by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 7, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
You can access the website of our Holy Source, Visitation Monastery in Annecy, France, here: http://visitationannecy.org/
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 4, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Outreach
January 1587: After having prayed the Memorare in front of the statue of Our Lady of Good Deliverance, Saint Francis de Sales is delivered from a deep mystical night. He was then a young student in Paris where the question of predestination was debated among...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 4, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
With all the uncertainty and vicissitudes that have come with 2020, how can we lean on the unchanging presence and promises of God our Heavenly Father?2. How can keeping our eyes fixed on eternity help us amidst all the fear mongering that has come with this past...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 31, 2020 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
Dear friends Guards of honor, At the start of a new year which is looming with all its uncertainties, we must take root in the hope of salvation. Nothing that will happen should discourage us from working for the Glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This is our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 9, 2020 | Advent, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
Pope Francis has declared a Year of the Patron of the Universal Church, St Joseph! Over the years we have posted blogs on this great saint from a Salesian perspective. Here are some of them to help you begin your year of devotion! St Joseph and St Francis de Sales by...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 30, 2020 | Advent, Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
What is the intention of Holy Church for Advent?2. What does it mean that Mary was conceived without sin, and what significance does it have for Advent?3. How can St. John the Baptist help us enter more deeply into the Advent season?4. How can we better use Advent to...