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Montreal in Una Magnum Special Per Tony Saitta

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Mapled Mei Day 5: Montreal

Mei continues the Canada travel blog with her short trip around #Montreal

Konnichassu!!! I finally have time to continue the Canada blogs! Things have gotten all busy for me since my last post and well, I am backlogged for most things. But, since its getting closer to the holidays, I am going to have some time to complete the Canada blogs on top of the stuff I may update here if something interesting happens. I am in the middle of strengthening my blog because when I…

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Saint Andre Bessette C.S.C. 1845-1937 Feast day: January 6

Brother Andre, a French Canadian, came to the Brothers of the Holy Cross in 1870 with a note from his pastor saying “I am sending you a saint”. The Brothers are a teaching order and Andre at 25, still could not read or write and had stomach problems (that he had for his whole life). At the request of the Bishop of Montreal, he was ordained a consecrated religious Brother, and given the position as doorkeeper at the Notre Dame College. (A position he had for 40 years, perfect for praying with the people). He had a great devotion to St. Joseph and the poor and afflicted. In 1904, he started building the St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal with nickels and dimes he had collected. It was completed in 1955 as a basilica. Millions of people were and still are, cured through his prayers and the intercession of St. Joseph. Today Saint Andre Bessette is known as the “Miracle Man of Montreal”.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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Blue Chapel

St. Joseph's Oratory of Mt. Royal

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On Thursday, after getting a lot of post ice storm photos, I had a bit of time and it was foggy so I went up the Oratory of St Joseph and took these really moody shots. Most of them were on Lomo 400 with the Nikon N2000 but the last wide angled one was with the Lomo Apparat, also loaded with Lomo 400.

[troybeecham]

Today, the Church remembers St. Joseph of Arimathea, Disciple of Jesus, one of the Seventy.

Ora pro nobis.

Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical Christian Gospels, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. A number of stories that developed during the Middle Ages connect him with Glastonbury, where the stories said he founded the earliest Christian oratory, and also with the Holy Grail legend.

Matthew 27:57 described him simply as a rich man and disciple of Jesus, but according to Mark 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea was "a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God"; and Luke 23:50–56 adds that he "had not consented to their decision and action".

According to John 19:38, upon hearing of Jesus' death, this secret disciple of Jesus "asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission." Joseph immediately purchased a linen shroud (Mark 15:46) and proceeded to Golgotha to take the body of Jesus down from the cross. There, according to John 19:39-40, Joseph and Nicodemus took the body and bound it in linen cloths with the spices that Nicodemus had bought. The disciples then conveyed the prepared corpse to a tomb hewn into rock. The Gospel of Matthew alone suggests that this was Joseph's own tomb (Matthew 27:60). The burial was undertaken speedily, "for the Sabbath was drawing on".

Legends about the arrival of Christianity in Britain abounded during the Middle Ages. Early writers do not connect Joseph to this activity, however.

Tertullian (AD 155–222) wrote in Adversus Judaeos that Britain had already received and accepted the Gospel in his lifetime, writing, "all the limits of the Spains, and the diverse nations of the Gauls, and the haunts of the Britons—inaccessible to the Romans, but subjugated to Christ."

Tertullian does not say how the Gospel came to Britain before AD 222.

However, Eusebius of Caesarea, (AD 260–340), one of the earliest and most comprehensive of church historians, wrote of Christ's disciples in Demonstratio Evangelica, saying that "some have crossed the Ocean and reached the Isles of Britain."

Saint Hilary of Poitiers (AD 300–376) also wrote that the Apostles had built churches and that the Gospel had passed into Britain.

The writings of Pseudo-Hippolytus include a list of the seventy disciples whom Jesus sent forth in Luke 10, one of which is Aristobulus of Romans 16:10, called "bishop of Britain".

In none of these earliest references to Christianity’s arrival in Britain is Joseph of Arimathea mentioned. William of Malmesbury's De Antiquitate Glastoniensis Ecclesiae ("On the Antiquity of the Church of Glastonbury", circa 1125) has not survived in its original edition, and the stories involving Joseph of Arimathea are contained in subsequent editions that abound in interpolations placed by the Glastonbury monks "in order to increase the Abbey's prestige – and thus its pilgrim trade and prosperity" In his Gesta Regum Anglorum (History of The Kings of England, finished in 1125), William of Malmesbury wrote that Glastonbury Abbey was built by preachers sent by Pope Eleuterus to Britain, however also adding: "Moreover there are documents of no small credit, which have been discovered in certain places to the following effect: 'No other hands than those of the disciples of Christ erected the church of Glastonbury';" but here William did not explicitly link Glastonbury with Joseph of Arimathea, but instead emphasizes the possible role of Philip the Apostle: "if Philip, the Apostle, preached to the Gauls, as Freculphus relates in the fourth chapter of his second book, it may be believed that he also planted the word on this side of the channel also."

