by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 28, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints, YEAR OF FAITH
The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary follows the Rule of St. Augustine, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/ruleaug.html chosen by our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, when we were erected into a formal Order after several years as a simple congregation in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 11, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, YEAR OF FAITH
Salesian Week 2013, will walk in the footsteps of the Year of Faith.A week to discover, pray, reflect with Saint François de Sales and Holy Jeanne de Chantal in the Basilica of the Visitation Every day, a Mass at 630PM in the Basilica of the Visitation of Annecy,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 24, 2013 | Events, Sacred Heart, Visitation Outreach, YEAR OF FAITH
On his sacred journey to Rio, Pope Francis demonstrated his deep affection for the youth of the world by placing them in the Heart of Christ. The Holy Father said, “I am here to meet young people coming from all over the world, drawn to the open arms of Christ...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 7, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach, YEAR OF FAITH
Sun chat: The Light of Faith. Pope Francis new encyclical and St Francis de Sales on the light of faith Sister Susan Marie: In our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday, we will discuss these points: Both the Holy Father and St. Francis use vivid images of light to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 5, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
The first encyclical by Pope Francis is named LUMEN FIDEI ; the Light of Faith. In his exposition, Pope Francis states: “The light of Faith: this is how the Church’s tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus. In John’s Gospel, Christ says of himself:...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 27, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach, YEAR OF FAITH
We discussed this article on Faith Love and Evangelization: http://web1.desales.edu/assets/salesian/PDF/ATP-NewEvangelization.pdf M: I was fascinated to learn from the article that the word “creed” comes two words: cor and do – heart and set. Sister...