March 5, 1604: Saint Françis de Sales preaches Lent in Dijon and meets the Baroness de Chantal there. It is the start of one of the most beautiful spiritual friendships in the history of the Church. He will be able to say later: “The Visitation is the fruit of the trip to Dijon”.
March 13, 1863: Sister Marie du Sacré-Cœur Bernaud, nun of the Visitation of Bourg-en-Bresse, receives from Heaven the vision of the Dial of the Guard of Honor and the revelation of the spirituality of this Work that she has the mission to found.
March 21, 1907: On this day dies in the odor of holiness Sister Marie-Marthe Chambon, humble nun at the Visitation of Chambéry, and apostle of devotion to the Holy Wounds of Jesus. (Beatification process in progress: marie-marthe-chambon.fr)
March 25, 1606: Saint Françis de Sales preaches Lent in the Senate of Savoy, in the Dominican Church in Chambéry. It is then that he is illuminated by the rays projected by a large crucifix placed in front of his pulpit. It was Good Friday. The crucifix can be found today in the Chapel of the Visitation of Thonon-Marclaz.