by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 31, 2015 | Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
The St. Jane de Chantal Gallery Community at Georgetown Visitation Monastery has welcomed two women for discernment this month. Sr. Anne Francis and Sr Marie de Chantal share vocational ministry in working with the candidates. Gallery Ministry...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 30, 2015 | Photos & videos, Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
Sister Katherine Mullin VHM of our Visitation Monastery in Minneapolis, has been featured on Sister Story, speaking on Vatican 11 and its influence on the Visitation communities. Sister also tells her vocation story and about her joy in ministry. View all the videos...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 27, 2015 | Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
On the Feast of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, Saturday January 24, 2015, one of the novices of our Tyringham Massachusetts Visitation Monastery pronounced her first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the presence of her Sisters, family and Bishop Thomas...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 21, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
As we continue our Series on St Francis de Sales’ perspectives on religious life, we hope his thoughts on the postulancy help new members in any congregation: “You tell me, my Mother, that our sisters the Postulants are full of good-will, but that they are...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 16, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
St Francis de Sales also wrote: “Most happy indeed is he who has no other will than that of the Community, and who each day takes as he requires, from the common stock. This is how we should understand that sacred saying of Our Lord : * Be not solicitous for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 15, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
As we continue to quote St Francis de Sales’ perspective on religious life in Part 3 of this series, we suggest you pay close attention to this segment from his Spiritual Conferences, Chapter 13. Many individuals in discernment seek community life, but do they...