by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 21, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
(February 22, 2012: Ash Wednesday) “Rend your hearts, not your garments.” During his last Lent before his death in December 1622, Francis de Sales preached in a sermon in which he made the following observation: “Our Divine Savior (who instituted the fast) greatly...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 19, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
The St. Francis de Sales Association was founded in France in 1872. It is a spiritual family made up of lay Catholics – single, married, or widowed – who choose to live their lives grounded in the Gospel and according to Salesian teachings and virtues....
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 17, 2012 | Guard of Honor
We dipped into the obscure archives of one of our Monasteries to discover a historical treasure! The entire story of the beginnings and development of the GUARD OF HONOR OF THE SACRED HEART is available and waiting to be shared. It so happens that in March 2013, just...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 16, 2012 | Events, Visitation Outreach
Join us at St. Jane House for Mardi Gras and a Movie: 2/21, 6pm! The Movie? Tom Shadyac’s I AM Join us at St. Jane House for Mardi Gras and a Movie: 2/21,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 14, 2012 | Sacred Heart, Visitation Saints
February 15th is the Feast of the Jesuit Saint Claude de la Colombiere. http://www.visitationmonastery.co.uk/lifeclaude.html A powerful bond united St Claude and the Visitation Nun St Margaret Mary in the accomplishment of a special mission: the establishment of...