Alfred Pampalon (24 November 1867 – 30 September 1896) was a Canadian Redemptorist priest known for having a deep faith in God and a deep love of Mary. He is the patron for people with addictions.
Alfred Pampalon was born 24 November 1867 in Lévis, Quebec, the ninth of twelve children born to Antoine and Josephine Dorion Pampalon. His father was a stonemason, who worked building churches. His mother died when he was five and his father remarried. Albert was tutored at home until he age of nine. In 1876 Pampalon entered the Collège de Lévis in 1876 where he took courses in business.[1] Somewhat frail, he was an average student. He was considered a modest, prayerful person; he was thought of as honest and pure by his classmates. Pampalon was devoted to Mary.[2]
Pampalon experienced a near fatal bout of pneumonia in 1885, and attributed his recovery to the intercession of St. Anne. He made a pilgrimage, walking the twenty-one miles to the shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and while there asked to join the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. His brother was already a member.[3] In July 1886 he sailed for the Redemptorist novitiate in Saint-Trond, Belgium. He was sent to the major seminary of Saint-Jean-de-Beauplateau for two years of philosophy and four years of theology.[4] During his years of formation and study, his classmates dubbed him "the Lamb of God," a testimony to his piety and gentleness. His fellow students asked him how he managed to study philosophy so well, and he replied that he imagined Mary was asking him the questions.
Later years and deathedit
Pampalon was ordained 4 October 1892. He began his ministry in Mons, a mining area in Belgium. He carried out various duties, replacing absent priests or on occasion accompanying those who went to preach in neighboring parishes.[1] Pampalon suffered from a slight speech impediment, and while not an exceptional preacher, was nonetheless an effective one. He suffered from tuberculosis from the age of fourteen. Never in robust health, it was decided that he be transferred to Saint-Jean-de-Beauplateau. He was then sent back to Quebec in the hope that the change might improve his health. His father and two sisters had died during his nine years abroad.
He returned in September 1895 and was assigned to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré,[3] where he was able to carry out simple duties, preaching in the basilica and hearing confession. He entered the infirmary the following February. Before his death he was in constant pain, unable to alleviate it, and would spend his days in prayer. The night before Pampalon died, he said in a soft voice; "O death..., O holy death..., come..., do come! O divine Savior..., my hope is in your merits... I am happy... to suffer for you! I want to go to Heaven... to see you and Mary," After this he got up and sang the Magnificat in a loud voice. He has become known as the "Hail Mary Saint" because of this.
Pampalon died at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on 30 September 1896.
Quotationsedit
"Que la volonté de Dieu soit faite!" in English: "That the will of God be done!" is inscribed on the tomb of Alfred Pampalon, which is located in the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec City.[5]
^ ab"Venerable Alfred Pampalon, CSsR", Canadian Religious Conference
^. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
^ abAsselin, Jean-Pierre. "Pampalon, Alfred", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 12, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed January 18, 2015
alfred, pampalon, november, 1867, september, 1896, canadian, redemptorist, priest, known, having, deep, faith, deep, love, mary, patron, people, with, addictions, venerable, born, 1867, november, 1867lévis, quebec, canadadied30, september, 1896, 1896, aged, sa. Alfred Pampalon 24 November 1867 30 September 1896 was a Canadian Redemptorist priest known for having a deep faith in God and a deep love of Mary He is the patron for people with addictions Venerable Alfred PampalonAlfred PampalonBorn 1867 11 24 24 November 1867Levis Quebec CanadaDied30 September 1896 1896 09 30 aged 28 Sainte Anne de Beaupre Quebec Canada Contents 1 Early life 2 Later years and death 3 Quotations 4 Veneration 5 Notes 6 External linksEarly life editAlfred Pampalon was born 24 November 1867 in Levis Quebec the ninth of twelve children born to Antoine and Josephine Dorion Pampalon His father was a stonemason who worked building churches His mother died when he was five and his father remarried Albert was tutored at home until he age of nine In 1876 Pampalon entered the College de Levis in 1876 where he took courses in business 1 Somewhat frail he was an average student He was considered a modest prayerful person he was thought of as honest and pure by his classmates Pampalon was devoted to Mary 2 Pampalon experienced a near fatal bout of pneumonia in 1885 and attributed his recovery to the intercession of St Anne He made a pilgrimage walking the twenty one miles to the shrine of Sainte Anne de Beaupre and while there asked to join the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer His brother was already a member 3 In July 1886 he sailed for the Redemptorist novitiate in Saint Trond Belgium He was sent to the major seminary of Saint Jean de Beauplateau for two years of philosophy and four years of theology 4 During his years of formation and study his classmates dubbed him the Lamb of God a testimony to his piety and gentleness His fellow students asked him how he managed to study philosophy so well and he replied that he imagined Mary was asking him the questions Later years and death editPampalon was ordained 4 October 1892 He began his ministry in Mons a mining area in Belgium He carried out various duties replacing absent priests or on occasion accompanying those who went to preach in neighboring parishes 1 Pampalon suffered from a slight speech impediment and while not an exceptional preacher was nonetheless an effective one He suffered from tuberculosis from the age of fourteen Never in robust health it was decided that he be transferred to Saint Jean de Beauplateau He was then sent back to Quebec in the hope that the change might improve his health His father and two sisters had died during his nine years abroad He returned in September 1895 and was assigned to Sainte Anne de Beaupre 3 where he was able to carry out simple duties preaching in the basilica and hearing confession He entered the infirmary the following February Before his death he was in constant pain unable to alleviate it and would spend his days in prayer The night before Pampalon died he said in a soft voice O death O holy death come do come O divine Savior my hope is in your merits I am happy to suffer for you I want to go to Heaven to see you and Mary After this he got up and sang the Magnificat in a loud voice He has become known as the Hail Mary Saint because of this Pampalon died at Sainte Anne de Beaupre on 30 September 1896 Quotations edit Que la volonte de Dieu soit faite in English That the will of God be done is inscribed on the tomb of Alfred Pampalon which is located in the Basilica of Sainte Anne de Beaupre Quebec City 5 Veneration editA cause was opened for Pampalon on 28 April 1920 and he was declared a Servant of God 6 Pampalon was declared venerable by Pope John Paul II on May 14 1991 7 Notes edit a b Venerable Alfred Pampalon CSsR Canadian Religious Conference Venerable Alfred Pampalon C Ss R 1867 1895 September 30 Conference of Redemptorists of North America Archived from the original on 2015 01 19 Retrieved 2015 01 19 a b Asselin Jean Pierre Pampalon Alfred Dictionary of Canadian Biography vol 12 University of Toronto Universite Laval 2003 accessed January 18 2015 Dom Antoine Marie osb Venerable Alfred Pampalon Spiritual Newsletter Abbey of Saint Joseph de Clairval April 17 2010 Tomb of Father Pampalon Sanctuaire Shrine Sainte Anne de Beaupre Archived from the original on 2016 04 23 Retrieved 2016 06 01 Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum in Latin Typis polyglottis vaticanis January 1953 p 5 Venerable Alfred Pampalon Redemptorists of the London ProvinceExternal links editBiography at Christian Answers to your Questions Biography at Catholic Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Canada nbsp Saints Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Pampalon amp oldid 1206412911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
