by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 30, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
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by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 28, 2020 | Guard of Honor, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
The month opens with the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Light of nations and the world in general, we sometimes forget that Jesus is also the light for each of us. This may be an opportunity to ask ourselves what light we are for others.And if our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 27, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
XIR171509 St. Francois de Sales (1567-1622) Giving the Rule of the Visitation to St. Jeanne de Chantal (1572-1641) (oil on canvas) by Halle, Noel (1711-81) oil on canvas Eglise Saint-Louis-en-L’Ile, Paris, France Lauros / Giraudon French, out of copyright Net TV...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 27, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How do we ensure that God remains first in our lives? How can we keep our focus on eternity when pursuing our earthly tasks and responsibilities? Is St. Francis arguing against leisure? How do we properly discern something that is a duty and something that is not? St....
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 20, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
In Matthew 6:24, Jesus says, “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” How can we connect that with the current reflection?2....
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 15, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Feast of St. Francis de Sales is January 24, 2020, and we can prepare for it during this Jubilee Year of his spiritual daughter, St Margaret Mary, by imbibing his love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. So this novena begins today, January 15: « The most spacious and...