by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 27, 2021 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Holy Week Meditations of St Francis de Sales THAT THE JOY AND HAPPINESS OF THE DEVOUT SOUL IS IN THE CROSS Sunday Mar 28 “Truly this was the Son of God” We desire no other joy nor shade than that of the cross, no other drink than the blood which trickles down it, no...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 25, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
St. Francis de Sales’ sermon for a Religious Profession on the Feast of the Annunciation of 1621 highlights the beauty of the call of God to the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose vocation became so clear on that day. St Francis quotes the Song of Songs,” Let Him kiss...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 16, 2021 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Fourth Sunday of Lent, Laetare – March 14 But God is rich in mercy; because of the great love with which he loved us. (Ep 2, 4) Your miseries and your infirmities should not astonish you: God has seen others, and his mercy does not reject the miserable. (To a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 9, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach
What danger lies in giving way to scrupulosity?What can we do to avoid scrupulosity?Though God asks much of us, what does it mean to entrust everything to his hands?Why is it important to not be overly concerned with our successes and whether we fully...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 27, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
by the Superior of Annecy Visitation Who is Joseph? To Joseph, God “entrusted the care of his most precious treasures ”. Joseph is a village craftsman: he is a carpenter. Human labor, in especially manual labor, takes on a special emphasis in the Gospel. He...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 26, 2021 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Monday March 1 “Seeing that he preferred Joseph to them, his other sons hated him, and they could no longer speak to him without hostility. “(Gn 37,4) I love your advancement in solid piety, and this advancement requires difficulties, so that you may be...