Echoes from the Centre for the
Cause of Élisabeth Bruyère
Vol. 29 No 3 - November 2010
Dear Readers,
At a time when the question of scarcity of doctors and nurses in over-crowded emergency rooms in many hospitals make the headlines in our local newspapers, volume 20 of ECHOES is putting the accent on the integration of the Servant of God, Elisabeth Bruyere in the Health Care in Hospitals. The March issue stressed the intrepid attitude of the Sisters who had just arrived in By town as they took care of the sick in their homes, and their heroic dedication during the typhus epidemic of 1847. In the June issue, we followed the construction of the Ottawa General Hospital of 1866, paid for with loans, by begging for donations, and by sales of various things made by the Sisters. And again, the Sisters had to face the anguish of a deadly communicable disease when the smallpox epidemic reached the city in 1871.
A mother who was so compassionate toward the sick in the city could not remain insensitive to what her own Sisters were suffering. This issue will reveal how, thanks to her shrewdness, she could detect a change in a Sister s health and apply the treatment needed. Prevention of illness is not a modern invention! Mother Bruyere practiced it much before us.
Opened to all the wonders of the world, that is what we see in Mother Bruyere s eyes s in the article: "Scenes taken from everyday life". Further on, homage is paid to two persons who invested their knowledge, time and effort in the Centre for the Cause of Mother Bruyere . Finally, requests for prayers, thanks for favours obtained and signs of faith and hope complete a voluminous bulletin which invites us to cement the bonds that unite us in our prayers to obtain, from heaven, the Beatification of the one in whom we place our total confidence.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Staff
The Centre for the Cause of Élisabeth Bruyère
9 Bruyère Street
OTTAWA ON K1N 5C9
Scenes taken from everyday life
The hidden camera pursues its task of revealing Mother Bruyère’s truly human personality.
MARVELLING AT GOD'S CREATION
Have you ever dreamt of catching a glimpse of Mother Bruyere's eyes? Sister St. Charles, her first biographer, states that "she had wide and grey eyes". Those are aesthetic features, of course, but what did those eyes perceive and search
for? In a July 1858 letter to her Sisters in Ottawa while holidaying in Cacouna, she reveals her admiration for the beauties of nature:"If only you could see hmv beautiful it is to witness the sun rising; the waves bring in seaweeds and shells in abundance, and the air is good. We see sailing ships go by, steamers coming from England or going there; sometimes, the wind is against them, and they tack about. [ ... ] The sea is not very wide here, but the shores are so beautiful, the air so good, that the sight of these seascapes allows you to experience its inexpressible charm".
On a trip to Europe in 1861, her reflections dwell again on the beauties of nature as she describes the shores of a river to Sister Shanly:
"The river is bordered by trees that meet at the summit; between the trees, roses can be seen12 to 20 feet high, besides other flowers. Nothing as beautiful in the springtime".
In Ottawa, she took interest in the planting of ornamental and fruits trees, and the crops of her green houses, vegetable gardens and flower beds. She was involved in the care of indoor plants. The following words to Sister Rocque in 1863 reveal her profound admiration for beauty in general:
"Growing plants naturally leads us to lofty thoughts. However, no one seems to pay any attention to it. I pity them because they miss a good apportunity to get to know and love the Creator of all things. In my mind, there is nothing more powerful in revealing the greatness and wisdom of God than the sight of a leaf, a flower or a plant. "
This shrewd insight on the beauty of every aspect of creation exerts the same power at a higher level that of spiritual life. Before leaving for France in 1861, even after many years with her daughters, she recommends the following:
"If only it would be possible for me to write all I have witnessed concerning God's action in a well disposed soul, I would encourage you right now to seize all the little apportunities I taught you in order to obtain the grace of prayer. May the more interested among you wishing to know these secrets, work toward acquiring this knowledge through your own experience: it would then benefit every one. "
Mother Bruyere's eyes were already perceiving the invisible ...
Mother Bruyère relates...
