by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 26, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints, Vocation news
St. Margaret Mary suggested a view of the vows and Evangelical Counsels in a deeply Eucharistic light. It is before the Divine Tabernacle that she invites us to come, asking that our obedience should be imitating the obedience of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament....
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 25, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News
We just learned that a book club on St. Francis de Sales’ Introduction to the Devout Life begins next week. Read about it here and join up! http://sfdsassociation.org/news/intro-to-devout-life-book-club.html
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 25, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints, Vocation news
“O how beautiful is the chaste generation with glory: for the memory thereof is immortal: because it is known both with God and with men.” (Douay-Rheims Bible: Book of Wisdom, Chapter 4, verse 1) That which called forth this cry of admiration was the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 23, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
The Brooklyn Visitation Academy welcomes the members of the Visitation Salesian Network Oct 24-25 here in Bay Ridge. These faculty and staff members of the various Visitation schools around the country : Georgetown, Brooklyn, St Louis, Mendota Heights and Frederick,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 22, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Today October 22 is the Feast of Blessed John Paul 11, soon to be canonized, next April 27 2014. Our Holy Founder, St. Francis de Sales can be viewed in relation to our newest Blessed Pope John Paul 11. Father John Sankarathil, OSFS masterfully shows us how!...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 21, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
St. Teresa was not canonized a saint until the last year of St. Francis’ lifetime. Nonetheless, what did St. Francis de Sales see in the writings of St. Teresa of Avila? In the quote from above, what does St. Francis de Sales mean when he refers to St. Teresa’s...