16 October 2012 From Sr. Mary Berchmans, FEAST OF SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE Our Saint Margaret Mary has left us a beautiful legacy in devotion to the loving Heart of Jesus. In a special visitation to our saint, Jesus said to her: “Behold this heart which has so loved all God’s people and receives so [...]
In order to prepare for the Feast of St. Margaret Mary on October 16th, Sunday night’s chat focused on this Visitandine Saint of the Sacred Heart. Here are some topics and highlights: Do we think about Jesus Christ being “so passionately fond of the human race”? How can this be true? Why was Our Lord [...]
Joy of Faith As we continue to explore St. Francis de Sales’ understanding of faith as he expressed it in his Treatise on the Love of God, keep in mind that this saint possessed a general spiritual disposition of optimism, which will be reflected in the following excerpts from Book 3, Chapter 9. Joy , [...]
