by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 21, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Both Jane de Chantal and Francis de Sales firmly believed and taught that holiness was cultivated by striving to live in the present moment This means not only should we abandon ourselves to God’s will but also we should give up our natural tendency to worry...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 19, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
While devotion to God was always Jane’s and Francis’ primary goal, they also recognized the necessity of working in the real world with real and fallible people. Therefore, they continually advised that devotion to God should look pleasant and appealing to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 15, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
When first married, Jane arranged for Mass to be said before the hunt, her husband’s favorite pastime. She had daily Mass offered at Bourbilly which she attended regularly and encouraged her servants to attend. When living with her father-in-law, she rose very...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 14, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Jane’s combination of humanness and holiness can help us strengthen our souls and grow in spirituality. The more we learn and read about her the more inspired we will be by her teachings. Jane’s desire to dedicate her life completely to God as well as the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 12, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Throughout most of her religious life, Jane was tormented by temptations against the faith. Her prayer was frequently filled with dryness and rarely did she experience warm feelings of closeness to God. In spite of the fact that she hardly ever felt consolation in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 11, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
This is a chapter in the booklet, Sharing Prayerful Moments with St. Jane de Chantal, published by the Visitation Sisters in the United States. Both Jane and Francis had strong desires for a life of quiet contemplation and yet their positions of responsibility thrust...