Merciful God, whose servant Joseph of Arimathaea with reverence and godly fear prepared the body of our Lord and Savior for burial, and laid it in his own tomb: Grant to us, your faithful people, grace and courage to love and serve Jesus with sincere devotion all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

[allaboutjoseph]

Wednesdays are for St. Joseph

Sculpture representing Saint Joseph in the form of an oratory, "household", containing scenes from the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, gilded and polychromade wood, 18th century, origin: Church of the Holy Cross of the Military, Recife. Dimensions: 100 x 60 x 50 cmAcer of the Sacred Art Museum of Pernambuco, Alto da Sé, Olinda, Pernambucos 

-PEPhoto and text by collaborator Eduardo da Costa.

Image and text from Barroco Brasileiro - Facebook. 

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St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, founded by Saint André Bessette in 1904, is a major Catholic basilica and a symbol of faith and pilgrimage.

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before i leave montreal (tentatively july 2025) i plan to do a leonard cohen tour of the city which includes

breakfast at bagels etc

smoke at portugal park

buy a souvenir

lunch at st laurent meat place

stroll a little

visit his grave

st joseph’s oratory (sunset?)

[flyingspeedo]

The Happening - Ideas

The happening is a theme that can have many interpretations. In some ways my two ideas are opposite interpretations of the theme.

The first idea I have is to photograph things that are less about one fleeting moment but rather are continuously being created by endless moments over the course of several years. For example, a city, such as the city of Montreal. I would probably do this by going to a high elevation, such as Mount Royal or the Westmount lookout, and photograph the cityscape. Montreal is very different today than it was when it was created; it’s different than it was just 50 or even 20 years go. Much like a person, a city is an accumulation of many moments, both big events and the everyday happenings of its inhabitants. Similarly, religion is something that stands the test of time. Some are thousands of years old, and their followers can still be found all over the world. Religions also adapt and change slowly over time; they are the accumulation of the events that first began them and the everyday practices of the devout. This idea stemmed from the ‘Montreal’ idea because I saw St. Joseph’s Oratory in the distance and many people go there to pray. Additionally, it is currently under construction, so it has a literal element of change as well.

            The second idea I have is to do something more literal and self-reflexive. I am inspired by Naoya Hatakeyama because of his photographs of explosions. This makes me think of manufacturing an event for the picture, perhaps putting a piece of plexiglass in front of the camera and throwing fragile things at it (I’m thinking of an egg but maybe other things as well). The idea is that taking the picture becomes the event itself. I may have to use manual focus for that. I’m also thinking of experimenting with using a second camera to take a picture of me taking a picture of the event, but perhaps that’s too literal. I’m thinking of taking some portraits as well since those are often staged and posed.

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Saint Andre Bessette C.S.C. 1845-1937 Feast day: January 6

Brother Andre, a French Canadian, came to the Brothers of the Holy Cross in 1870 with a note from his pastor saying “I am sending you a saint”. The Brothers are a teaching order and Andre at 25, still could not read or write and had stomach problems (that he had for his whole life). At the request of the Bishop of Montreal, he was ordained a consecrated religious Brother, and given the position as doorkeeper at the Notre Dame College. (A position he had for 40 years, perfect for praying with the people). He had a great devotion to St. Joseph and the poor and afflicted. In 1904, he started building the St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal with nickels and dimes he had collected. It was completed in 1955 as a basilica. Millions of people were and still are, cured through his prayers and the intercession of St. Joseph. Today Saint Andre Bessette is known as the “Miracle Man of Montreal”. {website}

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Petitions Altar

St. Joseph's Oratory of Mt. Royal

[momentsandmusings]

Petition to Get “The Orange” by Wendy Cope Printed in Big Letters on Gibeau Orange Julep

The day before I flew home to Vancouver, my boyfriend, Will, asked me where I wanted to go for something sweet. Before he could finish asking his question, I told him I wanted to go to Gibeau Orange Julep, Montreal’s infamous fast-food joint and landmark, most known for their orange creamsicle in beverage form. It is my most beloved spot in the city. The colossal, circular, tango-painted restaurant is located in the middle of the highway, and can easily be spotted from the stairs St. Joseph’s Oratory, or on a plane when you’re about to take off or land in Montreal.

The drink itself tastes like the first day of Spring in Montreal. The first sip is when the snow is all melted and the clouds in the sky all hide to make room for the sun to make its solo appearance. When the drink is half full, the concrete is finally visible and every few inches there’s picnic blankets full of Twisted Teas and people at the park. The last few droplets is when white squeaky-clean white sneakers are out, and the trendiest, most colourful outfits are no longer obstructed by big, dark puffer coats.

To me, Orange Julep is a symbol of friendship and adventure. The first time I went was the first time I ventured out of my university’s bubble, it’s right next to the SPCA where I adopted Shrimp, if my friends and I wanted to raid a for-profit thrift store I would treat myself with a sip of the Julep since it was right across the Value Village, and if I was venturing out of the city to go up north to a friend’s cottage I’d make a little pit stop to the giant tangerine.

Fittingly, “The Orange”, a poem by Wendy Cope, perfectly encapsulates my feelings for Orange Julep, as it’s a piece of poetry about appreciating the beauty in the mundane and importance of sharing these moments with friends. The highway monument might be just a fast-food joint to some, but to me, it holds a special place in my heart because I’ve shared a drink and meal with every person I love at Gibeau Orange Julep.

“I love you, I’m glad I exist.”

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Saint Brother Andre DVD by Bob and Penny Lord, New.