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St. Jane de Chantal, Servant of the Poor

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 26, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Saints

Jane de Chantal: a life for the poor at the time of the wars of religion “I have always believed that in the person of these poor I wipe the wounds of Jesus Christ,” said St. Jane de Chantal, the founder of the Order of the Visitation.Jane-Françoise...

Preparing for St. Jane’s Feast-2

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 25, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Saints

From her childhood, Jane de Chantal is described as “beautiful, cheerful, simple, clairvoyant, determined and deeply applied to her duties as a Christian”.  “The perfect lady” first saw her faith in service to the poor and the sick. But after...

Sunday chat July 21

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 24, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

Is Saint Francis saying that loves that are lesser than the love of God are bad? Does the love of created things necessarily entail disobedience to the divine majesty? What does it mean to put the love of God first? How can we discover what is the chief love of the...

Preparing for the Feast of St. Jane de Chantal

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 19, 2019 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation News, Visitation Saints

On August 12th we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation Order’s Foundress, St. Jane de Chantal The teaching of this mystic of the seventeenth century always resonates with such force in our time: it is through small things and the gift of self that one...

Sunday chat July 7

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 8, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

Let’s consider this Gospel story about the man whom Jesus called, who wanted to first go and bury his father. Is Jesus saying that we shouldn’t bother burying our loved ones? 2. Saint Francis uses this story to explain the type of love that we should offer...

July-Month of Jesus’ Precious Blood

by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 29, 2019 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality

Dear friends, guards of honor, Holy feast for all of the Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary! July is the month traditionally dedicated to the Precious Blood. This devotion reminds us of the infinite mercy of Jesus who shed his Blood to save us. We can...
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