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Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14 2023

Support your Catholic Sisters! A good way is by visiting the Visitation Sisters ART exhibit running March 11-14 2023 at Emmaus Center in Brooklyn NY. Here is a video interview with the artist: ‘Pray to Love’ Art Exhibit Comes to … Continue reading

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Pray to Love Art Exhibit Returns to Brooklyn!

Pray to Love Art Exhibit Returns to Brooklyn! by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 24, 2023 | Events, Sacred Heart, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news   Pray to Love March 11th 8AM – 2PM, 12th 9AM – 2PM, … Continue reading

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Celebrating Sr Anne Marie’s Life

The Sisters of the Visitation had a Mass of resurrection for Sister Anne Marie on Tuesday February 14th in our Sacred Heart Chapel. Fr Brian Dowd Pastor of St Patrick’s in Bay Ridge, was the celebrant, assisted by Fr Joseph,CssR. … Continue reading

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Sr Anne Marie Viewing/Funeral Schedule

Viewing Monday Feb 13 2-8PM Funeral Mass Tuesday Feb 14 11AM All at Visitation Monastery’s Sacred Heart Chapel

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Sister Anne Marie VHM Reposes in the Lord

Sr Anne Marie Young VHM went home to the Lord Thursday February 9, 2023. She was in her 73rd year of Holy Profession! Please pray for her peaceful repose.

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Sisters Transfer

As of January 17th, three of our beloved Brooklyn Visitation Sisters have transferred to our Georgetown Visitation Monastery in Washington DC. Please pray for them as they are welcomed into this, our Founding Monastery, in the USA.

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Apostolic Letter on St Francis de Sales Issued by Pope Francis

Today December 28, 2022 the 400th anniversary of St Francis de Sales death, an apostolic letter on this great saint was issued. Here it is: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/12/28/lett-ap-totum-amoris-est.html Also the General Audience gathering also included a homily on St. Francis de Sales: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2022/documents/20221228-udienza-generale.html

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Tree Lighting at Visitation December 4 2022

Photo credit: Visitation Academy

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Renovation of Vows

Join us for 8:15AM Mass Monday November 21, Feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, as we Visitation Sisters renew our holy vows.

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First Profession of Sister Jennifer

On Sunday October 16, 2022 Sr Jennifer Koo, (Whei Sing) made Profession of First Vows at Visitation Monastery, receiving the religious name of Sister Jennifer Marie. Please pray for her as she deepens her commitment to the Sacred Heart of … Continue reading

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