MOTHER BRUYERE'S TENDER LOVING CARE FOR HER SISTERS
As soon as she arrived in By town, Mother Bruyere devoted all her energies toward the healing of the sick in their home as well as in the hospital she set up. However, due to a heavy workload, the lack of proper clothing and substantial food, notwithstanding the every day contact with the contagious, the Sisters soon joined the list of sick persons in need of nursing. Thefollowing shows Mother Bruyere's undeniable zeal in caringfor them:
NUMEROUS DISEASES
Mother Bruyere's correspondence attests to the health problems that plagued the Sisters of By town: accidents, chronic and contagious diseases, short-lived ailments regularly perturbed the work of those courageous workers. As early as March 24, 1845, Mother Bruyere confides to Mother McMullen:
"Last night, Sister St. Patrick fell on her side with an armload of wood; she gave herself a severe blow. We rubbed her with liniment and gave her two doses of Epsom salt, for the first did not do her any good. We stood watch by her all night, but at this time I am writing to you, it is noon, and she is feeling much better. Besides, Sister Thibodeau has a flare-up of inflammatory rheumatism as she had before; we had her perspire, and I hope there will be no adverse effects to follow".
The anxieties continue. In 1846, speaking of Sister St. Joseph, she states: "Sister Saint Joseph 's health is shaky; Ifear that she will "leave us" pretty soon, as she herself says. She is weak, has pains in the lungs, in the back, goes to bed often. Please write to her and oblige her to sincerely ask God for health". At times also, many Sisters get sick at the same time, as she noted in 1851:
"Right now, the novitiate serves as infirmary for the Sisters: St. Joseph, St. Therese (McDonnell), Xavier, Lavoie and McPhail. The latter is very sick; she has large boils on the neck; she also has headaches and vomits whatever food she takes; we are hoping that she will be better after being purged, but it is an illness she has had for a long time and which she will have for a long time to come; please notifY her family gently, with discretion ".
In this newly founded community, even death was no stranger to the young Sisters. On 1849, in a letter to Mother McMullen, we read:
"On arrival, I found Sister Dube suffering greatly, but it has been her habitual state for a long time. I think she can last for another two or three months. We take turns with her at night, that is, those who can do it; there is always a number of Sisters in the infirmary. Right now, they are Sisters Rivet, Phelan, Lavoie and Gravel".
(Editor's Note: Sister Léocadie Dubé: Professed on June 21,1848, died of tuberculosis on July 2, 1850)
THE SISTERS ARE EXHAUSTED
The tasks of the sick ones fell inevitably on the already heavily burdened others. There is no doubt that the Sisters suffered exhaustion. On December 2, 1851, Mother Bruyereinforms Mother Coutlee:
"Here, every day for the past 3 weekS', there are seven or eight Sisters in the infirmary. We have reached the point where Sister St. Joseph is obliged to cook with a young Sister who knows nothing about cooking. Today, it is a postulant that is replacing Sister St. Joseph in the kitchen; it is difficult for Sister St. Joseph to stay very long in the kitchen with her lung disease. Sister Ste. Croix is the last to enter the infirmary; she has been there since Saturday, November 29 suffering with a sharp pain near her shoulder; finally, all our strongest and most capable are down, and that is without counting Sister Rodriguez who keeps to her bed ".
Later, on September 22, 1854, she describes her situation to Mother Marie-Augustin of the Soeurs de Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix: of France:
"Every year, we have over three hundred children to educate, a hospital to serve, besides, the poor and the sick of the city that we assist in their home. However, in spite of so many occupations, needs that are multiplied, we are still only twenty:four Sisters, while there is work to keep forty people busy; also, many Sisters who are frail of health are obliged to overwork".
PROPER CLOTHING
Despite these ills and aches, Mother Bruyere does not let herself become overwhelmed by defeat. She took means of prevention. Here are some of her recommendations to the Sisters at the 1871 retreat:
"Begin wearing flannels early in the Fall until late in Springtime. As soon as the first cold weather arrives, one has to resort to prudence ( ... ). The Superiors must see to it that this is done because the Sisters could endanger their health while exposing themselves to catch colds that would be difficult to cure. To act imprudently in this matter could give rise to serious diseases ".
"You have to nurse a cold or any other ailment at its onset, because if neglected, it may become worse and even become dangerous. In the missions, one has to take more precautions ".
