by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 29, 2024 | St. Francis de Sales
by St Francis de Sales “See how your father and I have suffered in seeking you…”Luke 2:41-52 Some advice to the abbess of the Puits d’Orbe, in May 1605(Œuvres de St François de Sales, XXVI 229) Bad sadness disturbs the mind, agitates the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 26, 2024 | Guard of Honor
Your Will Be Done Our Lord, upon entering the world, said to his Father, “Here I come to do your will.” By agreeing to be incarnated, Jesus submitted to the obedience of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. Speaking to the crowds of Judea, Jesus specified: “My food is to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 26, 2024 | Guard of Honor, Visitation History
Life of Sister Marie du Sacré Cœur Bernaud (continued) To prepare for the international meeting of the Guards of Honor in Bourg-en-Bresse, the cradle of the work, which is also part of the Jubilee of the 350th anniversary of the Apparitions of Jesus to Saint...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 26, 2024 | Guard of Honor
“On the way to a Holy Year of grace and peace!” Dear friends Guards of Honor, At the beginning of this year 2025, our hearts are open to hope and joy. This year is special: the universal Church is preparing to cross the threshold of the Holy Year, an exceptional time...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 26, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Merry Christmas! A Savior is Born! Due to Christmas, we will not be having our usual article and subsequent Sunday chat. Rather, please ponder excerpts below from a homily of St. Francis de Sales.We wish you a blessed and joyful Christmas! Some words of St. Francis de...