The Spanish Flu Since its foundation in 1904, the Oratory has closed its doors to the public only three times. Aside from the current closure due to the coronavirus...
History
The broadcasting of masses
The broadcasting of masses Did you know that as early as 1940, the Oratory broadcast a 15-minute morning show on CKAC with the inevitable morning prayer. However, it was...
To Free from suffering following the example of Saint Brother André
To Free from suffering following the example of Saint Brother André Over the years, the Counseling Office of Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, a space of welcome, of...
What Remains of Brother André Today?
Brother André left few objects behind. The few pieces preserved at the Oratory Museum remind us that Brother André was a simple man. His great devotion to Saint Joseph...
New Year’s pilgrimage
On January 1, 1924, two Oratory employees, Édouard Barsalo and Napoléon Carrières, had a pious idea: to start the new year off right by making a night pilgrimage from...
A short history of the great Beckerath organ in the Oratory Basilica
A short history of the great Beckerath organ in the Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal Basilica In 1957, Rudolf von Beckerath installed a 44-stop organ in the Trinity...
Rituals for the Blessing of Vehicles
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...
Easter Bells at the Oratory
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...
Everything to God in a Consecrated Life
Everything to God in a Consecrated Life Saint John Paul II initiated what would become the instauration of February 2 as the annual World Day for Consecrated Life. The...