by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 21, 2019 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
A festive diocesan time praying at the Basilica of the Visitation of Annecy for three days. Thursday, May 30: Ascension Day; Friday, May 31: Feast of the Visitation; conference, show. Saturday, June 1: Recollection followed by an evening and a night for young people....
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 9, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
In October 2018 a famous young woman from the French Telethon Programming entered a Visitation Monastery near Nantes, France, Jeanne Pelat. Jeanne has suffered much physically in her 22 years but her faith is outstandingly strong. Her new book is all about the value...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 8, 2019 | St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Uncategorized, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
On this Feast of St. Bakhita, we continue our story about the Visitation Monastery of Milan and its central role in the efforts to rescue trafficked girls in the 1800’s. The rescue work of Fathers Olivieri and Verri was placed under the constant protection of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 6, 2019 | Visitation History
Over the past several years, we have shared how the Visitation Monasteries in Europe in the 1800’s helped to house trafficked girls from the African continent, some who became student boarders and some, eventually, nuns....
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...