by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 18, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
One cannot be devoted to the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ without acknowledging the role played by a Visitation nun of Chambery, France, Venerable Mary Martha Chambon, in the renewal of this devotion.This humble and illiterate lay Sister was mystically...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 17, 2012 | Events, Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
Sacred Heart Apostolate Diocese of Brooklyn The Sacred Heart Apostolate was founded by Bishop DiMarzio as part of the Diocesan celebration of the Year of Faith. The Apostolate has four goals in renewing Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Diocese of Brooklyn:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 14, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
What better way to pray in Advent than with the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary? Visitandine Sister Benigna Consolata Ferrero (1885-1916) of Como Italy, was known as the “little Secretary of Jesus”. She responded to the Lord’s offer to suffer for peace during...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 13, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
St. Francis de Sales believed in miracles. And he attested that miracles are a “rule of faith”. He supported this viewpoint with strong examples. HOW IMPORTANT MIRACLES ARE FOR CONFIRMING OUR FAITH.( The Catholic Controversy, Article VII, Chapter 1)...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 10, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints, Vocation news
Sunday’s chat reached full capacity as we shared our thoughts about this holy season. How does one foster an intense desire to wait for Christ during Advent? Can we expect our ardor to grow as Advent progresses? How can we experience this fervor as we carry out...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 9, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Servant of God Mother Maria Angelica Alvarez Icaza (1887-1977 )was a Visitation Nun from Mexico. Her cause is before the Holy See, and this year, 2012, the Positio Super Virtutibus, or the statement on her virtues, is under discussion by the Consultant theologians in...