Louise de Marillac

St. Louise received the Light of Pentecost (her “Lumière” Experience)

by | June 5, 2016 | Formation | 0 Comments

On the feast of Pentecost, June 4, 1623, Louise, while at prayer, had a vision in which she saw herself serving the poor and living the evangelical counsels in community. She wrote this “lumière”, or Pentecost experience, on parchment and carried it with her as a reminder that despite her difficulties, God was guiding her life.

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St. Louise: Moving Toward Love

by | May 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

St. Louise: Moving Toward Love (Is. 58: Mt. 25) There’s a famous quote attributed to Mark Twain: When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much...
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St. Louise and the Blessed Trinity

by | May 22, 2016 | Formation | 2 Comments

It may be difficult for us to see any kind of practical relevance in the doctrine of the Trinity; it remains a mystery. But consider how Fr. Jerome Magat explains it in a May 24, 2013 article called Imitating the Trinity: The Trinity reveals to us the master plan of...
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May 9: Feast of St. Louise de Marillac

by | May 6, 2016 | Formation | 0 Comments

In the article "The Concept of Consecration in the Writings of Louise de Marillac," Sr. Carmen Urrizburu, DC, notes that in the convent where Louise was placed as a child after the death of her father, she came to understand that 'consecration' implied silence and...
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