A similar recommendation awaits Sister Phelan, on the eve of Mother Bruyere's departure for France in August 1861:
"I recommend to you especially the Sisters of the "Notre-Dame class "; manage to have a reliable person to regularly light the stoves along time before classes begin; let them go by wagon. So as not to expose them to go on foot, you would do well to name John, and not disturb him when he is harnessing the horse to bring them back and forth. Many of our Sisters have suffered for having walked and gotten their feet wet. Sister Beaudoin and others got wet last Spring and she still feels the effect of a cold she caught at that time",
PROPER DIET
Another method in preventing diseases is a proper diet. The same retreat recommendations refer to it:
"The younger Sisters do not eat enough meat; even if they do not like it, they should eat it as a mortification, especially at lunchtime, this is necessary especially for those who teach(. .. } In some communities, soup is not part of the menu; it is a matter of rule to be obeyed: soup must be served even if one does not like it naturally; soup is necessary for the good health of the Sisters".
Thankfully, the vegetable gardens were producing an abundance of good and nutritious food to put on the table. In septembre 1865, Mother Bruyere wrote to Sisters Rocque and Shanly, referring to the cooks:
"I recommend that they serve tomatoes, eggplant and vegetables to everybody, and not just at my end of the table as it happens sometimes. (I assume that there be laughter!) And yes, laugh at tomatoes all you want as long as you eat some; that is what is needed. Here, the Sisters eat raw tomatoes with pepper, salt and vinegar; they say that it is very good for the liver. I think they eat some at every meal; are they not admirable?"
On the same occasion, M. Bruyere directed that the vinegar decanters as well as the marinades be removed from the tables of the refectory at the mother house, until a religious, ill through their abuse, was healed. Among the medications the most commonly used was magnesium sulfate; "taking the medecine" meant taking a good dose, which certain sisters, including M. Bruyere, imposed on themselves. The wine and brandy were still classified with the tonics, clear soups, beef tea and diverse herbal infusions. With regards to the Sisters in charge ofthe sick, some precautions are in order. She makes them known to Mother Phelan before leaving for France:
"In the morning, give wine, biscuits or other things to the Sisters of the Hospital who have to take care of repulsive patients ".
The same advice is given to the Sisters quarantined in a small outdoor building and who are attending to the contagious victims of small pox. Mother Bruyere speaks heart to heart to her daughters thus exposed to the contagious disease:
"Devote yourselves but be prudent. This way, the hard work will not fall on the shoulders of the others because one overdoes it. Do not inhale the patients' breath, in the least possible. Drink wine, twice or three times daily. Each must eat an apple for dessert and you are to request more as your reserve dwindles. You need it. Eat properly to stay in good health. (...)
Tell those who bring in your meals not to enter into your kitchen but remain at the door. Feed your patients well. Give them sweets. Ask for some".
REST
Here is another method of prevention which is not found at the grocery store or on drugstore counters, but which is indispensable in averting an illness, namely rest. On July 30, 1862, Mother Bruyere specifically recommends it to Sister Ste. Marie:
"I beg you not to get too tired during vacation time. Take advantage of it to sleep more, eat often and work less; you are not too shy, use that quality not to do wrong, but to take the rest we can forget to give you".
The health of the ailing Sisters was always one of her primary concerns. Her correspondence abounds in references to means of prevention. M. Bruyere, in the course of the first years, had authorized the religious to sojourn at the mother house of Montreal to rest there. In 1858, she accompanied Sr Thibodeau to Cacouna where the Sisters of Charity of Quebec had a house. Both took saltwater baths and were happy with them. Later, she sent some of the Sisters to Riviere-du-Loup, at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Quebec, to recover their health. Howver, after granting Sr Kirby authorization to go to the waters of Caledonia Springs (near Ottawa), she rescinded it because of the cost.
In Bytown, as at the General Hospital of Montreal, it was natural for medical science to be interested in the Sisters. Sister Thibodeau, pharmacist by trade, often passed for a physician. If M. Bruyere did little in terms of caring or the sick, nevertheless, she participated in the science of those whom Fr. Telmon gratefully referred to as his "doctors of By town" and whom Fr. Tortel more cavalierly designated as "the petticoat faculty".
