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PRESSRELEASE Forimmediaterelease
SaintJoseph'sOratoryofMountRoyalopensitsdoorstoyou!
Montréal,June18,2020-ItiswithgreatpleasurethatweannouncethattheOratorywillfinallyreopenitsdoorstopilgrimsandvisitorsonMonday,June29.
AnnouncedbytheGovernmentofQuebec,thereopeningofplacesofworshipisnowauthorized."TheOratoryisaplaceofwelcomeandprayerforthousandsofpilgrimsandvisitors;itisthereasonfortheexistenceofourshrine.Wearethereforeverypleasedtowelcomethemagain.Iwishtothankthemanypeoplewhoareworkingtoestablishtheguidelinesforasafeopeningofthepremisesandwewillensurethatthesemeasuresarerespected,"saidFatherClaudeGrou,RectorofSaintJoseph'sOratory.
Thereopeningofthesanctuarywilltakeplaceintwophases.StartingJune29th,itwillbepossibletovisittheOratory;tomeditateintheBasilica,theCryptChurchandneartheheartofSaintBrotherAndré;tolightvotivecandles,topurchaseobjectsofpietyattheGiftShop,towalkinthemagnificentGardenoftheWayoftheCrossandtoadmiretheviewofMontréalwiththemostbeautifulsunsetsinthecity.TheHotelJeanXXIIIPavilionwillalsobeaccessibleagainandyoucanbooknow.
Inasecondphase,wewillresumeourregularactivities,includingMasses.ThescheduleofourMassesremainstobedetermined.
Thehealthandwell-beingofeveryemployee,pilgrimandvisitorhasalwaysbeenandalwayswillbeapriorityfortheOratory.ExtraordinarymeasureshavebeenputinplacetocomplywiththegeneralrulesofprotectioninordertoprovideeveryonewithanenvironmentthatmeetsthestandardsoftheDirectorofPublicHealth.SpecifichealthprotocolfortheconductoftheChurch'scelebrationsandsacramentswillbeaddedtothesegeneralmeasures.
Weareawarethattherewillbefewtourgroupsthissummer.WeextendaspecialinvitationtothepeopleoftheGreaterMontréalarea.ToallthosewhohavenevervisitedtheOratory;toallthosewhocameasyoungpeopleoralongtimeago,youaremorethanwelcome!
Weinviteyoutovisitourwebsite(saint-joseph.org)wherewewillbepostingdetailsasthesituationevolves.
-30–Source:CélineM.Barbeau,Director,CommunicationsBureauSaintJoseph’sOratoryofMountRoyal514733-8211,[email protected]
Mediarequests:DanielleDecellesCommunicationConsultantSaintJoseph’sOratoryofMountRoyalMobile:[email protected]