“The Train Platform” - Catholic Skits for Retreats

On a noisy, crowded train platform, five retreatants wait for a train called “The Next Spiritual Moment.” They’re surrounded by announcements, vending carts, and a constant sense that something important is about to arrive… later. Each person has a different excuse: one will pray after checking messages, another will serve once life gets less busy, another insists faith will “really start” after the retreat ends, and one sweet-but-scattered auntie keeps promising God a rosary “as soon as the line clears.”

Then a hilarious “ticket agent” appears selling a “Free Ticket to Later Holiness,” assuring everyone they can delay repentance with official-looking passes. The platform becomes a comedy of postponement, until one quiet character steps off the platform and simply acts: praying, forgiving, helping, and choosing Jesus now. As the train doors open, the Narrator leaves everyone with a final question that lands both funny and real: are we waiting for a train that never comes?

Theme

Stop procrastinating in the spiritual life, choose holiness now.

Characters 

(5-6 actors)

• Narrator – guides the story, playful but direct

• Lia – always “in a minute,” always scrolling

• Marco – promises God he’ll change “after the retreat”

• Tita Nena – devotional, dramatic, and distractible

• Jay – funny “ticket seller” of “Later Holiness”

• Ana – quiet doer who steps off the platform and acts

When

Modern day (during a Catholic retreat weekend)

Props & Costumes

• Bench/chairs like a platform waiting area

• Paper “tickets” labeled “LATER HOLINESS”

• Small sign: “Train Platform: NEXT SPIRITUAL MOMENT”

• Phone (real or fake), small rosary, tote bag, whistle (optional)

Why

James 4:14–17 — We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, so do the good you know you should do today.

How

Set the stage as a busy platform. Actors mime noise, crowd movement, and announcements.

Time

5 minutes