by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 7, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
The latest issue of the ICSS Newsletter is a wonderful testament to Salesian scholars and the recently beatified Blessed Louis Brisson, OSFS, Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Full color photographs of the beatification ceremony in September 2012...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 7, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
Devotion to St. Joseph is intrinsic to the Visitation Nuns. Foundress St. Jane de Chantal had a deep devotion to the earthly, fatherly protector of Jesus. She was encouraged in this devotion by co-founder St. Francis de Sales, who called on St. Joseph as the Patron of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 6, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Sr. Mary de Sales Galerne VHM, did not have a long life, living only 37 years, from 1895 to 1932. But this French Visitation Nun managed to grow interiorly from a young person indifferent to religion in her early youth to one filled with profound spiritual wisdom,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 5, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Spiritual Conference of St. Francis de Sales, entitled, “The Virtues of St. Joseph”, or Conference 19, spell out quite clearly the characteristics the Founder of the Visitation Order wanted to emphasize in this Patron of the Monasteries. St. Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 4, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Founder of the Visitation Order, St. Francis de Sales, had inspiring thoughts about and great devotion to St. Joseph. We are sharing some of them during this month. St. Francis said, ” Oh, what a saint is the glorious St. Joseph! He is not only a patriarch,...