More than 9,000 people primarily from Quebec shall travel to the Vatican this week for the canonization of Quebec's Brother André on Oct. 17. A Saint and Perhaps from the stories that I heard for a few very conservative people from different walks of life this was one very interesting person to go and visit. Brother André. Of Quebec. More than 2,000 people from across North America will travel to the Vatican this week for the canonization of Quebec's Brother André on Oct. 17.
Brother André was born in 1845, and he's about to become the first Canadian-born male saint. The canonization in St. Peter's Basilica will be beamed in live, at 4 a.m. Montreal time, to the public at St. Joseph's Oratory. Brother André was laid to rest there when he died in 1937 at the age of 91. His heart is stored in a reliquary inside the Oratory and is an object of contemplation I was there and saw this with my own two eyes – I will and shall write on this gentleman and hi as of the likes of many have done some tremendous things but I even forgot about the news and things that started to come out in the 80’s until I made a visit to this St. Joseph’s Oratory – I can’t say I know much about the man but some of the stories I heard and the amazement of how many were there I wish I would have had more time hey but when you have a lunatic yelling at you to leave well I guess that places an end to that however it certainly was something to see the healing and miracles that not only from America, Canada and Latin America but there were more people there that any place I had been too and it was not a special day just one of many. Efforts to have him recognized as a saint started in the 1940s, and he was declared venerable in 1978. He was beatified in 1982 after the Vatican as a miracle recognized a case of healing in 1956 officially. Over the years, millions of people have signed petitions asking for his sainthood. Last December, Pope Benedict XVI attributed to him a second miracle healing described as scientifically inexplicable, a requirement of sainthood. Details of the miracle have not been disclosed to the public. He will be the first declared saint I believe since Mother Theresa.
That was a great experienced seeing with your eyes the heart of a man that would be canonized as saint. Jack, that is an appropriate time to wish or asks a favor ...
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ReplyDeleteVery inspiring ... and to think that he hails from a very humble beginnings.
ReplyDeleteI never knew much about him to be honest and I will write on it later but this church was a place within Quebec that will and shall never forget. I had never seen anything of the likes of it nor about this man - then I remembered after it was explained to me from a nun, a lady from Africa, a gentleman from Sir Lanka, and a media person whom was filming for all of this I guess back then when I was there.
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A blessing to you
ReplyDeleteI am somewhere within the middle yet there is a story I shall write on within good time. :)
ReplyDeleteWe, too, have a saint being canonised this weekend. Mary McKillop. She will be the first Australian saint.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting as I am never been there from me to actually be right at the tomb as well as puchase some holy water for my folks - it cost some but they seem to have been touched by it.
... rub some gently on your knees Jack and say a prayer
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Very interesting read. I had never heard of him.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post Jack. I too have not hear of him.
ReplyDeleteWell now ya did :)
ReplyDeleteAnd from a friend in Australia:
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