by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 4, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What kind of world would we live in if public figures and political leaders took a other-first approach, instead of seeking fame and recognition? Hundreds of years before Christ, Plato envisioned what he called a “philosopher king,” a leader who cared more...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 2, 2019 | Sacred Heart, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Daily prayer for souls in Purgatory:”O Lord, almighty God, we beseech you, by the very precious blood of Jesus, poured out during his Passion, to deliver the souls of Purgatory, and especially those which must as soon as possible enter your Glory, so that they...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 29, 2019 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
Dear friends and guards of honor, Talking about the Cross or crucifix may seem obvious to all Catholics. Yet when we pay homage to our dear deceased in cemeteries, it is clear that the religious signs on the recent graves are disappearing more and more in favor of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 28, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What is the distinction between a sinner who doing works while dead in sin compared to the works of someone made dead by sin?This reflection is a sobering reminder that no matter how many good works we have, we can easily render all of that empty through a single...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 27, 2019 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation Saints
by praying over her thoughts and sayings! October 27 : I feel such great sorrow at having offended Thee O infinite Goodness, that I would suffer all the punishment due not only to the sins I have committed, but also for those into which I should have fallen, had it...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 26, 2019 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Saints
Complete English Version Click for a PDF English version of the pastoral letter of Most Rev. Benoît Rivière, Bishop of Autun. In French, read it here:...