by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 14, 2022 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
Day 1:”Here I am, I have come, my God, to do your will”(Hb, 10, 7) Prayer of Saint Jeanne de Chantal “Lord, sovereign goodness,I abandon myself in your arms, in joys and sorrows.Take me wherever you like.I will not look at the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 17, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History
How did St Jane and St Vincentarrange the spiritualk direction sessions together? Even when the requirements of new houses called Jane away from Paris for a time, she failed not to communicate with her director by letter ; and several of these touch ing memorials of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 16, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History
After St./ Francis de Sales died in 1622, St Vincent de Piul became St. Jane’s spiritual director. How had this come to be? It was in the year 1622 tliat Vincent accepted the office of spiritual director to the nuns of the Order of the Visitation of St. Mary at...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 13, 2021 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
2022 marks the 450th anniversary of birth of St Jane de Chantal and the 400th anniversary of the death of St Francis de Sales. To highlight these dates a variety of Salesian events are being planned. Fr Jim Greenfield OSFS, President of DeSales University will deliver...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 6, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
A few Golden Maxims from our Foundress’s writings: We must support inconveniences with great courage, remaining unshaken in this truth: Seek first the Kingdom of God and His justice and all things shall be added unto you. If we cast all anxious and troubled...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 4, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History
August 3, 1903 : Death of Sister Marie du Sacré-Cœur Bernaud (Religious of the Visitation and founder of the Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart) at the Monastery of the Visitation of Bourg-en-Bresse. She promises the Honor Guards that from up there she will...