References
Merton, T. (1981). Nonviolent Alternative (Merton’s Prayer for Peace). New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
All graphics in NIGHT PRAYER from the Office of the Dead that are marked with an asterisk have been provided through the generosity of the International Commission for Salesian Studies. http://www.franz-von-sales.de/
The remaining photographs, with the exception of the author’s picture, were taken by the writer during his journeys to China.
Front cover: Francis de Sales beginning a night of writing.*
Franz von Sales schreibt einen Brief - aus einem französischen Kinderbuch.
1. Jane Frances Fremyot de Chantal (1572-1641).*
(No location reference cited.)
2. Chinese roadside shrine.
3. Lake Annecy today, where the Salesian family was birthed.*
Blick auf die Basilika und das Kloster der Heimsuchung in Annecy, Frankreich.
4. The statue of Our Lady of Good Deliverance, the Black Madonna, in front of which Francis de Sales was released from his spiritual crisis.*
Unsere Liebe Frau von der Guten Erlösung - die Schwarze Madonna von St. Etienne des Gres. Heute in der Kirche der Schwestern des hl. Thomas von Villanova in Neuilly, Paris, Frankreich. Vor dieser Madonna betete Franz von Sales bei seiner Krise in Paris.
5. The founding of the Visitation of Holy Mary, a depiction created for the 400th anniversary of the Visitation of Holy Mary. The biblical visitation of Mary to Elizabeth creates the backdrop.*
Jubiläumsplakat 400 Jahre Heimsuchung in Annecy, Frankreich.
6. The mountains of China, wrapped in mist in background.
7. French manuscript from 1610 containing the names of the first Visitation nuns.*
Noviziatsbuch der Heimsuchung Mariens in Annecy von 1610. Hier haben sich alle Novizinnen der Heimsuchung ab der Gründung 6.6.1610 eingetragen. Hier die erste Seite. Archiv der Heimsuchungsklosters von Annecy, Frankreich.
8. Chinese Buddhist temple.
9. St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and the Salesian profession (vow) cross.*
Grafik der Oblaten des hl. Franz von Sales, Brasilien, von Michael Moore osfs.
10. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, to whom the Sacred Heart of Jesus appeared.*
Margareta Maria Alacoque, Gemälde im Heimsuchungskloster in Palermo, Italien.
11. Daoist temple in China.
12. Mother Mary de Sales Chappuis, VHM, the original inspiration and co-foundress of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.*
Gemälde im Mutterhaus der Oblatinnen des hl. Franz von Sales in Troyes, Frankreich, Ausschnitt.
13. Father Louis Brisson, OSFS, co-founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.*
(No location reference cited.)
14. Mother Frances de Sales Aviat, OSFS, (St. Leonie), first Oblate Sister.*
(No location reference cited.)
15. Stream between Mei Li’s home and her father-in-law’s property, with turtles sunbathing on a rock at bottom of picture.
16. Logo of the Salesian Monastic Community (Pennsylvania) containing a detail from the Salesian profession cross--an olive branch rising out of Mount Calvary.
17. Chinese countryside, with a stone footpath to ease the journey.
18. Quan Yin, the Chinese Bodhisattva (helper of others) of compassion.
19. Episcopal seal of Francis de Sales.*
Bischofssigel des hl. Franz von Sales, Kloster der Heimsuchung in Annecy, Frankreich.
20. The two spiritual friends in their later years.*
Zeichnung von Michael McGrath osfs, Samarpanaram, Indien.
Back cover: Author photograph courtesy of the Pocono Record newspaper.