Faithful to serve as Jesus did This is the second day of our Novena. We have much to learn about what it means to encounter the other and about...
Pilgrimages and Devotions
Faithful to an encounter with our brothers and sisters, and with Christ
Faithful to an encounter with our brothers and sisters, and with Christ Today, as we prepare ourselves to celebrate the great feast of Saint Joseph, on March 19, we...
From the Triduum to the Novena
From the Triduum to the Novena Naturally, every novena celebrated at Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal has its own story… First, let’s clarify one point. Although Saint Brother...
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...
Praying the Rosary
Praying the Rosary 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...
Spend the summer with Saint Brother André
Spend the summer with Saint Brother André Now that summer is here, we can’t help but think of vacations, festivities, pleasure, sun and warmth. It is also a special...
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...
Welcome God… Become like Him!
Day 9 of the Novena to Saint Joseph Welcome God… Become like Him! On this last day of the Novena, on the eve of the great Feast of Saint...
Welcome God… Enter into the mystery of prayer!
Day 8 of the Novena to Saint Joseph Welcome God… Enter into the mystery of prayer! Jesus climbed the mountain to pray. We, too, have climbed the mountain to...