by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 4, 2011 | "Living Jesus" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Salesian Spirituality challenges the human person to become holy- to become a saint. It is often described as a spirituality of the heart. The author of St. Mark’s Gospel writes, ” You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 3, 2011 | "Living Jesus" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
In the Salesian tradition developing a life of prayer is essential to Living Jesus because it is modeled on the example of Jesus who often went apart to pray. St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal imitated the example of Jesus. Prayer was for them a loving...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 2, 2011 | "Living Jesus" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
We are beginning a new series of reflections on Salesian Spirituality with excerpts from the “Living Jesus” booklet. Today we begin with: LOVING GOD WITH LIBERTY OF SPIRIT A fundamental assumption in Salesian Spirituality is that the person created in...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 20, 2011 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
The following excerpt from St. Francis de Sales is the one on which is based the motto of Salesian spirituality, “Live Jesus.” Francis wrote to Mme. De Limonjon the following, “Keep in mind the main lesson Jesus left us in three words so that we would never forget...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 19, 2011 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
St. Francis de Sales says: ” Prayer does not depend on thoughts and reflections. Prayer is a simple attention of our spirit to God; the more simple and free it is from emotion, the more it is prayer.”(Spiritual Conferences) St. Jane de Chantal tells us, “For...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 9, 2011 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Two saints on the same track Both Blessed Pope John Paul II and St. Francis de Sales emphasized that holiness is possible and desirable by those from all walks of life. Read about the similarities of the two saints in the article below, “Pope John Paul II &...