"A daily crowd of the sick, the afflicted, the poor of all kinds - those who were handicapped or wounded by life - came to him. They found in his presence a welcome ear, comfort and faith in God. Do not the poor of today have as much need of such love, of such hope, of such education in prayer?"
Pope John Paul II in a homily honoring Blessed Brother Andre
Beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 23, 1982.
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A Scientifically Unexplainable Healing, Interview conducted by Nathalie Dumas, THE ORATORY, May - June 2009, Vol. 83, No. 3, p. 7-10Dumas, Nathalie, The Cause for Canonization of Brother André. A Well-Guarded Secret, THE ORATORY, September - October 2008, Vol. 82, No. 5, p. 7-9.
Lafrenière, Bernard, Brother André: Steps to Canonization, THE ORATORY, September-October 2008, Vol. 82, No. 5, p. 10-12
Questions and Answers about the CauseExcerpts from an interview with Bernard Lafrenière, CSC, vice-postulator for the cause of Brother Andre (1975 to 1994); published in L'Oratoire magazine in the issue of September-October 1994, pages 20-21.
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DEDICATED TO SAINT JOSEPH CANADA'S PATRON SAINT- FOUNDED BY BROTHER ANDRE ( ALFRED BESSETTE) WHO WAS DECLARED BLESSED BROTHER ANDRE ON MAY 23, 1982 BY POPE JOHN PAUL II
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