by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 20, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Nothing should be done through routine but through clear choice and use of the will?” What if an action through routine occurs and the interior disposition does not follow? Can routine sometimes lead to a greater interior attitude? • Discuss the meaning of Saint...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 16, 2020 | Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
Visitandines of Vilnius FIRST to view original Divine Mercy Image ….Because it was painted on their premises, in the Chaplain’s cottage of the Visitation Monastery. Former Mother Superior Mother Gertrude Janke, VHM, tells the story: Fr. Sopoćko gave conferences to our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 14, 2020 | Visitation Outreach
We are celebrating the Resurrection at this very special time when we are facing our limits and where we have no visibility into the future, even near. Our way of life had dismissed uncertainty as a condition of our existence, and maintained the illusion that we were...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 1, 2020 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
A prayer was composed by the Sanctuary on the occasion of the centenary of the canonization of Saint Marguerite-Marie: Saint Margaret -Mary, Beloved and Confident Disciple of the Heart of Jesus, we greet you in joy and thanksgiving in this centenary year of your...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 1, 2020 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
The times we live in are very complicated. It is a very special Lent and we hope this letter will encourage you to stand firm in the faith. We should not hesitate to re-read Paul’s letter to Timothy while he is in prison, also isolated (2Tm). He can guide us: In...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 30, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Why is having a rule for religious orders so important? What should one say to another who thinks it is too strict?2. Where is the line between willful disobedience and misguided disobedience?3. Saint Francis says it is not a sin to break the Rule, but he does say it...