by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 9, 2015 | Photos & videos, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
Would you like to learn more about St. Francis de Sales? This brief video highlights the life of this innovative missionary, spiritual writer, bishop, and doctor of the church who is patron saint of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales and Founder of the Order of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 25, 2015 | Events, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Year of Consecrated Life
The process will be opened on the 115th anniversary of Leonie’s religious profession as Sister Francoise Therese in the chapel where she made her vows as a Visitation nun on July 2, 1900. Mgr Jean-Claude Boulanger, bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux, will preside at...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 3, 2015 | Events, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated on June 12th this year. In order to prepare we will post reflections on the Heart of Jesus by St. Francis de Sales, as a mini-novena. Day 9 “My Beloved is mine and I am His.” I do nothing except to please Him;...
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 | 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...