by Sister Susan Marie | May 27, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Continuation… Margaret Cassidy received the holy habit in the Georgetown Visitation Monastery in 1913, receiving the new name of Sr Mary Imelda. A year later she was professed, pronouncing her vows. In the meantime the Superior of Georgetown Mother M Agnes Faulhaber,...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 26, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Part 1 Mother Francis de Sales Cassidy, the Foundress of the Visitation Monastery in Snellville Georgia, may not be a “typical” mystic, but she certainly had “mystical moments” and a “mission” from the Lord. Mother was born in...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 24, 2013 | Photos & videos, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News
The Visitation Monastery in Pinerolo Italy has been featured in a 51 minute video that rivals the artistic beauty, simplicity, silence and spirituality of other outstanding monastic programs. Even if you do not understand Italian, you will enjoy the gorgeous vistas...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 20, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, YEAR OF FAITH
This insightful article by Senior Salesian Scholar Father Alexander T. Pocetto, OSFS, PH.d, entitled Love and Belief, St Francis de Sales and the New Evangelization, will stir your intellectual and devotional faculties....
by Sister Susan Marie | May 19, 2013 | Events, Visitation News, Vocation news
The Vocation and Formation programs in the Second Federation of the Visitation are experiencing some changes, and exchanges, between the Brooklyn and Georgetown Monasteries. On June 6th, we will initiate our St. Jane de Chantal Gallery Community, initially a...