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Secular Institute of
St. Francis de Sales
Following a long tradition of
The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
our Institute has as Patroness
"Our Lady of Light"
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| Membership | Professed
Women - Vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience. |
| Associates |
Do
not take vows but through a special Consecration, study and live out in their
lives, the Spirituality of St. Francis de Sales.
-Married or single men and women.
-Priests. |
| Founded | Founded in Vienna, Austria
in 1943 by Father Franz Reisinger, OSFS. Approved as a Secular Institute 1964. |
| Purpose | Personal sanctification of its
members living in the world according to the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales as
envisioned in his Spiritual Directory, and application of this spirituality within
our Apostolates. |
| Charism | To
live out and spread the message of St. Francis de Sales, that ALL people are
called to holiness, whatever their state in life. |
| Apostolate | Our apostolate is both personal
and in union with others. Personal apostolates are carried out in diverse areas,
usually on the diocesan or parochial
level. Through the Evangelical Counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience we are
united in serving and helping one another in the service of mankind. |
| The Spiritual Directory | The guide for all communities of the Salesian family. It
was developed by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal.
Our spiritual way, spanning several hundred years, has been approved and tested
as a certain way to union with God. St. Francis de Sales gave great importance to a free decision
of one's unique way and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. |
| Witness about the Saint and his Spirituality | "Today was a perfect
feast; I spent it in the company of St. Francis de Sales, my gentlest of saints, I love to let my
thoughts dwell on his goodness and teaching ... his counsels are so acceptable ... I feel more
inclined toward humility, gentleness and calm." Pope John XXIII
"No one of the recent doctors of the Church more than St. Francis de Sales anticipated the
deliberations and decisions of the Second Vatican Council with such a keen and progressive
insight." Pope Paul VI |
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Emblem
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V+ J are initials for "Vive
Jesus" in French. In English it means "Live Jesus". This phrase
is key to Francis' thinking. He says: "Those who have Jesus in their
heart will have Him in all their exterior actions".
ENGRAVE ON YOUR HEART THIS
HOLY MAXIM
"Live Jesus" |
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Website |
See our website in Germany: www.saekularinstitut-franz-von-sales.de
click on Link-Liste
list
then click on Norddeutsche Province and
see our newest saint, Saint Frances de Sales Aviat - canonized in 2002. |
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Newsletter
"Salesian Light" 4x a year
Contact
Links
and
Mail
| Directress USA
Therese
Keyes,
87 Gerrish Ave. T2
East Haven, CT 06512
email: tkyes03e@aol.com
fax:203-469-2094
tel: 203-469-3277
Contact Person CT Area
Contact Person DE Area
Mary Robinson
3127 Charing Cross
Wilmington, DE
19808
email: geegaugh@aol.com
tel:
302-234-8616
Contact Person MD Area
Janet Miller
3440 Aldino Road
Churchville, MD 21028
tel: 410-734-6240
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Contact Person VA
Area
Nancy Prizio
3503 Jean St.
Fairfax, VA 22030
email: jbereswill@cox.net
tel:703-591-5196 Spiritual Directors
Fr. William Dougherty, OSFS
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish
P.O. Box 97
Vienna,
VA 22183
email: wndock@aol.com
tel: 703-938-2828, ext. 113
Father
John Conmy, OSFS
DeSales Center
1120
Blue Ball Road
Child's, MD 21916
tel:410- 398
-5008
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