St. Catherine of Siena's feast day is coming up a week from Thursday. There are books you can buy like Praying with Catherine of Siena and A Retreat with Catherine of Siena that provide programs for you to spend a few minutes a day reading some of her writings and meditating on her approach to God.
But books are non-negligible investments in money and time. For those who don't know St. Catherine's thought well enough to be able to say it would be worth buying such a book, I offer the following clip-and-save nine day mini-retreats, one for men and one for women.
No need to thank me, it's what I do.
A Nine Day, Self-Directed Catherinian Mini-Retreat for Women
Instructions: Spend fifteen minutes a day by yourself, meditating on the appropriate thought for each day.
Day 1: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 2: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 3: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 4: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 5: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 6: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 7: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 8: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
Day 9: God is He Who Is, and you are she who is not.
A Nine Day, Self-Directed Catherinian Mini-Retreat for Men
Instructions: Spend fifteen minutes a day by yourself, meditating on the appropriate thought for each day.
Day 1: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 2: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 3: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 4: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 5: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 6: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 7: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 8: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.
Day 9: God is He Who Is, and you are he who is not.