by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 23, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
From the Salesians of Don Bosco: Presentation of the theme of the Strenna 2022: “Do everything for love, nothing for force” (St François de Sales) (ANS – Rome) – Dear Brothers, Sisters and Friends, Just six months ago, we handed over the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 16, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History
This new Spanish book, written by Salesian Don Eugenio Alburquerque Frutos, a devotee and scholar of the figure of the Savoyard saint for almost 20 years, claims to be a definitive biography of this Doctor of the Church, Bishop and Founder of the Visitation Order....
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 15, 2021 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Colloquium project in autumn 2022: Turin (September 22) and Annecy (October 6) Françis de Sales, bishop of Geneva, died in Lyon on December 28, 1622. Beatified in 1661, canonized in 1665, he was made a doctor of the Church in 1877. This colloquium does not wish to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 2, 2021 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 6, 2021 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History, Visitation News
A foundation and a world center for Saint Francis de Sales At the dawn of the 17th century, Saint François de Sales (1567-1622) acquired the castle of Thorens-Glières. Isabelle de Roussy de Sales, direct descendant of the brother of Saint François de Sales, and her...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 31, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What does it mean when St. Francis says, “Why have I not done more to keep our Father’s image faithfully mirrored in my heart?”Why do you think St. Francis needed to be convinced to have his portrait painted (opposed to him just simply agreeing to...