Official Eucharistic Congress Procession Kick-off Event - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, PQ - Thursday, July 4th. 2024

Official Website of the Eucharistic Congress

July 17–21, 2024 LUCAS OIL STADIUM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

https://www.eucharisticcongress.org/

Follow the Procession at the link below

https://visitationproject.org/collections/eucharistic-congress-procession-2024

Pour Forth we beseech Thee, O Lord thy Grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of a angel, may by His passion and Death be  brought to the Glory of His resurection through Christ our Lord . Amen

Canada's National Marian Shrine with Bishop Martin Laliberté @ 7:00 PM July 4, 2024

https://visitationproject.org/collections/eucharistic-congress-procession-202

Welcoming Dennis Girard

Readings 

Homily - Bishop Martin Laliberté 

From the Catholic Register

The upcoming congress, the first scheduled since June 1941, is being promoted as the summit event of the three-year Eucharistic Revival that has been underway in the U.S. Catholic Church since 2022. Organizers hope the July 17-21 gathering at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, will inspire thousands of Catholics to “experience profound, personal renewal through the power of Christ’s love.”

On the way to Indianapolis, Canada’s Marian Devotional Movement (MDM) has planned a Eucharistic Congress Procession, which begins with a launch event with Bishop Martin Laliberté at Cap-de-la-Madeleine on July 4. Following the “St. Michael Route,” Our Lady of the Cape will also appear in Ottawa, Toronto, London and Sarnia, Ont., before crossing the border for engagements in Pontiac, Michigan, and finally Fort Wayne, Indiana, on July 14.

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Pilgrimage 2019

The Inaugural "Cape - Capital Pilgrim Experience"

August 21st - 25th, 2019

Come and join 
Dennis & Angelina Girard - Pilgrimage Hosts,
Dan & Lynn Potvin - Blessed Sacrament Parish,
Keith and Peggy Doucette - from the JP 2 Centre
Chris Keyes - Blessed Sacrament Parish,
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast
Mother Mary Bernadette and the Sisters of the Queenship of Mary Community,
Bishop Pierre-Olivier Tremblay
Fr. Timothy Nelligan: Pastor of Blessed Sacrament
Fr. Roger Vandenakker, CC:
and all the pilgrims


for ( all or part of) 
Capital Pilgrim Experience - Ottawa
Wednesday August 21st, 2019 to Sunday August 25th 2019


This 5 Day Pilgrimage begins at 8:00 am, Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ottawa Wednesday August 21, 2019 with adoration, the Holy Rosary and the Holy Mass and comes to a close in Cap de la Madeleine Sunday August 25th, 2019 with the wrap up in the Basilica Basement hub at 9;30 and Holy Mass in the Old Shrine at 1130

For the Complete itinerary click here

Register here

Confessions will be available at various times throughout the pilgrimage.

Bus/Hotel Packages:
From Toronto - Contact Mary - 416.497.7059 or Marg - 416.226.1449
From Ottawa - Contact Carol Ann Parlato - cparlato@tpi.ca - for Registration Form - Click "HERE"
From Halifax - Contact Jaunita - juanitabates1987@gmail.com

If you making your own way to the Cape a limited number of rooms are available at the Hotel Maison de la Madone located across the street from the Shrine – call 819.375.4997.


I hope to see you there!

August 15, 2018, beginning with Mass

Photo below by Maryke Vos

 

What a beautiful day !!!

Mass was beautiful this morning. It always is of course but  how beautiful to be able to attend mass, concelebrated by our three priests, Father Rob Arsenault, Father John Likozar, and Father Dennis Hayes on this glorious Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

Father Rob was the main Celebrant and he gave a wonderful homily. Mary's roll in the birth of the Church and in History can't be overstated he said. The Feast of the Assumption is one of the greatest Feasts of the Church. 

Father Rob also spoke of Mary's love for each one of us that she is praying for each of us and He spoke of how the Grace and Blessings we receive during the Mass will go with us so that we will be a source of Grace to those we meet during the day.

After Mass Pat drove me to Laurier Manor where I spent a short time visiting with a few of the Residents. They really appreciate these visits and I recommend to anyone who has some extra time during the week to consider visiting someone in a long term care facility. There is an enormous need for this and it is very rewarding.  

