by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 16, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis points out that God has no need of us (as if God lacks something), instead He created us to share in His goodness. However, after the resurrection, Jesus tells his disciples to spread the gospel, almost as if God is allowing...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 14, 2024 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach
Today we celebrate the feast of the Visitation. Of course, we pray for our Sisters of the Visitation, especially for Sister Marie-Angélique, who is celebrating the jubilee of her religious consecration. It is also the entry into the Triduum of the Visitation. Every...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 1, 2024 | Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History
1er Friday in the month of June, 1674 Our Lord Jesus Christ, during what is called the 2ndTh great apparition, asks Saint Margaret Mary (nun of the Visitation of Paray-le-Monial) for the communion of reparation of the 1ster Friday of each month and...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 27, 2024 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St Francis de Sales said of this biblical event, the Visitation: “Do you not think that what most particularly prompted our glorious Mistress to make this visit was her most ardent charity and a very profound humility which enabled her to pass with such speed...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 21, 2024 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
Every year, for the feast of the Visitation, a highlight is offered to you to better enter into the legacy of Saint Francis de Sales. The theme of this 2024 edition is entitled “Heart of Jesus, treasure of joy”, an expression of Saint Marguerite-Marie...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 19, 2024 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit, promised by Jesus, and poured out on the apostles. For us Christians, it is the incredible discovery of a new force, that of the Spirit of God, given in superabundance at baptism. The Spirit...