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The “backstory” of the Miraculous Image of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rosolini
Source: “Il quadro si muove”, nel 1959 Rosolini invasa da pellegrini per i miracoli del Sacro Cuore » Corriere Elorino “The painting moves”, in 1959 Rosolini invaded by pilgrims for the miracles of the Sacred Heart A weathered binder full of yellowed newspaper pages....
Newsletter for Sunday Chat Sept 24
A Leg and Soul in Need of Mending This week we read part of a letter from St. Francis de Sales to Soeur de Bréchard, Sister at the Visitation in Annecy, written from Annecy in September 1613.For context: In the course of their sick-calls in the town, two of the...
New Director-Guard of Honor
Glory, Love, Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! We inform you that our new Director General has been officially appointed by the Dicastery. This is Father Christian CATAYEE domiciled in Martinique. We are very grateful to Father Infantes Barroso who has assumed...
Sunday chat Sept 17
What is abandonment?How do we set aside our own desires in order to surrender always to God’s will?When we surrender, we surrender to our Heavenly Father. How can we allow this to comfort us and assure us that we are in good hands, even if it is a course of...
Latest News on Sacred Heart Apparition Jubilee
Most Reverend Benoît Rivière, Bishop of Autun, has decreed a one-and-a-half-year Jubilee to commemorate the 350e anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary, Visitandine religious of Paray-le-Monial in the XVIIe century. The...
The Farm at Annecy Visitation
“Before the monastery, there was already a farm! And until 1995, the community exploited it. These facilities are our heritage” analyzes Sister Marie-Adrienne, Visitandine nun. A heritage that had been abandoned as the community aged. But the recent arrival of younger...
Newsletter for Sunday Chat Sept 17
Abandonment is Worthy of Being Practiced by the Children of God This article is taken from a chapter in Consoling Thoughts on God and Providence by St. Francis de Sales, which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article,...
Sunday chat September 10
Why do you think Our Lord chose to make Our Lady a pivotal part of our faith? Doesn’t it risk detracting from Christ as the focal point?Discuss St. Francis’s remarks that females should not be travelling excessively. He mentions there was a time and place for Paula...
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