by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 29, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
St. Francis de Sales’ teaching on faith can be summarized by his eight Rules of Faith as expressed in his work, The Catholic Controversy. He claimed that they are certain and infallible tests of faith: Scripture Tradition The Church Councils The Fathers The...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 27, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“We are keeping the Octave of the Feast of the Holy Innocents, on which day holy Church makes us read the Gospel which describes how the Angel of the Lord told the glorious St. Joseph in a dream,that is to say when sleeping, that he must take the Child and the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 19, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
The Visitation Sisters who moderate chat will be in retreat this weekend so chat returns Dec 30th. If you would like to join us in your home with your own silent retreat, may St. Jane’s exhortation be a source of meditation for you.
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 18, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
One cannot be devoted to the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ without acknowledging the role played by a Visitation nun of Chambery, France, Venerable Mary Martha Chambon, in the renewal of this devotion.This humble and illiterate lay Sister was mystically...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 17, 2012 | Events, Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
Sacred Heart Apostolate Diocese of Brooklyn The Sacred Heart Apostolate was founded by Bishop DiMarzio as part of the Diocesan celebration of the Year of Faith. The Apostolate has four goals in renewing Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Diocese of Brooklyn:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 14, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
What better way to pray in Advent than with the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary? Visitandine Sister Benigna Consolata Ferrero (1885-1916) of Como Italy, was known as the “little Secretary of Jesus”. She responded to the Lord’s offer to suffer for peace during...