Author Archives: Sr. Susan Marie

Year of Prayer 2024

Holy Father Pope Francis has declared 2024 to be a Year of Prayer in preparation for the Jubilee Year of 2025. Our Brooklyn Visitation Monastery, in collaboration with this year, invites all to join us on Sunday afternoons for three … Continue reading

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Blessed Easter!

Blessed Easter! by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2024 | Uncategorized The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone: this is the work of the Lord, the wonder before our eyes. (Ps 117, 22-23) […] making himself a companion of our sufferings … Continue reading

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To Close A Monastery

To close a Monastery is to shred one’s soul Incalculable pieces that will ne’er be whole A vocation torn and chaffed away Blown by the Spirit to find a new way.   Death would be simpler and kinder still At … Continue reading

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Holy Week 2024

There will be NO Holy Triduum services, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, at Visitation. We will have Easter Sunday Mass at 9AM, Sunday March 31

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News Article on Mike Zabrocki and New Album about Sacred Heart

Holy Trinity Music Director Mike Zabrocki Evangelizes With His Seventh New Album – The Tablet

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Sunday Mass Jan 14 2024

Mass will be at 9: 15 AM Sunday Jan 14 2024

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Wonderful Opening to the 350th Anniversary of the Apparitions of the Sacred Heart

On December 27 2023 the Visitation Sisters in Brooklyn held a prayer and worship service opening the anniversary year and a half (2023-2025) of the apparitions of the Sacred heart of Jesus to St Margaret Mary. Mr Michael Zabrocki, composer, … Continue reading

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Opening Mass for 350th anniversary of Sacred Heart apparitions

from Paray le Monial France Messe d’ouverture du Jubilé des apparitions de Paray-le-Monial — KTOTV  

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Video News Coverage of New Sacred Heart Album and Performance

Catholic News Headlines for Tuesday 12/19/2023 (youtube.com) Go 4 min in to view the piece  

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Christmas Schedule

Sunday December 24 9am Mass NO EVENING MASS Monday December 25 12 Noon Mass Praise and Worship for 350th anniversary  December 27 at 7PM

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