by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 1, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Sister Marie Catherine Putigny, VHM Visitandine of Metz Part 1 The outstanding uniqueness of this lay Sister of the Metz, France Visitation Monastery was her devotion to the Sacred Humanity of Jesus. “One day, whilst she was praying in the tribune, she thought...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 3, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
What is a mystic? Can a contemplative religious nun who is faithful to her vocation and life of prayer be considered a “mystic” in some ways? See what you think after reading the extraordinary life of the Visitation Nun who was Saint Therese of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 18, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Visitation Saints
The Visitation Monastery of Turin, Italy, where Sister Jeanne Benigne Gojos spent most of her religious life, had the honor of being the first among the Monasteries of Italy to see flourish within its walls the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The community had...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 17, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Within the Catholic world, June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a month of true love, Sacred Love, Love of the Divine Heart. An early Visitation Nun, Sr. Jeanne Benigne Gojos, (1615-1692) was deeply mystical and united to the Heart of Jesus....
by Sister Susan Marie | May 27, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Continuation… Margaret Cassidy received the holy habit in the Georgetown Visitation Monastery in 1913, receiving the new name of Sr Mary Imelda. A year later she was professed, pronouncing her vows. In the meantime the Superior of Georgetown Mother M Agnes Faulhaber,...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 26, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Part 1 Mother Francis de Sales Cassidy, the Foundress of the Visitation Monastery in Snellville Georgia, may not be a “typical” mystic, but she certainly had “mystical moments” and a “mission” from the Lord. Mother was born in...