Function
The Founders Committee has three main functions:
- To make known the life of the founders, their mission and their spirituality.
- To suggest prayer intentions to obtain a miracle through their intercession so that they are recognized as “Blessed”.
- To highlight the current relevance of their spirituality and their mission to the world.
Activities and achievements
The Committee’s activities have resulted in several achievements:
- A slideshow giving an initial introduction to Jérôme Le Royer.
- The leaflet “7 places of memory in La Flèche” offered to visitors.
- A traveling exhibition presented at historical and pilgrimage sites, parishes and diocesan centres, youth groups, Christian Movements, etc. A translation of the texts into English and Spanish is attached to the presentation.
- Numerous conferences and newspaper and magazine articles.
- Interventions on diocesan radio.
- The publication of numerous documents.
Current composition of the committee
- Two Persons Associated with the Congregation;
- Two other people with a very good knowledge of its history and spirituality.
Each member, according to their personal interests, their possibilities, their relationships, and their functions, enriches the group through their reflection, their personal work, their competence.
Reliquaries of the Founders in the Church of Saint-Thomas in La Flèche
Portraits of the founders cover the space where the reliquaries of Jérôme Le Royer and Marie de la Ferre are embedded in a wall of the Chapel of Notre-Dame-du Chef-du-Pont in the Church of Saint-Thomas in La Flèche
The reliquary of Jérôme contains the founder’s heart preserved at La Flèche. His heart was first kept by his family, who had a small chapel built on their estate in La Motte Lubin. In 1836, the family donated it to the Congregation.
The reliquary of Marie de la Ferre contains a bone taken from the box of bones given to the sisters of La Flèche in 1874.
Prayers and intercessions
Prayer to Jérôme Le Royer de la Dauversière to obtain favours
Eternal and almighty God, you placed in the heart of Jérôme Le Royer an ardent love for the Holy Family. You made him a faithful witness of your Charity and Tenderness for the poor and the sick.
Glorify your faithful servant, we pray, O most good Father. Grant us the favour we ask through his intercession and through the merits of Jesus, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to Marie de la Ferre to obtain favours
God our Father, you placed in the heart of Marie de la Ferre a burning desire to live the Gospel among the poor, the sick and the most needy.
Grant us the grace of the inner freedom she experienced. According to her last wish, may the union of hearts grow in our midst, in our families, and in the Church.
Glorify Marie de la Ferre, by granting us the favour we seek through her intercession. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, in the unity of the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
Favours obtained by one or other of the founders:
Moral and psychological support.
Conversion, forgiveness.
Informed decision making.
Vocation orientation.
Legal proceedings.
Addiction: gambling, alcohol, drugs.
Personal favours.
Healing, health.
Alleviation of fear, worry.
Family and relationship problems.
Material projects.
Spiritual and religious projects.
Housing related questions.
Job searches.
Reunions, reconciliations.
Financial situations.
Success in studies.
Family life and education.
To report favours received or for further information, please contact:
General House of the RHSJ
245, Avenue des Pins Ouest
Montréal (Québec) CANADA H2W 1R5
Tel. : 514-735-6585
email : info@rhsj.org