Visitation Monastery on film

The Visitation Monastery on Parkside Boulevard was used as a location in filming the new movie "Leonie!" which details the life of Leonie Martin, sister of St. Therese of Lisieux. The movie premieres in Novi, Michigan on August 1, 2011; more details HERE.

More pictures of the monastery HERE.

Visitation Monastery

Visitation Monastery

Visitation Monastery, Parkside Boulevard

Photos by Shari Stowell

Visitation Monastery, Parkside Boulevard

Visitation Monastery, Parkside Boulevard

Visitation Monastery, Parkside Boulevard

Visitation Monastery, Parkside Boulevard

I was hoping to get a few quick pictures, but the sisters are more hospitable, talkative, and thoroughly delightful than I ever imagined. I have an invitation to go back and I'll give it the full treatment then. Jewel-like is the phrase I'd use. This is more of Joseph Huber's work.

Visitation Monastery

A fortress of prayer. Thank you, sisters, and keep praying.

Novena in Honor of the Sacred Heart

The annual novena at Visitation Monastery, is being held. There'll be a Mass each morning at 7 AM, and in the evening, the Guard of Honor, and Mass, beginning at 7:15 PM. The novena started on Thursday and will culminate with the evening Mass on Friday, May 30.

Visitation Monastery

Visitation Monastery

Good News

After my first few posts on the Visitation Monastery, I recieved an e-mail tip from one of our readers. It was too interesting to wait, so I immediately contacted the sisters, who were very helpful.

It turns out that the architect of the monastery was none other than our old friend Joseph C. Huber, Jr.

Huber, as you may recall, designed the renovated Immaculate Conception Church after the fire of 1920. He even did the drawings for the altars.

His other work includes St. Stephen's, in East Toledo. Slowly, but surely, information about Huber and his work is coming in. If you can add anything, don't hesitate to leave a comment, or e-mail me at rovingmedievalist@yahoo.com

Visitation Monastery

I just scanned this picture from a biography of Mother Mary Agnes, written in 1966. I'm not sure if there have been any changes, but from the accounts of people who have seen it, I suspect not much has changed.

Visitation Monastery