by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 19, 2024 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit At the end of December 1614, our holy Mother recommended humility and resignation to the ladies of Lyon “to serve as a magnet for the guidance of the Holy Spirit”. This theme will guide us throughout the year 1615. It...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 20, 2024 | St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
The Sweet and Gentle Struggle: Francis de Sales onthe Necessity of Spiritual Friendship Terence A. McGoldrickProvidence College The Sweet and Gentle Struggle: Francis de Sales on the Necessity of Spiritual Friendship (2014 eBook Version)...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 6, 2024 | St. Jane de Chantal
Lord, You have given Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantalto attain high holinessthrough different states of life;grant us, at his prayer,to respond faithfully to our vocationto bear witness to the light in every circumstance.Amen. (Everyone can present their intention...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 14, 2024 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach
Today we celebrate the feast of the Visitation. Of course, we pray for our Sisters of the Visitation, especially for Sister Marie-Angélique, who is celebrating the jubilee of her religious consecration. It is also the entry into the Triduum of the Visitation. Every...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 1, 2024 | Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History
1er Friday in the month of June, 1674 Our Lord Jesus Christ, during what is called the 2ndTh great apparition, asks Saint Margaret Mary (nun of the Visitation of Paray-le-Monial) for the communion of reparation of the 1ster Friday of each month and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 28, 2024 | Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
March 5, 1604: Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, preaches Lent in Dijon and meets the Baroness de Chantal, the starting point of one of the most beautiful spiritual friendships in the history of the Church. He will be able to say: “The Visitation is the...