one of us, in the upper room of the rectory; praying the rosary, which we did while walking around the church; praying the Via Crucis; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; reading a spiritual book, watching a spirituality video, etc.

All in all, a few days lived intensely to discover what God wants from us.

An absolutely necessary experience in today’s times, and that is why we encourage many people to experience it.

The photos and video attached show a little of what we have experienced during these 3 days.