by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 1, 2024 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History
Monthly Memo 1er October 1792 : The Sisters of the Visitation of Nantes are expelled for refusing to sign the revolutionary constitution. The monastery was transformed into a prison. October 4: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, heavenly patron of the Guard of Honor. In...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 1, 2024 | St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
“As I was in great suffering, Our Lord came to console me, saying: ‘My daughter, do not grieve, for I want to give you a faithful guardian who will accompany you everywhere and assist you in all your needs and who will prevent your enemy from prevailing...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 30, 2024 | St. Francis de Sales
We may trace a connection between the great seventeenth century theologians (Saint Francis de Sales and the masters of the “French School”) and Theresa of Lisieux. First of all, Pierre de Berulle was himself responsible for bringing the Reformed Carmel of Teresa of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 27, 2024 | St. Francis de Sales
“We add the verse Gloria to every psalm and canticle,according to the ancient custom of the Eastern Church, which the great S. Jerome begged Pope S.Damasus to institute here in the Western; to protest, that all the praises of men and angels are toolow to praise...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 26, 2024 | St. Francis de Sales
“When the unhappy troop of diabolic spirits, revolting from their Creator,essayed to draw to their faction the holy company of the blessed spirits, the glorious S. Michael,animating his comrades to the fidelity which they owed to their God, cried with loud voice...