by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 24, 2015 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Saints
http://www.ouest-france.fr/religion-vers-la-beatification-dune-soeur-de-sainte-therese-3136849 In English: http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/01/28/cause-of-st-therese-of-lisieuxs-sister-is-opened/ Towards the beatification of St. Teresa’s sister...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 23, 2015 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Saints
Saturday January 24 is the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor of the Church and Founder of the Visitation order, along with St. Jane de Chantal. What was the special spirit of this Saint and what can we learn from him today? Cardinal Wiseman wrote of him:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 28, 2014 | Guard of Honor, Saintly Visitandines, Visitation Saints
May the weeks between now and the Nativity be a peaceful journey of faith and humility to prepare us to welcome the God made man! A Blessed Advent to all. Here is Sr Mary of the Sacred Heart’s meditation: Without being a member of the Law Society or a court,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 31, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Saints
November 1st is All Saints Day in the Catholic calendar. St. Francis de Sales instructs us how we should regard them, call on them and learn from them. He said in his “Introduction to the Devout Life”, “Inasmuch as God continually sends us...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 29, 2014 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Visitation Saints
The month of November has always been dedicated to prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Visitation Order’s early history reveals a mystic amidst the Annecy community who had a special mission to these Holy Souls. She was Sister Marie Denise de Martignat, of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 29, 2014 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Visitation Saints
In these days when we pray especially for our dear departed, here is the advice of the Foundress of the Guard of Honor: Purity of intention A thing is pure when it is free of any mixture or of any foreign body in its own essence , that is to say, it is in perfect...