After leaving Laurier Manor I took a bus to Blessed Sacrament Church in the Glebe to attend DnA Live from the Kiosk 

Fr. Tim Nelligan said an opening prayer. Guest speakers were Father Dan Dubroy and Cynthia Bredfeldt. Father Nelligan spoke again before the final prayer and Consecration to Mary .

Entire Presentation 

Fr Dan Dubroy and Dennis Girard 

Cynthia Bredfeldt and Angelina Girard

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Father Tim Nelligan and Dennis 

  Relic of Brother Andre 

Cynthia and daughter 

Cynthia's beautiful rosaries 

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After the Kiosk 
Home for a barbecue and chocolate sundaes! Yummy!

My newly embroidered hat  by my sister Pat 

Thank's Pat!

God is good all the time and Jesus, I DO trust in You!!!

August 8, 2018 - at the Kiosk

For about a year and a half now I have had the privilege of making rosaries for Blessed Sacrament parish. Last week Angelina mentioned to me that  the rosary basket was empty and so I got busy and made a few dozen this past weekend

Most Wednesday afternoons  Dennis and Angelina Girard have a program DnA live from the Kiosk so I thought it would be a good day to drop by with the rosaries and stay for the presentations. 

Today there were two awesome guests: Sebastian Muggeridge and  Dominic Crouzat. They both gave very powerful testimonies.  Sebastian Muggeridge is a seminarian with the Companions of the Cross. 

After their talks, Fr. Tim Nelligan spoke a little about St. Dominic and closed with a beautiful prayer.  

Thank you Mama Mary for the wonderful afternoon!

For more about the Kiosk and the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of the Cape 

click here

Sebastian, Fr. Tim Nelligan, Dominic, Dennis, Angelina

The Feast of St. Dominic is celebrated on August 8th. ST. DOMINIC was born in Spain, in 1170. As a student, he sold his books to feed the poor in a famine, and offered himself in ransom for a slave. At the age of twenty-five he became superior of the Canons Regular of Osma, and accompanied his Bishop to France. There his heart was well-nigh broken by the ravages of the Albigenian heresy, and his life was henceforth devoted to the conversion of heretics and the defence of the Faith. For this end he established his threefold religious Order. The convent for nuns was founded first, to rescue young girls from heresy and crime. Then a company of apostolic men gathered around him, and became the Order of Friar Preachers. Lastly came the Tertiaries, persons of both sexes living in the world. God blessed the new Order, and France, Italy, Spain, and England welcomed the Preaching Friars. Our Lady took them under her special protection, and whispered to St. Dominic as he preached. It was in 1208, while St. Dominic knelt in the little chapel of Notre Dame de la Prouille, and implored the great Mother of God to save the Church, that Our Lady appeared to him, gave him the Rosary, and bade him go forth and preach. Beads in hand, he revived the courage of the Catholic troops, led them to victory against overwhelming numbers, and finally crushed the heresy. His nights were spent in prayer; and, though pure as a virgin, thrice before morning broke he scourged himself to blood. His words rescued countless souls, and three times raised the dead to life. At length, on August 6, 1221, at the age of fifty-one, he gave up his soul to God. Reflection.—”God has never,” said St. Dominic, “refused me what I have asked;” and he has left us the Rosary, that we may learn, with Mary’s help, to pray easily and simply in the same holy trust. Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. ed. [1894] DnA Live from the SHRINE Thursday, August 23rd  at 1:30 PM  Special Guest: Bishop Pierre-Olivier Tremblay

DnA Live from the KIOSK EP18 Sr. Philomena, Sr. Teresa & guest priest, Fr. Dennis Hayes, CC

From Left to Right:

Fr. Dennis Hayes C.C., Sr.. Philomena, Angelina Girard, Dennis Girard, Sr. Teresa Catherine

Dennis and Angelina Girard have a program every Wednesday Live from  the Marian Kiosk at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

 

Their  guests on Wednesday May 16, 2018 were two Sisters from  the Queenship of May Community and Father Dennis Hayes C.C.

You can  Listen to their Wonderful and Inspiring testimonies below