by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 2, 2015 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Year of Consecrated Life
Sunday June 7th is the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi. St. Francis wrote abundantly on the Holy Eucharist. Here is a sample of his thoughts, for your reflection and preparation for the Feast: “The Holy Eucharist is the perfect Communion...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 1, 2015 | Monthly Mystic, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH
Mère Marie-Philomène Maujoüan du Gasset The iris with the triple crown of petals evokes the deep devotion of Mother Marie to the Holy Trinity. Soul of prayer, worshiping the living God in the temple of her heart, she drew the faith and energy to carry out the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 1, 2015 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
This reflection calls to mind this quote from Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: “The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 31, 2015 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
A Homily given at the Visitation Monastery of Moulins France, May 9, 2015 Translated by Visitationspirit.org “What joy and emotion for me to celebrate in this blessed place! I am brought back to a time of childhood when, living in Nantes, I served Mass on...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 30, 2015 | Events, Visitation News, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
On this “transferred” Feast of the Visitation, Saturday May 30 our Brooklyn Visitandines welcomed a new postulant, Piedad. The new postulant was welcomed into the community after Daytime Prayer after a two year discernment process. Please pray for her as...