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André Bessette, C.S.C. (born Alfred; 9 August 1845 – 6 January 1937), commonly known as Brother André (French: Frère André) and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Catholic Church among French-Canadians.
The preserved heart of Brother André (Saint André Bessette) is indeed located in St. Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. St. Joseph'...
An act of love toward a person whose holiness is recognized by the Church, a gesture of reverence issuing from faith. LEARN MORE. Brother André, born Alfred Bessette, is one of the most popular Québecois of the 20th century. His reputation for holiness has influenced whole generations.
25 paź 2004 · In the midst of all of the excitement, the brother’s heart became fixed on one holy ambition: the erection in Montreal of a shrine to Saint Joseph. Brother André was not the first to conceive such an idea.
Brother André died on January 6, 1937 at the age of 91. During the week that his body lay in state outside of St. Joseph’s Oratory, an estimated one million people braved the bitter Montreal winter to pay their respects.
Lord our God, friend of the lowly, you gave your servant, Brother Andre, a great devotion to St. Joseph and a special commitment to the poor and afflicted. Through his intercession help us to follow his example of prayer and love and so come to share with him in your glory.
Saint Brother André, born Alfred Bessette on August 8, 1845 in Saint-Grégoire d’Iberville, Quebec, was the eighth in a family of 12 children. His father died in a lumbering accident when André was only nine years old, and his mother died of tuberculosis three years later.
