St Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal
You may wonder who on earth I am referring to…..well, herein lies the breadth and depth of Salesian Spirituality which continues to be re-interpreted for new listeners and old-timers.
For our last Salesian Monday night of the year our faithful neighbors and Visitation Companions gathered to listen to the creative and insightful re-telling of the friendship which unfolded between our two co-founding saints: St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal given by Elliot Hayes and Wendy Short-Hayes – Theatrical Directors at The Mendota Visitation Convent School. Francis and Jane’s friendship, which resulted in the founding of The Visitation Order, produced a ‘new’ model of religious life in the Church of the 17th Century — one which we are proud to continue living four centuries later. We are anchored by Francis and Jane’s mantra: “Live Jesus!”
Eliot Hayes and Wendy Short-Hayes as "Frank and Jane"
What struck many of us who were gathered on Monday evening was the freshness and aliveness of these two very human beings whose letters we have read, quotes we gather, and tidbits of life that we lean toward as inspiration on our own life pilgrimage. Both saints wrote prolifically, both lived out fully their humanness — which is in some way why Salesian spirituality appeals to so many of us this day.
LIVE JESUS!
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