by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 11, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
CC3H4D Pope John XXIII (1881-1963) Who Reigned As Pope From 1958. and in 2022, the 60th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council. St Pope John the 23rd took St Francis de Sales as his model very early in his life as a seminarian. He wrote in his journal...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 10, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
What is so special about the human ability for reason? One mental capacity that sets humans apart from animals is the ability to be self- aware. What exactly does this mean? Why should knowledge cause us to be more modest and humble? And why can it so...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 9, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History
A slide presentation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kF1CKk4tN1IH9sRvwaCjeH8_4OObU5Ew/edit#slide=id.p1
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 8, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation Saints
This year St. Margaret Mary’s Feast falls on a Sunday, so some may choose to celebrate it on Monday October 17rather than the 16th. Whatever choice you make, here is a Novena to help prepare you for this great Saint’s Feast. As a Visitation Nun, she was...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 6, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation News
On October 12th, we celebrate the Feast of Blessed Louis Brisson, Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. His connection to the Visitation Nuns of Troyes, France, especially to the “Good Mother” Mother Mary de Sales Chappuis, brings him close to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 3, 2022 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
Dear guards of honor, As if to associate with the greyness of the news, autumn seems already settled. But no matter, even if we don’t see it, we are certain that the sun is still shining somewhere. It is the same with Jesus, invisible to our eyes but eternally...