Category Archives: Liturgical Seasons

Advent Mass and Nativity Blessing Dec 3

Once again, the Visitation Monastery and Academy community will bless our Nativity, light trees and celebrate Mass, starting at 630PM on Sunday December 3, 2017.

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Healing Mass Mon Oct 16 730PM

October 16 is the Feast of St. Margaret Mary, a Visitation nun who received the revelations about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In addition to our 730AM morning Mass, we will hold a HEALING Mass at 730PM that evening, at … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Superior Attends General Assembly in France

The Visitation Order held its first General Assembly in Annecy France from Sept 18-27, 2017 and Mother Susan Marie of our Brooklyn community was privileged to attend, along with 34  other Visitandines from around the world. After 25 years since … Continue reading

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St. Jane de Chantal’s Feast Day August 12

The Foundress of the Visitation Order is St. Jane de Chantal whose Feast is celebrated Saturday August 12th. Join us for Mass at 8AM in the Sacred Heart Chapel of Visitation Monastery!  

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Reawaken the Call !the Cure of Ars and Visitation Monastery

Today in the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, a special Year of Vocations begins under the patronage of St. John Vianney, the Cure of Ars,  whose Feast it is on August 4th. The Visitation Order of Holy Mary and the … Continue reading

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Catholic Culture at Visitation Monastery- New Video from Net-TV

Reporter Michelle Powers visited Visitation Monastery to uncover different aspects of this unique monastic environment within Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrbT3xyIep4      

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You are invited to St Francis de Sales 450th Birthday Celebration

A unique event will take place on Monday August 21st, 2017 at 730PM at Visitation Monastery (no, not the eclipse!) On that day the Visitation Sisters will celebrate the 450th Birthday of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales! He was … Continue reading

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Faithful Fill Visitation Chapel for Our Lady of Fatima Mass and Devotion

Rev. Stephen Saffron, Visitation Sisters and the faithful filled the Sacred heart Chapel on May 13th on Our Lady’s Centennial Fatima Feast. Read about it here in Brooklyn’s Tablet: https://thetablet.org/monastery-in-bay-ridge-relives-fatimas-message/  

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Our Lady Of Fatima Shrine at Visitation Monastery-An Interview

 Brooklyn Diocese’s Net TV visited Visitation Monastery for an interview about the community’s Shrine to Our Lady of Fatima http://netny.tv/episodes/currents/lady-fatimas-first-home-brooklyn/#.WROWJ7j9rs1  

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The Visitation Order Featured on EWTN through ART on Thurs May 4

Our dear friend Anne Goetze, who has displayed her Visitation Monastery artwork in our Alumnae Room back in May 2015, and since then, around the country, was the guest speaker on EWTN’s At Home with Jim and Joy program this … Continue reading

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