by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 8, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Peace of Heart “Live joyously and serenely with whatever our Lord will do with you and for you.” Quiet Recollection: “We must keep our hearts open and wait for the heavenly dew to fall, because the graces of prayer are not like water welling up...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 6, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Jane was surely the seventeenth century model for the valiant woman of Proverbs. Highly gifted with a deep thirst for knowing and loving God, she never gave up listening closely to what God wanted from her. She never lost faith in God to guide her, and never lost the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 5, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Jane knew how to love and how to love deeply. After God, her husband came first. No one could take the place reserved for him in her heart. Her children, for all their trouble and the sorrow they caused their mother, could always be sure of an open mind and a willing,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 4, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Jane’s letters to those to whom she offered spiritual direction and to her own Visitation Sisters are replete with words of encouragement and exhortations to patience. She was convinced that we should do all things in God’s time and not in our own hurried...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 2, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Simplicity was always a favorite virtue of Francis and Jane. In living a simple life with thoughts of God, we will express loyalty, embody charity and generosity, find ordinariness and humility, connect with others and never lose hope, which keeps us all going! As the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 1, 2011 | "Prayerful Moments" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Jane was authentically human; she shows a great deal of affection for her sisters in the many letters she wrote. Her presence warmed the community and inspired others to grow spiritually. She loved as few saints have loved and loved in a normal way, but much more she...