by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 31, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Mother Carmela Aprile We have a most unique story to unfold about this contemporary mystic, her relationships to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Visitation Monastery of Rosolini! Here is a woman, born in 1878 in poverty, widowed young, who buys an image of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 28, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
While Labor Day did not exist in St Francis de Sales time or culture, he did have thoughts about the tradition of work, and wrote about it in several of his writings. Here we quote from his Treatise on the Love of God. Perhaps these words can provide a meditation for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 28, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints, YEAR OF FAITH
The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary follows the Rule of St. Augustine, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/ruleaug.html chosen by our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, when we were erected into a formal Order after several years as a simple congregation in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 27, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, St. Francis de Sales
Our chat on Sunday touched upon the Spiritual Directory of St. Francis de Sales, especially focusing on the Commentary by Mother Marie Madeleine Ponnet. Unfortunately we cannot find the Commentary on line anywhere though copies are available in monasteries and the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 26, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
Open Forum led to a Long Discussion on Religious Life! Sister Susan Marie: One thing I can pose is candidates who explore several Visitation communities or those of another order. Why or how do they differ? Aug 25 2013, 7:26 PM L: That’s a good question! They...