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“From the Oblates” Advent

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (December 3, 2023)   "Expectation full of hope!" Salesian Perspective For St. Francis de Sales, the celebration of the Advent season was the high point of the liturgical year. He loved celebrating the season of Advent because he experienced...

DIVINE WILL-Guard of Honor for December

Each of us has our own program adapted to our personal situation: that we whether we are active or retired, secular or religious, our schedule is determined. But are we in the Will of God? This desire is manifested by the commandments of God and of the Church, by the...

Sunday chat Nov 26

Where do desire come from? Do we have control over them?How do we discern between whether we have good versus bad desires?In another letter St. Francis de Sales says (quoting St. Bernard) that the hell is full of good intentions. How could the...

Newsletter for Chat Sunday November 26

A Type of Desire That Makes the Soul Better The following article is taken from Selected Letters of St. Francis de Sales.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and review the questions at the end.Click for Living Jesus...

Prayer Service for Opening of 350th Apparition Anniversary

December 27, 2023 Opening Hymn: Heart of Christ - YouTube Opening Prayer Direction of Intentions - YouTube Welcome First Reading 1 John 1:1-4 Psalm Response Psalms 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 Gospel John 20:1A AND 2-8 What Wondrous Love Is This? - YouTube First Apparition:...

Sunday chat Nov 19

ReflectionselcWhy is bitterness and dryness more fruitful than sweetness and consolation? And does this mean heaven is not of benefit to us? St. Francis says that “it is self-esteem which makes us impatient at seeing ourselves vile and abject.” Is there a good kind of...

Blessed Feast of Visitation Martyrs

The following seven blesseds were born in Spain: Bl. Maria Gabriela de Hinolosa Naveros, on 24 July 1872 in Alhama, Granada; Bl. Josefa Maria Darrera Izaguirre, on 23 May 1881 in El Ferrol, La Coruna; Bl. Teresa Maria Cavestany y Anduaga, on July 30 1888 in Puerto...

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