by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 5, 2020 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary was founded by St Francis de Sales and St Jane de Chantal on June 6, 1610. That makes 410 years old on June 6, 2020! How quickly the years fly! Here are some memories from the 400th anniversary, 10 years ago, when international...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 2, 2020 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation Outreach
To prepare for the Novena and subsequent Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19th, we offer a retrospective of posts on the Sacred Heart of Jesus published over the years on this website. Enjoy and profit spiritually! St. Francis de Sales & the Sacred...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 31, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
The primitive, poetical and naïve concept of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament had a particular impact and influence on the ways in which Francis de Sales pictures the Holy Spirit. He seems to have found the “unknown God” more accessible, more knowable in some ways...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 28, 2020 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
Here is the month so dear to our heart, that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! We do not yet know how we will concretely live this Solemnity but we want to believe that the Spirit of Pentecost will have breathed hard enough and removed all the barriers imposed on our life...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 27, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
Discerning the presence of GodMother Marie-Thérèse, superior of the visitation of Annecy: “I discerned the love of God who called me to abandon and trust, two words that will guide me until...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 26, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
The Solemnity of Pentecost, to be celebrated this Sunday, “overshadows” the Feast of the Visitation on May31st, reminding us of the way Our Blessed Mother was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit at the Annunciation. The Holy Spirit is essential to both the...