Visitation Nuns Of Snellville, Ga

[SrBenigna]

Article and pictures of Snellville Visitation nuns:

Article: [url="http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/12/10/visitation_nuns/"]http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/12/10/visitation_nuns/[/url]

Pictures/Slideshow from above article: [url="http://www.georgiabulletin.org/ss_09_vsisters/"]http://www.georgiabulletin.org/ss_09_vsisters/[/url]

Additional pictures: [url="http://www.photophilanthropy.org/slideshow/gallery_weichen.html"]http://www.photophilanthropy.org/slideshow/gallery_weichen.html[/url]

[laetitia crucis]

Absolutely beautiful! -- Thank you for posting these links.

There was another PMer on here that recently entered that community I believe.

[SrBenigna]

Information on the Profession Cross the Visitation nuns and Oblates wear:

[url="http://www.oblates.us/cross.htm"]http://www.oblates.us/cross.htm[/url]


Info on St. Francis de Sales' Spiritual Directory the nuns and Oblates use daily:

[url="http://www.oblates.us/spiritual_directory.htm"]http://www.oblates.us/spiritual_directory.htm[/url]

[Saint Therese]

Thanks for these links; the photos are awesome!

[holly.o]

[quote name='SrBenigna' date='29 March 2010 - 12:02 PM' timestamp='1269874972' post='2082614']
Info on St. Francis de Sales' Spiritual Directory the nuns and Oblates use daily:

[url="http://www.oblates.us/spiritual_directory.htm"]http://www.oblates.us/spiritual_directory.htm[/url]
[/quote]

I liked this from the part about praying the Liturgy of the Hours:

[quote]When they say:

[i]O God, come to my assistance,[/i]

they should think that Our Lord answers:

[i]Be attentive to My love.[/i][/quote]

[OnlySunshine]

What a beautiful monastery. It makes me want to make a retreat there.

[frugaldreams]

Thank you for sharing. It was so beautiful. I do love the Visitation and St. Francis

[SrBenigna]

This community in a blog - 2007: http://kellywegelphoto.blogspot.com/2007/08/story-monastic-life.html

Article on new superior: http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2008/06/05/superior/

1999 article & photos on their altar bread making: http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1999/06/03/h

[DameAgnes]

GOtta say, I lurve their habits.

I always wonder why older PM'ers who are looking at monasteries don't seem to consider the Visitation nuns, who are very amenable to late vocations. I guess they don't feel called there.

[kavalamyself]

Good point, Dame Agnes. They wear the full habit and BOY are they nice. I am currently in discernment with one and if all goes well, and I get my courage up, September 8th will be the day!

[OnlySunshine]

I am still waiting for my job to reach my 6 month mark so I can request vacation and go visit a Visitation Monastery either in Mobile, AL or Snellville. I will probably try Snellville first because it's more accessible because of the Atlanta airport.

[brandelynmarie]

Yes, I was impressed by the "older" novices...& the song with the slideshow was lovely too.

...even the darkness is radiant in your sight.

[Nunsense]

[quote name='DameAgnes' date='01 April 2010 - 08:29 AM' timestamp='1270070976' post='2084266']
GOtta say, I lurve their habits.

I always wonder why older PM'ers who are looking at monasteries don't seem to consider the Visitation nuns, who are very amenable to late vocations. I guess they don't feel called there.
[/quote]


This made me laugh because this older PMer would love to have a vocation to the Visitation, it would be so much easier, but that fact is that one is called to a charism as well as to religious life. I am a Carmelite inside and out. I would even like to be called to the Dominicans because I love Aquinas, and am a teacher, but no, God does things in His own way....


and a friend of mine is checking out the Visitation in Toledo and told me all about them, and I thought.... why can't that be me to??

Edited April 1, 2010 by nunsense