Memo of the month
May 13, 1920: Canonization by Pius Ⅺ of Saint Marguerite-Marie (mystical nun of the monastery of the Visitation of Paray-le-Monial, confidante of the Sacred Heart of Jesus).
May 13, 1933: Birth in Heaven of Venerable Sister Marie-Marguerite Bogner at the Visitation of Erd, at the age of 27. She was the first Visitandine of Hungary.
May 15, 1956: Pope Pius Ⅻ publishes “Hauriteis Aquas”, an encyclical letter on the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
May 28 (last Saturday in May): Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Heavenly Patron of the Honor Guard
On this day the Apostolic Penitentiary grants plenary indulgence to members of the Guard of Honor under ordinary conditions. See the Spiritual Roots page for more information.
May 31, 1992: Canonization by Saint John Paul Ⅱ of Saint Claude la Colombière (Jesuit, great propagator of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and spiritual director of Saint Marguerite-Marie).
May 31: Solemnity of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
patronal feast of our Order.
In this jubilee year of the 4th centenary of the canonization of Saint Francis de Sales, founder of the Order of the Visitation of Saint Mary, the plenary indulgence is granted to all the faithful under ordinary conditions.