by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 1, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
1. Saint Francis is trying to express the unique freedom enjoyed by the children of God. How can you put all of this into your own words?2. St. Francis says that it is important for our peace of mind that we acknowledge that “God’s name is hallowed, his...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 25, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
1. Consider for a moment the closeness of St. Francis and St. Jane de Chantal. He recounted the specific dates of her previous letters, presumably meaning he has kept them. And this particular time he signs the letter simply as “F.” Why are genuine, pure...
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:...