Commemoration – The anniversary of the beatification of Mother Marie-Rose Durocher

On May 23, 1982, Sister Hermance Baril, Superior General of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, presented the event of the beatification of Mother Marie-Rose as:

 An historic moment

“In 1982, Pope John Paul II proposed our foundress as a model for our time and proclaimed the relevance of her mission in the contemporary Church.”

A moment of renewal

“The Church recognized Mother Marie-Rose as a beloved woman of God whose ardent desire was to enkindle God’s love throughout the world.”

A moment of hope

“Mother Marie-Rose believed in the future. She knew how to risk living everyday life in solidarity with the women and men of her time. She was able to discern their needs and offer appropriate responses for the future.”

 Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher

This year, the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) will celebrate the anniversary of the beatification of Mother Marie-Rose Durocher, founder of the congregation, by holding private celebrations in their various homes.

On this day, May 23, 1982, the Church proposed her to the world as a model of faith and discernment; a committed and active agent of transformation in her milieu; and an educator concerned with the spiritual, intellectual, and human development of youth.

Traces that attest to her life and influence are still visible and we hope to preserve them for the future.The presence of her tomb at the Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Co-Cathedral in Longueuil bears witness to the values that the SNJM wishes to perpetuate in the very place where her work began. A short prayer is available in the Marie-Rose Chapel of the co-cathedral to allow parishioners to meditate before or after the 4:30 p.m. mass.