Blessed Fredric

Frederic grew up on a farm, with his 12 older brothers and sisters!  Sadly his dad died when Frederic was only 9 years old and so he had to stop going to school so that he could work to help his family.  After his mother died, Frederic felt a strong desire to become a priest with the Franciscan brothers and so at 23 years old he joined the seminary.  As a priest he did many wonderful things; he helped soldiers as a military priest; he preached the Gospel in the Holy Land and built a Church in Bethlehem; he lead people in the Stations of the Cross along the same path that Jesus carried his cross.  Later in his life as a priest he was sent to Quebec, Canada to ask for money to help the Church in the Holy Land.  He shared the Gospel with so many people and everyone loved to listen to him speak.  He did not stay in Quebec at first, but after a few more years in the Holy Land he asked to come back.  He helped the people of Quebec fall in love with Jesus again and learn more about their faith.  He helped bring back the Franciscan order to Canada, which now have priest all across Canada.  He wrote books and continued to raise money for the Church and he lead pilgrimages to important spots in Quebec, St. Anne de Beaupre and Notre-Dame-du-Cap.  Many people came to know Jesus because of the hard work of this good and faithful priest.