by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 12, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Holy Week Meditations of St Francis de Sales THAT THE JOY AND HAPPINESS OF THE DEVOUT SOUL IS IN THE CROSS Sunday April 14 “Truly this was the Son of God” We desire no other joy nor shade than that of the cross, no other drink than the blood which trickles down it, no...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 6, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sunday April 7 “If the sweetest fruits, such as cherries, apricots, and strawberries, are easy to preserve all year round, being candied with sugar and honey, is it not wonderful if our hearts are preserved from the corruption of sin when they are sweet from the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2019 | LENT
Meditations of St Francis V+J 1 Sunday March 31 Consider that the gentle Jesus regarding His enemies around Him, said first “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” O what ardent charity! This Lord unable to excuse the sin of these men attributes...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 24, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sunday It is a great part of our perfection to support one another in our imperfections; for how can we exercise the love of neighbor, if not in this support? St. Fr. de Sales – to Sister Favre. Today, help me Lord to put a lot of love in little things, to smile...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 10, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
4 T Sunday: It is not for us to choose our will; we must see what God wants; and if God wants me to serve him in one thing, I must not want to serve him in another. St Francis to To Mrs. Brûlart “It is not by the grandeur of our actions that we please God, but...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 8, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
“A great misery among men is that they know what is due to them and that they feel so little of what they owe to others. »St Francis de Sales Spiritual Conferences Prayer: Today Lord Jesus, I ask you to give me the discernment to go to my brothers and...