SHRINE OF BLESSED BASIL MOREAU
The General Council at the Shrine
The General Council met these days in Le Mans, the birthplace of the Congregation. Friday, March 15, the Superior General, Brother Paul Bednarczyk, csc, attended the mass at the tomb, followed by the chaplet of the Seven Sorrows. Sunday 17, all members of the Council were present at the Sunday mass. Afterward, they prayed at the tomb of Blessed Basile Moreau, praying for his canonization and offering up the intentions of Holy Cross around the world. They are in France as part of the 200 years anniversary of the Brothers of Saint Joseph, now the Brothers of Holy Cross, which will be celebrated on March 19, the day of Saint Joseph, in Ruillé-sur-Loir.
ND law students and sophomores from Lycée Joseph Roussel at the Shrine
On Tuesday, March 12, law students at the University of Notre Dame, Emma Kate Lively and Andrew Olson, came to Le Mans with their teacher, Stephanie Barclay, and her daughter, to discover the Shrine of Blessed Basile Moreau and Le Mans, and to meet with Father Romuald Fresnais, csc, to discuss their research on religious liberty.
On Thursday, March 14, we welcomed about thirty sophomores of the Joseph Roussel High School for an introduction to the life of Basile Moreau and a guided tour of the church/ shrine.
Stained Glass Windows of Holy Cross conference
On Monday, March 18, as part of the “Mondays of Sacred Art” and the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the entry into Heaven of Blessed Basile Moreau, Stéphane Arrondeau, historian, glassmaker and teacher, will give a lecture on the stained glass windows of the Holy Cross family of Father Moreau’s time. From 8:30 pm to 10 pm at the Maison Saint-Julien (26 rue Albert Maignan, Le Mans). No registration, free participation.
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