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Update on Saint-Joseph’s Oratory’s Carillon…
Titular Carillonist of Saint Joseph's Oratory
November 12, 2019 Arts and culture, Music
By the time you read this blog, the bells of the carillon and the consoles (keyboards and pedals) will have reached their destination, the Paccard foundry, in France.
Welcomed by a God Who Loves Them
November 5, 2019 Faith, Spiritualité
In November, the landscape is stripped away to settle gently into the white silence of winter. A privileged moment to remember our dearly departed ones who have migrated to infinity, to another life. In November, it is these loved ones who inhabit our memory and our hope.
A short history of the great Beckerath organ in the Oratory Basilica
By Vincent Boucher et Denis Juget
Titular Organist at the Oratory / Organ Builder
September 26, 2019 Arts and culture, History
In 1957, Rudolf von Beckerath installed a 44-stop organ in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He then made a trip to Montreal, at the invitation of organists Kenneth Gilbert, Raymond Daveluy and Lucienne and Gaston Arel.
Praying the Rosary
Guest Preacher, Novena to Saint Joseph
September 26, 2019 Faith, Pilgrimages and Devotions, Spirituality
Many saints and community founders felt a certain pride in affirming to have been entrusted with the responsibility by the Virgin Mary herself to preaching and spreading the practice of the recitation and devotion of the Rosary.
The Joy of Back-To-School Season
Social life is given its rhythm by successive periods of work, breaks, holidays and vacations. Summer seems to be the most popular season for taking a vacation.
Alfred Bessette : Novice (1870-1874)
Archivist, Roland-Gauthier Archive and Documentation Centre
August 15, 2019 Brother André, History
It was on December 27, 1870, just a few weeks after arriving at Collège Notre-Dame, that young Alfred Bessette entered the novitiate of the Congregation of the Holy Cross1. Dressed in the Brothers’ cassock with a double cincture around his waist, Alfred took his vows of commitment before the novice master, Father Julien Gastineau, CSC. It was during this ceremony that he took the name of Brother André.
Spend the summer with Saint Brother André
Director, Welcome and Pilgrimage Services
July 25, 2019 Brother André, Faith, Nature, Pilgrimages and Devotions, Spirituality
Now that summer is here, we can’t help but think of vacations, festivities, pleasure, sun and warmth. It is also a special time to begin a spiritual process of self-reflection that will open up a new place in your life.
Rituals for the Blessing of Vehicles
By definition, a blessing is “a sacramental. It is an act, when performed by a duly qualified minister, in the name and by the authority of the Church, praying that God may look with favour on certain people and things, or dedicating them to religious service.1”
Bye Bye Dust!
When spring arrives, the swallows return. New plants sprout from the earth: fragile yet resilient. A gentle breeze blows through the open windows. It’s the season of renewal, of awakening, of life… and of spring cleaning! At least, that’s what we used to do to give our homes a fresh look. Before summer begins, I recommend you perform a small, practical exercise which doubles as a way to honour Saint Brother André.
Friday March 29 Homily
To mark our gratefulness for Father Claude Grou’s recovery, following his attack on March 22, and to salute his return to pastoral fonctions, we are happy to share the homily he gave, in French, during Mass on Friday March 29.
Easter Bells at the Oratory
Titular Carillonist of Saint Joseph's Oratory
March 27, 2019 Fêtes et célébrations, History
Tradition holds that on Holy Friday, church bells everywhere fly away to Rome, receive blessing from the Pope and come back to their parish on Easter Sunday to bring back the good news of Christ reborn!
Message from Father Claude Grou, CSC
Father Claude Grou, Rector of Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, addresses a few words following the aggression he was the target of on March 22, during the morning Mass at the Oratory.
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