by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 24, 2017 | St. Francis de Sales
“The birth of Our Lord gives rise to a thousand thoughts and affections in our hearts! Never could there have been a poorer or a happier birth, nor at the same time a more happy and radiant mother! As St Francis of Assisi used to say of the little Infant of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 21, 2017 | Visitation Outreach
From Poland: Chère Mère, Chères Sœurs Nous vous souhaitons cordialement que la descente du Fils de Dieu, notre Sauveur sur la terre, devienne une source de la paix et de la joie; la lumière et la force dans le fardeau quotidien de remplir la volonté de Dieu et...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 21, 2017 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
What more wonderful wish can anyone wish for than that of remaining in the Love of God? There is no better place to rest, recharge, draw all that is necessary and indispensable to our lives. God provides everything, in everything! It is therefore naturally this wish...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 19, 2017 | Advent
We wait with Mary “Mary said: ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.’” In God Desires You, St. Francis de Sales on Living the Gospel, author Eunan McDonnell, SDB, tells us: “…Jesus praises the poor in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 19, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
December 2017 Sunday chat: We begin with “Treatise on the Love of God” 12/15/17 Sunday chat: St. Francis sends us off in the final chapter in his book 12/07/17 Sunday chat: Can we have too many spiritual exercises? 12/01/17 November 2017 Sunday chat: We...