by Sister Susan Marie | May 7, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News
The third annual meeting of the North American Salesian Network (NASN) took place at the Passionist Retreat Center in Detroit April 28 – 30. Fourteen participants represented the following Salesian congregations and associations: DeSales Resources and Ministries...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 4, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
On May 1st we celebrated the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. St. Joseph serves as a model for all workers and an intercessor as well. Fr. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS, illustrates this with his article on St. Joseph, when he states, ” fidelity is the essence of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 29, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales had a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was through praying the Memorare to her, kneeling before a statue of Our Lady of Kind Deliverance, that he was freed from a serious and debilitating temptation as a young man. During the month of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 21, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
In the spirit of Divine Mercy, we are being blessed with two canonizations on April 27th and both of these most saintly popes had a distinct relationship to our Founder of the Visitation, St Francis de Sales. Blessed John the 23rd took St Francis de Sales as his...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 20, 2014 | St. Francis de Sales
“Consider, Jesus rose from the tomb by His own power; He came forth by His own might. Behold Jesus more triumphant than ever, behold Jesus alive! O holy and faithful Virgin! how sweet to thy maternal heart has been this happy news; thy Son is living! My soul,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 16, 2014 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
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