by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 28, 2015 | Events, Salesian Spirituality
The Salesian Family celebrates St John Bosco’s 200th Birthday this year with many events! As Visitandines we celebrate along with them, especially as Don Bosco also chose our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, as the patron for his new congregation. In an article...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 27, 2015 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
On Sunday we will take the opportunity to chat about “Quiet prayer”. St Francis de Sales had a lot to teach us about this form of being in the presence of God, and so did St Theresa of Avila. Read their sentiments and come and discuss YOUR experience on Sunday Feb...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 27, 2015 | Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
On the Feast of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, Saturday January 24, 2015, one of the novices of our Tyringham Massachusetts Visitation Monastery pronounced her first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the presence of her Sisters, family and Bishop Thomas...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 26, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales
In addition to Happy Birthday, that is! St. Francis de Sales had a great admiration for St Teresa and mentions her many times in his writings. This year the Carmelites are celebrating St Teresa’s 500th anniversary of birth in many substantial ways. We join them...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 26, 2015 | Visitation News
Today’s Toledo Blade newspaper highlights the Visitation Nuns in that city as well as the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Read it here: http://www.toledoblade.com/Religion/2015/01/24/A-contemplative-day-for-annual-feast-day-of-St-Francis-de-Sales.html...