God Welcomes Us
What will be the spiritual journey of the next Novena to Saint Joseph? The event will take place at Saint Joseph’s Oratory from March 10 to 18, 2019. Our three guest preachers, three monks, are inviting us to walk with Saint Joseph and Saint André on a path of hope, faith and love.
Living with Hope
Preaching by Dom André Laberge, Benedictine One certainty emerges from the Word: not only does God welcome us, but he expects us. He longs for us. The path of life can sometimes be rough, abrasive, exhausting, but we are awaited. Saint Benedict, our companion for the first three days of the Novena, concluded his monastic rule with this beautiful affirmation: “You will succeed…”!
Living in Faith
Preaching by Brother Antoine-Emmanuel, Jerusalem Community Don’t wait to go to heaven for God to welcome you. The Word reveals to us the paths of life that will allow us to enter into His heart right now. “God became man so that in man you might discover God. When you welcome others you meet God,” says the Jerusalem Community Rule of Life, which will be our companion for three days of our journey.
Living out of Love
Preaching by Most Rev. Yvon Joseph Moreau, Cistercian Being welcomed by God also means entering into God, welcoming His way of being, His mystery, His Love… “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” That is the goal! To become like God. To love as God loves. Saint Bernard, our companion for the last three days, reminds us that “The measure of God’s love is love without measure.”
Saint Joseph, toi le Juste qui as cru dans le fond de ton cœur, tourne vers nous ton regard de bonté. Apprends-nous à regarder notre quotidien, notre mission, les personnes avec lesquelles nous vivons, avec des yeux de foi, d’une foi qui ressemble à la tienne, simple, ouverte aux signes que nous fait notre Père du ciel.
Come live the Novena to Saint Joseph, from March 10 to 18, 2019.
