by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 10, 2014 | Discernment with DeSales, Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
Live+Jesus The Visitation Monastery of Mobile is overflowing with novices! May this Year of Consecrated Life bring much grace to each Sister in formation to persevere in her monastic vocation. http://visitationmonasterymobile.org/HTMLcode/Novitiate.htm...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 24, 2014 | Discernment with DeSales, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
St. Francis de Sales’ sermon for a Religious Profession on the Feast of the Annunciation of 1621 highlights the beauty of the call of God to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose vocation became so clear on that day. St Francis quotes the Song of Songs,” Let Him...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 15, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Discernment with DeSales, Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
If you are a young woman in her 20’s or 30’s and have been pondering a vocation to the monastic, contemplative life, a Visitation community has been formed just for you! In June of 2013, the Second Federation of the Visitation in the United States began a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 30, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Discernment with DeSales, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
The Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, February 2, 2014 is also dedicated as the World Day for Consecrated Life. St. Francis de Sales spoke some of his thoughts about this Feast. In his sermon on Feb. 2, 1622 this Founder of the Visitation Order of Holy Mary...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 4, 2014 | Discernment with DeSales, Visitation News, Vocation news
Live + Jesus! Our Lady’s gift to the St. Jane de Chantal Gallery Community at Georgetown Visitation Monastery for this New Year is Adrienne who is beginning her discernment program. Keri Cole who will return shortly from her family visit will become a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 18, 2013 | Discernment with DeSales, Events, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
At any time in your life, have you been stirred by the message of St. Francis de Sales or St. Jane de Chantal? Fascinated by their lives? Drawn to the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, or interested in the apparitions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque? Does an...