by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 27, 2015 | Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
On the Feast of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, Saturday January 24, 2015, one of the novices of our Tyringham Massachusetts Visitation Monastery pronounced her first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the presence of her Sisters, family and Bishop Thomas...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 21, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
As we continue our Series on St Francis de Sales’ perspectives on religious life, we hope his thoughts on the postulancy help new members in any congregation: “You tell me, my Mother, that our sisters the Postulants are full of good-will, but that they are...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 16, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
St Francis de Sales also wrote: “Most happy indeed is he who has no other will than that of the Community, and who each day takes as he requires, from the common stock. This is how we should understand that sacred saying of Our Lord : * Be not solicitous for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 15, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
As we continue to quote St Francis de Sales’ perspective on religious life in Part 3 of this series, we suggest you pay close attention to this segment from his Spiritual Conferences, Chapter 13. Many individuals in discernment seek community life, but do they...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 14, 2015 | Discernment with DeSales, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
As we prepare for St Francis de Sales Feast, January 24th, during this Year of Consecrated Life, we are looking at the Saint’s perspectives on Religious Life. This second post shares his point of view on the aim: “I say, then, my dear daughters, that our only...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 13, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
The Feast of St. Francis de Sales is approaching..on Saturday January 24th and our Church has also begun to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life. As a preparation for St. Francis de Sales’ Feast, we thought it might be good to consider his perspectives on...