by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
December 8, 1602: Episcopal ordination of St. Francis de Sales in the church of his baptism in Thorens December 13, 1641: death of St. Jeanne de Chantal at the Visitation de Moulins 17 December 1887: birth of the servant of God Mother Maria Angélica Alvarez Icaza in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 29, 2016 | Guard of Honor
Holy Advent to all! This is the favorite month of children! Will we be able to regain our childlike heart and marvel at the manger? But who says “child” also says … obedience! It is to this spirit of obedience that Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 28, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sister Susan Marie: With the Thanksgiving holiday here, how can stopping and giving thanks be a way of following the advice given here by St. Francis? Often the story of Martha and Mary is interpreted by looking at Martha exclusively in a negative light....
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 25, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Advent season begins this Sunday, and to live it well and prepare for Christmas, we present some thoughts from St. Francis de Sales on the Incarnation from his sermons. Week 1 Sunday: ” Scribes and Pharisees declared that they were awaiting the promised...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 23, 2016 | Events, Holy Year of Mercy, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
On Sunday, November 20, 2016, Mr. Daniel DiSilva came to Visitation Monastery, Brooklyn, to present the story and the documentary on the discovery, history and travels of the Original painting of the Divine Mercy picture. No fictional detective story can match the...