by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 7, 2022 | St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach
“According to my judgment, it seems to me that the zeal for the salvation of souls was the dominant virtue in our Blessed Father; for, in a way, you would sometimes have said that he left the service that immediately looks to God, to prefer that of one’s...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 7, 2022 | St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach
This Jubilee Year for the IV Centenary of the entry into the Life of Saint Francis de Sales (28 December 1622) began with the 450th anniversary of the birth of Saint Jeanne de Chantal (23 January 1572). It has been rightly said that the perfect historian of a saint...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 31, 2022 | St. Jane de Chantal
These reflections are taken from a talk by Mother Anne Marie Babin VHM, Superior of the Visitation Monastery in Annecy, France in the 1860’s. Day one- Wed August 3 “Look and do according to the model which has been shown you. Does it not seem that Our Lord...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 31, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Outreach
The Feast of the Foundress of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, our Holy Mother, is celebrated on August 12. This year we will present a “novena” to spiritually prepare for the Feast, in a slightly different form. Meditations taken from a talk by a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 18, 2022 | Events, Photos & videos, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Saints
show on the forecourt of the Basilica of the Visitation, Saturday, September 17 at 5:30 pm. We look forward to introducing you to the show “Jeanne de Chantal, a free woman” on the forecourt of the Basilica of the Visitation, Saturday, September 17 at 5:30...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 11, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
: How can this short letter teach us something about the nature of the Church, about the importance of relying on each other?How might this little reflection on floating on some planks of wood teach us something about the theology of salvation by faith and...