by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2022 | Guard of Honor, LENT, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History
Dear all, This is the month of Light and Joy par excellence: we are celebrating the Resurrection of Our Lord! Admittedly, it may seem difficult to find a little clarity in a complicated world with gloomy prospects: elections, economic crises, epidemics, wars,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 29, 2022 | Sacred Heart, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History
April 2, 1787: The Superior of the Visitation of Annecy makes known to the whole Order the 5 visions of a Sister whose name she conceals, and from whom Jesus asked for a renewal of devotion to her Heart, and the propagation of his worship. This is what triggered the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 28, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History
March 5, 1604 : Saint François de Sales, bishop of Geneva, preaches Lent in Dijon and meets the Baroness of Chantal, this is the starting point of one of the most beautiful spiritual friendships in the history of the Church. He will be able to say: “The...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 20, 2022 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines, Visitation History
Who was Heleny Korytkówny later known as Siostry Marii Andrzeji, a Visitation Nun, presumably in Poland? Why is her memoir and correspondence published? Kartki z życia Heleny Korytkówny, Siostry Marii Andrzeji Wizytki Jan Rostworowski Veritas Foundation Publication...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 17, 2022 | Sacred Heart, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History, Visitation News
Dear friends, We are entering the season of Lent and we can encourage ourselves with the Lenten antiphon “With our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ, let us enter into the battle of God! » The fight of God is what the sisters of the monasteries of the Visitation in Colombia...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 5, 2022 | Visitation History, Visitation Outreach
For nine years we have researched into the history of the Visitation Monasteries in Europe who were privileged to be part of the rescue of trafficked women in the 1800’s. We have come to the end of our discoveries through research and invite scholars to continue...