by Sister Susan Marie | May 16, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The texts of the Sixth Sunday of Easter reveal to us the face of the Church, a Church capable of universality in his mission: Paul and Barnabas brought back all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the nations. The faith ! St Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 16, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
n the opening paragraph, does it seem like St. Francis is excusing the young woman’s sins/faults because of her temperament?The first paragraph is reminiscent of these two Bible verses. Discuss in this context: “And Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them;...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 9, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What does it mean to unite our sweat with Jesus’ sweat? If you have ever gotten to set sights on the Shroud, did you ever envision that it contains within it the remnants of the sweat of such a great saint as St. Francis? While it is...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 6, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
in Annecy: We have arrived in May. On the 1st, we celebrated St Joseph, worker. The Book of Hours says: “Work is joy and pain, it is service to the community and approach to God: this is what we learn at the school of Nazareth. And in Constitution 16: “How good it is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 30, 2022 | Guard of Honor, Salesian Spirituality
All those who love Jesus deeply necessarily have an infinite tenderness and devotion for his mother Mary! On the Cross, in a silent heart-to-heart prayer, Jesus bequeathed to his Mother all the graces He possessed, and addressing John, He gave her to us as Mother! In...