Still Mother Bruyere was able to take care of the sick. In early March 1855, typhus fever had become rampant among the Sisters of Charity of Quebec. Here is some advice she gives to her best friend, Mother Marcelle Mallet, founding superior:
"I have just been handed your two letters iriforming me of the death of one of your postulants and of the illness of your dear Sister St-Louis. If she is still living when she receives my letter, please wash the whole body with a sponge soaked in warm water, without wiping it; repeat it every day for some time, that is, for many consecutive days. Keep her feet warm and cold water on her head, and follow closely the prescriptions of the Doctor. Keep your sick Sisters alone in a well-aired room; keep the others apart with the exception of the nurses; the Sisters must not inhale the breath of the sick; their nurses should take something in the morning before going near them. All need to be carefol in eating only what agrees with them, and have them go outside as often as you can. I allow myself these observations because we usually treat cases of typhoid fever. Your house being so small, it could explain why the fevers last so long; keep some chloride of lime in all your apartments, dormitories, refectories and community rooms. In gathering places especially, do not empty "chamber pots" in the most used toilets used by the rest of the Community; dig a hole at some distance from the house and pour in some quicklime; put some in your yard and around your house. These are precautions that were taught us and we hold on to them; they came from a good Doctor and we were well served by them ".
In the same letter, she gives personal advice to Mother Mallet:
"As you are my best friend, I can speak openly with you only: Allow me to suggest again that you spare yourself; you need your health and your Community even more; take care of yourself. In a time of such dreadfol diseases, you should not fast nor allow anyone in your Community to fast".
Her concerns with nursing the sick extended beyond her own Sisters and reached even those she knew and loved.
Besides the known medical knowledge and remedies of the time in treating diseases, the Sisters often had recourse to prayer. When the typhus epidemic was rampant, following a parish novena to St. Joseph, Sister St. Joseph who was gravely ill, miraculously recovered her health. On another occasion, on October 19, 1851, in a letter to Mother Coutlee, Mother Bruyere states:
"Sister Normand made a novena to Our Lady of LaSalette; she placed a cloth soaked in water from the miraculous fountain on her knee, and she was cured. I forgot to tell you that she had also placed a relic of Mother d'Youville on her knee at the same time".
However, Mother Bruyere was not taken in by certain illnesses of patients originating from their imagination or state of anxiety or from personal problems. Even in those cases, compassion was always to be put forth. During the 18172 retreat she recommends to her Sisters:
"If a Sister is sick, let her report to her Superior immediately and the latter being a "mother", will welcome her and give her all the attention needed to make her well again ".
Her recommendation to the Superiors would bear fruit and win her appreciative praises:
"Mother Phelan insists on doing what is done at the Mother House. She looks after her ailing Sisters as Mother Bruyere would do at the Mother House".
No finer compliment can surpass that one!
DATED 1850, A LETTER STILL VALID TODAY IN 2010
On December 8, 2010, the remains of St. Marguerite d'Youville, presently resting at the Mother House of the Grey Sisters of Montreal, on Guy Street, will be transferred to the basilica of Ste.Anne, Varennes. Quebec, birthplace of the first Canadian-born Saint. Her remains were first exhumed in December 1849. Shortly after, in early January 1850, Mother Bruyere delegated two Sisters of Bytown to Montreal with a petition to the Beloved Mother, a gesture she would undoubtedly repeat today:
Beloved Mother d 'Youville:
Be pleased to accept the tribute of affection of all your daughters of the By town General Hospital. From your place in heaven, hear their voices, especially that of their unworthy Superior, pleading with you to obtain for us the true spirit of our saintly vocation. Do not forget, Beloved Mother, that we are your daughters and that you are the one who led us to Our Lord Jesus Christ. You know what virtues are lacking in order that we become true daughters of yours; do not permit that we remain any longer in our imperfections.
Deign to ask our Heavenly Father that he lookfavourably upon our little community so we may all befilled with your charism of charity, generosity, zeal and dedication. Beloved Mother, you who found help in Divine Providence, obtain for us the means to bring our building to completion and to honour our debts. Keep us under your maternal protection. I hand our boarding school over to you so that we may practice your charism while educating the children as well as in taking care of the sick.
Deign to favour a great number of our students with our saintly vocation and send us, as soon as possible, subjects worthy of you so we may be numerous enough to fill in all our posts. Protect our Community against the ills of the times we live in, and grant the same protection to all the other Communities. Protect us also from fire.
Good Mother, deign to obtain for me the humility and kindness I need to lead your daughters in the path of righteousness so we may merit to join you in heaven to love God with all our hearts.
Your humble daughter
Sister E. Bruyere, Superior
Mother d 'Youville
TRIBUTE TO SISTER CLAIRE MENARD, S.C.O.
