by Editor | Dec 1, 2018 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History
December 8, 1602: Episcopal ordination of St. Francis de Sales in the church of his baptism in Thorens December 13, 1641: death of St. Jeanne Francoise de Chantal at the Visitation of Moulins.… December 17, 1887: birth of the servant of God Mother Marie Angélica...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 25, 2018 | Events, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
At the foot of the castle where St. Jeanne de Chantal lived with her six children, for eight years, on an exceptional morning under azure blue skies, the family of Chatellus has traditionally hosted the feast of Saint Jane de Chantal, in the park of its eponymous...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 13, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Jane de Chantal
What does it mean to abandon oneself to God? Does this mean that we lose our autonomy and become like robots following God? In light of this reflection, what are your thoughts on Our Lord’s words: “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 10, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Saints
St. Jane de Chantal teaches us about abandoning to Divine Providence This week we are are going to take a break from our reflection on Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God to celebrate the feast day of St. Jane Frances de Chantal (our foundress)....
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 1, 2018 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
1st Friday of the month in 1674: The Sacred Heart of Jesus during what is called the 2nd great apparition asks St. Margaret Mary the restorative communion of the first Friday of the month and the Holy Hour. June 6, 1610: In the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, in the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 25, 2018 | St. Jane de Chantal
A high school student in our Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School made an insightful connection to the Visitation order’s Foundress, St. Jane de Chantal, and victims of gun violence. This student, Eleanor, reflected ” …over 400 years ago, in...