. Third centenary of the establishment of the faith in Canada, 1615-1915. th ofti e most HolyRosaiy. Thisve-1 erable son oftl e illustriouspatriarch of As-sisi is gifted witha touching elo-quence. Hisspeech is gentle easy, and captivating. Seeing him in his poor Franciscan robe, his asceticbearing, and listening to his ever pious considerations, make one feelthat he lives habitually in a superior and heavenly atmosphere. The perfect re-establishment of Franciscan life in Canada dates from1890 when the Franciscans opened a convent in Montreal. The SemaineReligieuse of the commercial metropolis
. Third centenary of the establishment of the faith in Canada, 1615-1915. th ofti e most HolyRosaiy. Thisve-1 erable son oftl e illustriouspatriarch of As-sisi is gifted witha touching elo-quence. Hisspeech is gentle easy, and captivating. Seeing him in his poor Franciscan robe, his asceticbearing, and listening to his ever pious considerations, make one feelthat he lives habitually in a superior and heavenly atmosphere. The perfect re-establishment of Franciscan life in Canada dates from1890 when the Franciscans opened a convent in Montreal. The SemaineReligieuse of the commercial metropolis welcomed their return in thesewords : Welcome to these holy religious in the country which theywere the first to evangelise. Their absence has seemed very long to usand we ardently desired to see them take up once more amongst us theirministry of zeal, piety and edification. Their memory has remainedalive among our people, and our aged folk still relate many edifyingtraits about the former Recollects. By a strange disposition of Providence it is just 25 years ago, this. INTERIOR OF FRANCISCAN CHURCH, MONTREAL year, since the return took place. The Franciscan Fathers opened theirhouse in Montreal in 1890. They dwelt at first in a poor and humbleresidence on Richmond Street, rented to them under easy conditions bythe parish-priest of St. Josephs Church. Two years later they went to their present convent of St. Joseph,on Dorchester Street. In 1900, Quebec, cradle of the Franciscan Orderin Canada, joyfully witnessed the return withinits walls of the legitimate successors of its first missionaries. Then itwas that Reverend Fa-ther Ange-Marie Hiralfounded the beautifulnew convent and churchwhich stand on theHill Saint-Genevieve inthat quarter of the citynow called FRIARY, QUEBEC. MayCauada always keep intact the sacred treasure which the Recollects brought her in1615. May the Tercentenary celebrations of the establishment oftheir Faith be for our people a promise
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