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Mother Serafina-Part Two
By the age of 16 Serafina exhibited the brightness of an intelligence that would penetrate situations and things in all areas of life; she acquired a practical way that would make her qualified to carry out any task. "Jesus - she said - He taught me to do everything...
Sept Mystic: Mother Serafina Rubbera
PART ONE The story of this Visitation Nun of Rosolini Italy is intimately connected with the life of Mother Carmela Aprile http://visitationspirit.org/2013/08/mother-rosolini-sept-mystic-of-the-month/ and is just as supernaturally amazing! The child was born March 5,...
From the Oblates: Exaltation of the Cross
(September 14, 2014: Exaltation of the Holy Cross) * * * * * “He humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross.” In a sermon preached on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Francis de Sales remarked: “St. Paul, the outstanding master...
Upcoming Feasts
One of the frequently quoted Saints by St. Francis de Sales is the awesome St. John Chrystostom, whose Feast we celebrate Saturday Sept. 13. As Monday is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, we have selected a quote that reflects all these sentiments: "The great St....
Sun Chat 9/14: Hope Amidst Trials
The times we are living in are trying. In fact it has been remarked that it is as if we are living during “World War III” geographically spread throughout the globe. How do we maintain our spirits in such an era as this? St Claude de la Colombiere SJ, the Spiritual...
Visitandine Martyrs
When St. Francis de Sales spoke of martyrdom, he probably had no idea that nearly 400 years later Sisters of the Order he founded would have the privilege of dying for their faith. But indeed this did happen to seven Spanish Vistandines in 1936, who were beatified in...
Martyrdom: St. Francis de Sales Speaks
Or rather, writes! Our Founder wrote about martyrdom in several of his works, in particular in the Introduction to the Devout Life and also in his Treatise on the Love of God. Today we are witnessing a deep resurgence of martyrs, men and women dying for their faith....
Hope amidst Trials
The times we are living in are trying. In fact it has been remarked that it is as if we are living during “World War 111” geographically spread out throughout the globe. How do we maintain our spirits in such an era as this? St Claude de la Colombiere SJ, the...
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