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St Francis de Sales Prayer for Vocations
By Diocese of Annecy, from St Francis de Sales' writings: Most good Father, I thank you for having given me life out of pure love, with no other will than to offer me the infinite happiness of freely participating in your eternal glory. That I may attain this sublime...
Video of Visitation Triduum in Annecy
Triduum de la Visitation : retour en images - YouTube
A new Novena to Sacred Heart
Day 1: Meditation The whole history of Christian spirituality bears witness to this: the life of man believing in God, tending towards the future by hope, called to the communion of love, this life is that of the heart, that of the "interior" man. It is...
413th Anniversary of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
Today June 6 2023 is the 413th anniversary of the founding of the Order of the Visitation in Annecy France by St Francis de Sales and St Jane de Chantal. On June 6, 1610, François de Sales and Jeanne de Chantal founded the Order of the Visitation in Annecy. It is...
Sunday chat June 4
If confession is for the remission of sin, why is it not enough to just go through the motions? Why do we need to be detached from sin?Does this mean a person’s confession is invalid if they do not have true sorrow for their sins?Does this mean I can just have a...
From the Oblates- Trinity Sunday
Salesian Sunday Reflection The Most Holy Trinity June 4, 2023 Today we celebrate the Trinity, the three Persons in One God. St. Francis de Sales notes: The love of the Three Persons in the Trinity overflows into creation and especially the human family. Humanity...
Novena to the Sacred Heart by a Visitandine Mystic
Mexican Mystic Mother Angelica Alvarez Icaza, Foundress of a Visitation Monastery, will lead us with her meditations, based on the Litany to the Sacred Heart, through June, the Month of the Sacred Heart. Day One Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father...
Newsletter for June 4 chat
Do Not Refrain from Sin Reluctantly This article is taken from a chapter in An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales, which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is...
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