Media coverage

Source: U.S. Catholic
Publication date: June 5, 2010

"We're in a season of celebrations - weddings and anniversaries, birthdays and graduations - and we are following along, cutting cake, blowing balloons, sealing cards. But I'm thinking of a different celebration, a spiritual landmark of broad proportions and muted fanfare. This Sunday, June 6, the Visitation Sisters of Holy Mary celebrate their 400th anniversary. If this sounds like just another Order and just another jubilee, don't be mistaken: It's not."

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Media coverage

Source: The Georgia Bulletin
Publication date: Dec. 10, 2009

"Following in the pattern created by St. Jane Frances de Chantal, nuns who belong to the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary are preparing to celebrate their 400th jubilee. Founded by St. Jane, a widow who sought a life of charity and holiness, and St. Francis de Sales in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France, in 1610, the order spread throughout Europe and across the Atlantic to North America."

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Media coverage

Source: The Catholic Standard
Publication date: Jan. 28, 2010

"The Sisters of the Visitation in Georgetown celebrated the 400th anniversary of their order's founding on Jan. 24 with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Donald Wuerl at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. In his homily, Archbishop Wuerl called the Visitation Sisters' presence 'a gift.' "

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The big day

This Sunday, June 6, marks the 400th anniversary of the Visitation Sisters of Holy Mary. Wherever you are, join prayerfully and joyfully in the celebration!