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Professed Women Vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience
Following a long tradition of The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales our Institute has as Patroness "Our Lady of Light"
Associates: Do not take vows but through a special Consecration, study
and live out in their lives, the Spirituality of St. Francis de Sales.
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.
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Spiritual Directory:
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
ENGRAVE ON YOUR HEART THIS HOLY MAXIM
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.
Contact: Directress USA Contact Person PA Area Dana Elzi 104 West Main Street Middletown, PA 17057 email: delzi@ac.com tel: 717-948-5009
Contact Person GA Area Joan Liles 412 Mill Pond Rd Roswell, GA 30076 email: joanml@bellsouth.net tel: 770-587-4335
Contact Person DE Area
National Assistant Rev. William J. Nessel, OSFS 3301 Solly Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19136 email: wjnessel@yahoo.com tel: 215-624-1604 ext 349 |