The Traveling Tombstone of Blessed Basile Moreau In the rear of the Basilica, in a small apsidal chapel, rests a remarkable and particularly precious object for the Congregation of...
History
Devotion to Saint Joseph: a Legacy of Blessed Basile-Antoine Moreau
Devotion to Saint Joseph: a Legacy of Blessed Basile-Antoine Moreau In 1904, Brother André Bessette, a Holy Cross religious, created a shrine to Saint Joseph in Montreal. Every March,...
A roof for Saint Joseph
A roof for Saint Joseph The anecdote may make you smile, but the coincidence is quite singular. While the concrete for the roofs of the new Welcome Pavilion has...
An Unsuspected Visual Treasure – Sequel
An Unsuspected Visual Treasure The Roland Gauthier Archives and Documentation Centre was able to continue a project to describe our old photos thanks to a grant from Bibliothèques et...
The Research Collection of Father Roland Gauthier, CSC. The Work of a Lifetime.
The Research Collection of Father Roland Gauthier, CSC. The Work of a Lifetime. Every year, the Roland Gauthier Archives and Documentation Centre welcomes interns as part of their...
Family Stories
Family Stories Since I started working at the Oratory almost five years ago, one thing I have noticed is that for many people, pilgrims and employees alike, the Oratory...
In January, the Oratory is for engaged couples!
In January, the Oratory is for engaged couples! We are sometimes asked if marriages have been celebrated at Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal. Because of its status in...
International Recognition
International Recognition It is sometimes disconcerting for those who frequent the shrine archives to note that Brother André’s name is rarely mentioned in the official publications of the Oratory....
An Unsuspected Visual Treasure
An Unsuspected Visual Treasure The Oratory’s archives contain a unique treasure: a collection of 10,000 photographs, taken mainly at the Oratory and dating from 1904 to 1980. Created by...