Fr. Joe Newman, OSFS, on Visiting the Visitation

"Every year I take my sophomore class on a literal field trip to the monastery of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. The Visitation Monastery is located across a field and down a sidewalk from our school in Toledo, Ohio. Walking into the monastery is like walking back in time. The Visitation Order was founded in 1610 by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. The monastery in Toledo is a cloistered monastery, and the Oblates are blessed to be their chaplains and celebrate daily Mass with them. The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales consider the Visitation our founding religious order. I owe my vocation, order, and life to the Sisters of the Visitation."

In a recent commentary, Father Joe Newman, OSFS, reflected on the blessing of the Visitation sisters and on this field trip with his students.

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De Sales Weekly: Provincial Reflection: Visiting the Visitation (8 MAR 24)