Marie-M. B., Montréal, Canada

When I was a teacher, I took my students in small groups of 10-15 on regular trips to Saint Joseph’s Oratory. It was time and energy consuming and I wondered if this was all worth it… did they come just to get a day off from school or did they really benefit from this visit? So I asked Saint Joseph to give me sign that it was important to pursue this activity. On my next visit, as was my habit, I invited my students to make a personal request to Saint Joseph. When we came to the crypt, all my students stood around Brother Andre’s tomb, and in one movement, they laid their hands and heads on the tomb, closed their eyes and prayed silently. The guide, surprised by this spontaneous confidence, told me that she had never seen something like this. Looking at them, I realized that it was worth it.