by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 21, 2011 | Visitation Outreach
As a part of the 400th anniversary of the Visitation Order last year, the Second Federation of Visitation Monasteries in the U.S. selected social justice projects to gift with sizable grants. One awardee, The Mercy Project of Lare, Kenya, directed by Sister Rose...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 21, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Both Jane de Chantal and Francis de Sales firmly believed and taught that holiness was cultivated by striving to live in the present moment This means not only should we abandon ourselves to God’s will but also we should give up our natural tendency to worry...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 19, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
While devotion to God was always Jane’s and Francis’ primary goal, they also recognized the necessity of working in the real world with real and fallible people. Therefore, they continually advised that devotion to God should look pleasant and appealing to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 15, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
When first married, Jane arranged for Mass to be said before the hunt, her husband’s favorite pastime. She had daily Mass offered at Bourbilly which she attended regularly and encouraged her servants to attend. When living with her father-in-law, she rose very...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 14, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Jane’s combination of humanness and holiness can help us strengthen our souls and grow in spirituality. The more we learn and read about her the more inspired we will be by her teachings. Jane’s desire to dedicate her life completely to God as well as the...