by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 21, 2020 | St. Francis de Sales
August 22 is the Feast of the Queenship of Mary. O Mary, Sovereign of this universe! you who are our joy, our support and our defense, take an interest in me with the Lord, obtain for me the grace to make me worthy to enjoy one day this bliss which you now enjoy in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 17, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why do you think St. Francis emphasized this difficulty of serving the Church while being entrenched in the world? How can we avoid letting the concerns of the world not hinder our spiritual lives and service to the Kingdom of God? St. Francis encourages meditation...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 16, 2020 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality
The nuns of the monastery of the Visitation tell extraordinary stories. In particular, it was Sister Teresa Bourgeat who was the “chosen one” by the angelic messagesWe find the presence of the guardian angel in the life story of the venerable Mother...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 12, 2020 | St. Francis de Sales
LETTER XXVI.To A SISTER OF THE VISITATION.On the Feast of the Assumption. AH! how lovely is this dawning of the eternal day, which, rising towards heaven, goes on, methinks, ever increasing in the benedictions of its incomparable glory ! May the odors of eternal...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 12, 2020 | St. Jane de Chantal
St. Jane de Chantal’s Feast is celebrated on August 12th and this Foundress of the Visitation Order of Holy Mary demonstrates characteristics that can model responses for us in our own times. We are living through the Covid-19 pandemic; she lived courageously...