by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 6, 2015 | Events, Visitation News, Year of Consecrated Life
Visitandines around the world welcome the new Superior of our Visitation Monastery in Annecy, France, the Holy Source of our Order, the Visitation of Holy Mary, as Mother Marie Therese accepts the new role Divine Providence and the Holy Spirit have chosen for her....
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 3, 2015 | Events, Holy Year of Mercy, Salesian Spirituality
The Blessed Mother is a sublime model of Mercy and the Scriptural passage of the Visitation of Our Lady exudes this characteristic in a joyful way. As Visitandines we can begin this Year of Mercy by living more deeply the very Scriptural passage our Order is based...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 28, 2015 | Events, Holy Year of Mercy, Year of Consecrated Life
This evening we begin the most reverent and mystical season of Advent. The Monastery is a silent stronghold of prayerful preparation as Sisters move about, getting the Advent wreaths and candles into their holders, setting out the Advent blessings, changing...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 22, 2015 | Events, Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
During this Year of Consecrated Life, special grace abounds and a Brooklyn Novice responded with the pronouncing of her first vows on Saturday, November 21st, receiving the new name of Sister Mary Elizabeth. View Sister Mary Elizabeth pronouncing her vows, here:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 20, 2015 | Events, St. Francis de Sales
Meditation on Christ the King by St Francis de Sales Sunday November 22nd is the Feast of Christ the King. Instituted long after the life of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, this Feast nevertheless was “anticipated” by St Francis in one of his meditations from his...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 18, 2015 | Events, Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
On the Feast of the Presentation, Saturday November 21, 2015 Sr. Mary will make her temporary Profession of the Vows of poverty, chastity and obedience at Visitation Monastery, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. All the Professed Sisters of the Visitation will also renew...