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 | LENT, St. Francis de Sales
Monday March 8 But he, passing through the midst of them, was on his way. (Lk 4:30) Who does not see that the world is like an iniquitous judge: full of indulgence for his children; but hard and relentless for those of...
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 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
March 5, 1604: Saint Françis de Sales preaches Lent in Dijon and meets the Baroness de Chantal there. It is the start of one of the most beautiful spiritual friendships in the history of the Church. He will be able to say later: “The Visitation is the fruit of the...
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...