On October 4, 2010, Sister Claire M61ard, S.c.o., active member of the Centre for the Cause of Beatification of Elisabeth Bruyere, died peacefully at the age of 75.
Following extended assignments in the field of education and missionary works in Africa, she spent the last years of her life spreading the spirirual charism of her beloved Servant of God, Mother Elisabeth Buyere. In her capacity as vice-notary during the diocesan informative process, her encounter with Mother Bruyere became a real spirirual experience. Since 2001, she worked at the Centre for the Cause of Elisabeth Bruyere where research, correspondence and collaboration to the bulletin ECHOES, kept her continually in union with her beloved Mother.
After devoting nine years in this capacity, she fought with courage a cancer that finally took its toll. Being a very energetic person by nature, she fought till the end, even insistiug on doing herself the graphic design and pagesetting of the June 2010 issue of ECHOES.
Sister Claire, rest in peace in the company of the One you loved so much and served so well.
A BIRTHDAY WORTH CELEBRATING!
July 16, 2010, was an occasion to celebrate at the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa as Sister Jeanne LeBer, S.C.O., the pioneer of the Centre for the Cause of Elisabeth Bruyere, had reached the venerable age of 100.
The Servant of God Elisabeth Bruyere was smiling down on her daughter who, for 25 years, with unequalled competence and a great flair for accuracy, supervised tirelessly for 25 years all the steps of the Cause for Beatification. In collaboration with the posrulators, herself being appointed vice-posrulator, she left behind a well-trodden legacy for her successors. Since a few years, she has been confined to the infirmary where she pursues in her heart the task for which she so ably laid down the ground work.
Congratulations Sister Jeanne LeBer! May the Lord bless your 100 years!
Children’s Corner
GOOD HEALTH
- Hey! Children! Dress warmly: it is very cold and one must not catch a cold!
- See! I am wearing the woolen hat and mittens and the stockings my grandmother knitted for me!
- As for me, I am wearing my coat with fur trimmings.
- Pray tell, Mother Bruyere, do Sisters ever get sick at the convent?
- Unfortunately, yes. Some took sick with tuberculosis while taking care of the patients. Others were spent with fatigue Still others who were too choosy, did not eat enough meat, soup and fresh vegetables.
- What did you do then?
- We gave them the remedies we had at hand, the sick ones went to the doctors'; I even sent some for a rest at our Mother House in Montreal. Still others were sent to a convent belonging to another religious community in order to recuperate.
- Wow! You did your very best to bring them back to good health!
- Indeed, dear children, that is why I highly insist on prevention. Eat the good meals your parents prepare for you. Do not be imprudent: dress warmly and take all the rest you can.
Eight errors were made in reproducing the picture below. Can you find them?
Our thanks to you Mother Bruyère!
* Enclosed is a small amount for favours obtained (S);(J.-G.); enclosed is an honorarium for a Mass for a favour obtained (S); my donation is not much for all that I have received from Mother Bruyere (J.);
* Thanks to Mother Bruyere for having helped me in many things (C.); thanks for my son who succeeded well at school (S.);
* Thank you for having watched over my daughter and her husband who were having severe problems. The solutions found make things easier to accept (S.);
* Thank you Mother Bruyere for the favours obtained by my son; he now bought his truck and a house (D.);
In my name and that of my nieces, I make it a duty to proclaim our sincere gratitude for the big favour that Mother Bruyere has obtained for us. In the obligation to move promptly, she found a "modest "house for sale"; the date set to sign the final papers was August 7. As Mother Bruyere had helped us before, it was with great confidence that we "told" her about our problem, asking her to intervene in the never-ending delays. Despite all the problems, our anxiety was dispelled as we worked together, supporting one another and persevered in our efforts and our prayers to Mother Bruyere. Now, we must pray that the "new owner" will be able to adapt to this change in her life (G.);
* Mother Bruyere, thank you for my son in-law who has found a steady job (H.)
* Thank you for my daughter in-law who underwent a successfol liver transplant and for my son who had a kidney operation (M).
“Cries from the heart” to Mother Bruyère!
(Every evening, the Sisters pray this perpetual Novena in the intentions of those who recommend themselves to her intercession).
Prayer
Father of loving kindness,
in Mother Bruyère
You have given us
a heart attentive to all needs,
a soul open to all types of suffering.
