by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 1, 2015 | Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH
Mère Marie-Philomène Maujoüan du Gasset The iris with the triple crown of petals evokes the deep devotion of Mother Marie to the Holy Trinity. Soul of prayer, worshiping the living God in the temple of her heart, she drew the faith and energy to carry out the...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 5, 2015 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines
We continue our series about the saintly Sisters of the Nantes, France Visitation Monastery. Yvonne Justeau was born in 1883. In 1886,her father, Mr. Justeau had to go his properties in the colonies, leaving Yvonne age 3 and her younger brother Lucien to maternal...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 8, 2015 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines
We continue our series from our Nantes Visitation Monastery about the holy Visitandines who lived there. This month we share the life of Sister Marie-Antoine Poyas. Juliet was born into a peasant family of Deux-Sèvres, 29 August 1883. As a widow, her mother took in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 22, 2015 | Events, Holy Year of Mercy, Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines
Pope Francis has announced a Holy Year of Mercy to begin in December 2015. We shared this information and also some perspectives on St. Francis de Sales’ understanding of mercy in a previous post....
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 3, 2015 | Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines
This month we continue with our series about the Mystics of Visitation Monastery of Nantes, France. Sister Angelique Claude Garnier is symbolized by the violet. She entered the Visitation Monastery at the age of 17, in 1654. Her vocation was rooted in spiritual and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 22, 2015 | Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines, Visitation News, Visitation Saints
As the Church begins its process toward Visitation Sister Francoise Therese’s (Leonie Martin) beatification, many aspects of her life and devotion begin to be known. In addition, the deep relationship of the Carmelite and Visitation Orders in this Martin family...