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“Mother Rosolini” Sept Mystic of the Month

by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 31, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints

Mother Carmela Aprile We have a  most unique story to unfold about this contemporary mystic, her relationships to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Visitation Monastery of Rosolini! Here is a woman, born in 1878 in poverty, widowed young, who buys an image of the...

St. Francis de Sales’ Thoughts for Labor Day

by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 28, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

While Labor Day did not exist in St Francis de Sales time or culture, he did have thoughts about the tradition of work, and wrote about it in several of his writings. Here we quote from his Treatise on the Love of God. Perhaps these words can provide a meditation for...

St. Augustine and the Order of the Visitation

by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 28, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints, YEAR OF FAITH

The Order of the Visitation  of Holy Mary follows the Rule of St. Augustine, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/ruleaug.html chosen by our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, when we were erected into a formal Order after several years as a simple congregation in...

Spiritual Directory

by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 27, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, St. Francis de Sales

Our chat on Sunday touched upon the Spiritual Directory of St. Francis de Sales, especially focusing on the Commentary by Mother Marie Madeleine Ponnet. Unfortunately we cannot find the Commentary on line anywhere though copies are available in monasteries and the...

Chatting about: Religious Life

by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 26, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news

Open Forum led to a Long Discussion on Religious Life! Sister Susan Marie: One thing I can pose is candidates who explore several Visitation communities or those of another order. Why or how do they differ? Aug 25 2013, 7:26 PM L: That’s a good question! They...
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