by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 25, 2017 | LENT
Lent 2017 Pope Francis is dedicating this Lenten season to the poor. “He became poor so, that by His poverty you might become rich.” With this in mind let us gather the fragments so that nothing is wasted. Together we will uncover this in a new way. To...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 23, 2016 | LENT, Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality
Our Lord Jesus Christ taught complete abandonment to the Father when He was on the Cross. This Holy Week we will once again hear His cry “My God, My God, why Have You abandoned Me?” Visitandine Mother Ponnet sheds light on this act of abandonment for our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 20, 2016 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
From March 20, 1622 Humility and Obedience Everything in the world has two faces, because everything has two principles. The first is God, the first cause of everything that exists. The second is the nothingness from which everything has been drawn. Now,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 14, 2016 | Holy Year of Mercy, LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more. “(Jn 8:11) This Gospel passage which we just heard over the weekend is echoed in the words of St. Francis de Sales: “The woman caught in adultery was brought to our Lord ashamed, full of fear, head down;...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 8, 2016 | LENT, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality
The interior thoughts of Mother Marie Madeleine Ponnet on LOVE give us an opportunity to contemplate the depths of this holiest of virtues during Lent. “In heaven one loves without interruption. I begged the Holy Spirit to teach me the most perfect act of love,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 2, 2016 | Guard of Honor, LENT
Our Lent continues and leads us to the sorrowful Holy Week. The month will end in the victorious Light of the Resurrection. To take advantage of the Easter graces, we must stay the course and hope to maintain our heart rooted in our effort. Sister Mary of the Sacred...