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Special Religious Celebrations
News from the Shrine > Special Religious Celebrations March 2010  

 

March 2010

 Mass in English: Sunday at 11:15 a.m. Weekdays at 12:15 p.m.


Oratory Museum: Nativity Scenes from around the World:
Tuesday tru Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission charge.


Carillon recitals by the Oratory Carillonist, Andrée-Anne Doane, Titular Carillonist :
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Saturday 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.


Claude Aubin, Carillonist: Sunday at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.


Organ recital in the Basilica:
Sunday at 3:30 p.m. by Philippe Bélanger or guest recitalist. Free


Mass for the Sick:
Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Crypt.


Holy Hour
 : Wednesday in the Crypt Church at 7 p.m. led by Basile-Moreau Community,  followed by Mass at 7:30 p.m.
Vespers: Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Crypt led by Basile-Moreau Community, followed by Mass at 7:30 p.m.


DATE CELEBRATION PLACE TIME INFORMATION NOTES RESOURCE PERSON

Friday
March 5

First Sunday of the month

Basilica

5 p.m. 






7 p.m.

After 4:30 p.m. mass, esposition of the Blessed Sacrament and celebration of Vespers led by Holy Cross religious.


Half hour of adoration followed by Mass at 7:30 p.m.

The religious of Holy Cross at the Oratory and their confreres join pilgrims in common prayers.


Half hour of adoration, then Mass Claudel Petit-Homme, CSC, presider

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2801

Saturday
March 6

and Sunday March 7

Third Sunday of Lent


Information about the Associates of Brother André

Crypt and Basilica

Sunday schedule

Eucharistic celebration.


Information kiosk about the Associates of Brother André will be available at the end of each of the masses.

Lent is a time of sharing. This is an opportunity to join the Ssociates of Brother André, in order to support the ministry of St.Joseph's Oratory

 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2801

Wednesday
March 10 

 

Opening of the novena leading to the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of Virgin Mary, march 19 

 

Basilica 


Crypt

2 p.m.



7:30 p.m.

 

Preacher: Yoland Ouellet, o.m.i.

Theme: Called to Love!

At the afternoon mass, congregational singing. At the evening mass, congregational singing with the assistance of the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal. 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741 

 

Thursday
March 11

Tuesday, March 16

Thursday March 18

 

During the novena leading to the solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, March 19.

 

Crypt

7:30 p.m.

Bilingual masses in French and English.

Preacher: Yoland Ouellet, o.m.i. 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741 

 

Sunday
March 14

 

During the novena leading to the solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, March 19.

 

 

Crypt

 

11:15 a.m.






1:30 p.m. 

Mass in English as usual.
Preacher Yoland Ouellet, o.m.i. 





''Joseph Concert'' by Catherine Joanne, in English, sponsored by The Oratory Magazine

 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741 

 

Saturday March 20 Commemoration of Blessed Basile Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Brother André's religious family Crypt 7:30 p.m. Eucharist celenrated on the 20th of each month, led by the religious of Holy Cross in memory of Father Moreau.   Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741

Friday
March 19

 

Solemn feast day of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Virgin Mary, patron of Canada

 

Basilica  

10 a.m. 




2:30 p.m.





7:30 p.m.

Mass presided by Mgr Paul-André Durocher, D.D. Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall

 
Mass presided by Mgr André Gaumond, Archbishop of Sherbrooke.



Mass presided by Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, Archbishop of Montréeal.

 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741 

 

Sunday March 21

 

Fifth Sunday of Lent

 

Crypt
and Basilica

 

Sunday schedule

 

Eucharistic celebration

Lenten sharing. At all masses special preaching and collection for Development and Peace 

 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741

 

Sunday March 21

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Crypt

 

3 p.m.

 

Communal celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation with individual absolution, presided by Jean-Guy Vincent, CSC

 

 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741

 

Saturday March 27

and

Sunday March 28

 

Passion (Palm) Sunday

 

Basilica

 

 

 

 

 






Crypt

 

Saturday
4:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.

Sunday
7 a.m.,
8 a.m.,
9 a.m.,
11 a.m.,
12:30 p.m.,
3 p.m.,
4:30 p.m.,
7:30 p.m.











11:15 a.m.


Eucharistic celebration with the blessing of palms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Mass in English with the blessing of palms

 

International Day of Prayer for Youth instituted by Pope John Paul II following the International year for youth, annually on Palm Sunday

 

Patrick Vézina
514 733-8211
ext. 2741

 

Special Religious Celebrations -  April 2010 - coming soon