by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 11, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
Reflections: What does it mean to use our imagination in prayer? What does it mean for our wills to be moved in prayer? Are we to take action? Does the will pertain to more than just action? St. Francis mentions that the goal is for the imagined object to remain...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2022 | Guard of Honor, LENT, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History
Dear all, This is the month of Light and Joy par excellence: we are celebrating the Resurrection of Our Lord! Admittedly, it may seem difficult to find a little clarity in a complicated world with gloomy prospects: elections, economic crises, epidemics, wars,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 29, 2022 | Sacred Heart, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History
April 2, 1787: The Superior of the Visitation of Annecy makes known to the whole Order the 5 visions of a Sister whose name she conceals, and from whom Jesus asked for a renewal of devotion to her Heart, and the propagation of his worship. This is what triggered the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Half an hour of meditation is essential, except when one is very busy. So one hour is necessary e”. This is the advice that Saint Francis de Sales gave, in the form of a joke, to one of his Philothies and he reflects well the primacy of prayer in his life and in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis mentions that he has the gist of his sermon in his head. We often might envision that saints and doctors of the Church just spontaneously could say and write the profound things they have written. How can it help us to remember that the saints were human...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 27, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Come back to me with all your heart!” (Jl 2, 12). A few weeks ago, starting Lent, we heard this call from the Lord, a call to retire with our Father who is “present in secret” (Mt 6, …). Prayer is not the whole of spiritual life. She is...