by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 17, 2015 | Saintly Visitandines, Visitation Saints, Year of Consecrated Life
Visitandine Martyrs When St. Francis de Sales spoke of martyrdom, he probably had no idea that nearly 400 years later Sisters of the Order he founded would have the privilege of dying for their faith. But indeed this did happen to seven Spanish Vistandines in 1936,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 29, 2015 | Guard of Honor, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality
” We are passing ! ” “Yes, we pass, and quickly, without stopping in this land of exile. We are only passers-by .Faith and reason illuminate this truth cloudlessly: out of the bosom of God, we are heading for Him and returning! This is indisputable,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 1, 2015 | Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines
Our series of the Saintly Sisters of Nantes France was completed last month; this month we begin a short series on saintly Visitandnes of Moulins, France. The following two Sisters were contemporaries in the Visitation Monastery of Moulins. Sr. Marie-Marguerite...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 2, 2015 | Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines
This Visitandine of Nantes France was the daughter of a tradesman, a dyer of the late 17th century. She entered the Monastery of the Visitation of Nantes in 1690 and lived until the age of 86, a true Marian soul. She spoke with such fervor of divine Love that she was...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 29, 2015 | Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
Bishop Ellul, Postulator for her cause, has written a book about Anne-Madeleine Rémuzat who was chosen by God to develop the devotion to the Sacred Heart, especially in Marseilles, France. The...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 13, 2015 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Saintly Visitandines, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
Léonie struggled with poor health her whole life, and it even kept her from remaining as a Visitandine Sister. However, after 12 years of struggles she finally entered and remained in the monastery until death. What can she teach us about perseverance in faith? Léonie...