St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is known for the visions of Jesus Christ that she received in the 1600’s for the purpose of enhancing devotion to the Sacred Heart all over the world. In this interview, Visitation Sister Sr. Susan Marie meets with Kristin Priola and Jordan Burke, of the Saints & Sages podcast show. They explore the difficult mission of the young Sr. Margaret Mary as she struggled to bring attention to this devotion amid controversy and disagreement.
In this interview, Sr. Susan Marie traces the difficulties the saint had as an adolescent at home. She could be called the patroness of adolescence. As a young girl, Margaret Mary had a vocation brewing, but the path to this calling was difficult because of the resistance at home. The podcast was reproduced with permission of Spiritual Direction. Visit their website at https://spiritualdirection.com. For more information about devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Visitation Order, visit the website of Visitation Spirit, https://visitationspirit.org/about.
