by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 22, 2014 | Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sunday November 23rd is the Feast of Christ the King. Instituted long after the life of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, this Feast nevertheless was “anticipated” by St Francis in one of his meditations from his “Introduction to the Devout...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 21, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Year of Consecrated Life
Salesian Online – Advent Course Offerings 2014 These courses are run simultaneously for enrichment and are completely ONLINE. There are no papers due and requires limited reading. Courses run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 24. You may sign on to your course as early as...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 20, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Vocation news
On Friday, November 21st, the glorious Feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, Visitandines around the world will renew their holy vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. As the Oblate Father Alexander Pocetto OSFS put it, “By renewing our vows, we become more...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 19, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Ask for Nothing, Refuse Nothing” is a much quoted phrase of St. Francis de Sales. But what does it mean? This was a question posted by a chatter during our Sunday Night Living Jesus chat room session. As we welcome your input to this site, we post here a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 14, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
In his Renovation of Vow retreat to the Visitandines of New York, The late Fr. John Conmy OSFS had this to say about the virtue of hope and its connection to the vow of poverty: “The vow of poverty helps me to grow in this virtue of hope, in this sinking of my...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 13, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
Do you believe that? You have been a saint! When? At the time of your baptism! and perhaps, momentarily at other times, for example, your religious Profession. According to the late Father John Conmy, OSFS, in his retreat to the Visitation Sisters of New York, he...