Confident in her powerful intercession,
through her, we dare to present
our most intimate intentions (…)
and those of all the persons
who confide in her maternal heart (…)
In the name of your Son Jesus
we beseech you to
hear our humble prayers
and grant to your Church
the grace of the Beatification
of your faithful servant Élisabeth Bruyère.
Amen.* Mother Bruyere, help Nathalie who is seeking a second job. She needs to earn more in order to pay the debt she owes on her rent (H.);
* Help my daughter to find a better payingjob so that she can pay all her bills (M);
* Intercede in favour of my daughter who has just has heart surgery. for my other daughter who is depressed and of myself in poor health (S.);
* Mother Bruyere, accompany me, hold my hand as I worry about the report I am expectingfrom a specialist (G.);
* Dear Mother Bruyere, I pray you to heal my granddaughter who has narcolepsy and cataplexy. I also recommend my son who suffers from a sore back and shoulder (D.);
* Bring comfort to Joseph, age 91, who is getting ready to more to a nursing home (R.); help me find a good residence for the elderly (M-J.);
* Comfort Nicole who was operated on for cancer and hasadhesion in the bowel (R.); heal R. who has cancer ofthebones (L.); support J., 56, who has cancer of the lungs; grant me a cure for my cancer of the bowel (L.); watch over my husband who has cancer of the throat (R.);
* Grant that this man who wants to evict his common-law wife and her daughter will have a change of heart; I also entrust to you the problems I am having with my husband (P.);
* I ask you to heal the my back and leg that were hurt in an accident (D.);
* Intercede for Melissa, 17, who is having a serious operation in her jaw (H);
* Please help R. who is paranoid. She wants to be relieved of her obsessions (R.);
* Mother Bruyere, I have several intentions to entrust to you. For M that you will heal his leg. For me who needs financial help and healing of my AIDS and hepatitis C (J.-M);
* Grant that I may find a good companion (M); help my son to find a sincere girl friend (R.);
* Watch over this couple with major problems and on a family that greatly suffers (D.);
* I recommend to you F who is sick and has many other problems (C);
* I pray you to help in the sale of this house (N.); (A);
* Guide the hand of the surgeon who is to operate me for a tumour on the right lung (D.);
* Watch over my family and my male friend (T.);
* I entrust my family to you (R.); grant my family good health, happiness and success. I am ready to sacrifice anything for them. (G.);
* I ask that you grant harmony in my family (D.); help my daughter who has had a violent companion (G.); that we may be protected from hunger and war (B);
* Grant me serenity and a positive outlook as I face my diagnosis of CA of the breast (R.);
* Grant that I may acquire that "convenience store ", the means to pay my daughter s tuition, and that I may obtain new contracts for my other daughter (S);
* Grant that my son will acquire the business he is hoping for (G.).
"Together, we thank Mother Bruyere for entrusting our requests and prayers to Divine Providence (H.)
"I have faith in Mother Bruyere and know that she can do great things" (D.);
"For over two months, I had such pain in my left arm that I could not use it. Despite pain relievers and an injection of cortisone plus compresses, nothing helped. I began a novena to Mother Bruyere, begging her to help me. On the last day of the novena, the pain disappeared suddenly and I could use my arm. I am grateful to Mother Bruyere for this favour which allows me to go back to work" (C);
"Elisabeth is with me and gives me the courage to fight against the intruder ... my cancer" (R.)
Prayer for the Beatification
of Élisabeth Bruyère
Merciful God, you called Élisabeh Bruyère
to a socially and religious committed life
in the midst of a rising population.
Like Jesus, Élisabeth loved, listened,
taught, cared for, suffered and wept;
she prayed. She spent her life doing good.
In view of her living faith,
her indomitable courage,
her admirable compassion,
we beseech you, God our Father,
to grant the Church, if you will,
the beatification of your
faithful Servant, Élisabeth Bruyère.
Amen.
Echoes from the Centre for the Cause Élisabeth Bruyère
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Goals : brief the readers on the life of the Servant of God, Élisabeth Bruyère, her work and her reputation of holiness, in order to arouse confidence in her power of intercession;
promote the cause of Canonization by obtaining a miracle attributable to her intercession.
Spiritual advantages that all Friends of Mother Bruyère can profit from :
* A monthly Mass is celebrated in their intentions in the chapel of the Motherhouse.
* Every evening, the Sisters present to the Lord their intentions through the intercession of Mother Bruyère.
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