by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 10, 2014 | Events, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the First Foundation of a Visitation Monastery on the continent of Africa, in Loango, Repubic of the Congo. French Visitation Nuns brought the charism of St Francis de Sales to Africa and since then, many Congolese Sisters as well as...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 10, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Our Holy Father also said, “the celebration of the Eucharist always keeps the Church alive and makes our communities distinguished by love and communion.” Do we, personally, live up the the love we have received? Do we share that love in our communities?At the time of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 7, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
No Hidden Secret: The Fountain of Life is Open to Everyone Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership How great is Christ’s love for us? In last week’s chat session, we talked about how Christ became incarnate, taking on humanity as an embryo, and then as a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 5, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Holy Father Pope Francis has issued his Lenten message for 2014 and it focuses on poverty. http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-francis-lenten-message-2014 St. Francis de Sales also spoke of poverty. Poverty of spirit, St. Francis used to say, comprised three...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 4, 2014 | Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
The Holy Father Pope Francis has designated 2015 as the Year of Consecrated Life (10/14-11/15) The Sisters of the Visitation hope to enter the celebration this year with the spirit of their Founders and share with you aspects of our charism of humility, gentleness,...