by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
September 14* * * * * “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 and teacher of the newborn Church,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you notice in this letter Saint Francis’s teaching about “holy indifference” which he speaks about often in other writings?2. Saint Francis stresses in spite of the darkness of troubling days that we should not be in distress. With all that we...
by Vis Editor | Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following is a transcription of the Act of Consecration of the Diocese of Brooklyn to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus by Most. Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio, on June 19, 2020. See also the article on the Mass and consecration, Bishop DiMarzio’s homily, and photos of...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 12, 2020 | St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Uncategorized, Visitation History, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
V+J St Margaret Mary Prayer Service May 13, 2020 on the Centenary of her Canonization Opening Hymn: HEART OF CHRIST Liturgy of the Word Ephesians 3: 14-19 Gospel : Matthew 11: 25-30 An excerpt from the Autobiography of St. Margaret Mary:...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why did Jesus need to be obedient to the Father? If he is equally God, isn’t this a contradiction?2. Why is obedience more difficult with regard to interior things than exterior things? (Call to mind how Jesus equated anger with murder, cf. Matthew 5:22)3....
by Sister Susan Marie | May 5, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
About humility, Saint Francis says the “humble think that all others far outdo them and are much better than they. How is this different from pusillanimity, which is a lack of courage or determination, or in other words timidity? As we have discussed in the...