Tag: St Andre Bessette
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St André Bessette
St André became a Lay Brother and remained in the same congregation for over 40yrs. His duties were primarily porter, laundry assistant and sacristan. He regularly visited the sick, blessing them with oil…
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André Bessette
St André Bessette (1845 – 1937) was born in a small town outside Quebec, Montreal. He was the ninth of thirteen children. At 9yrs, his father, a carpenter, died in a tree-fall accident and at 12, his mother died from TB. St André became a Lay Brother and remained in the same congregation for over…
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6th January: St Andre Bessette
Featured Saint: St Andre Bessette (1845 – 1937) St Andre Bessette was born in a small town outside Quebec, Montreal. He was the ninth of 13 children. At 9yrs, his father, a carpenter, died in a tree-fall accident and at 12, his mother died from TB. St Andre became a Lay Brother and remained in the same congregation for over 40yrs.…