In Liège, the Community of the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart had founded a convent.
Blessed Eugénie Joubert moved there in 1901 and began her mission as a catechist.
She then moved to Rome, from where she regularly went to pray at the sanctuary of Loreto (Italy).
She returned to Liège in May 1904, and continued her mission as a catechist despite her very fragile health.
That was where she ended her life and went to Heaven.
Église Saint-Gilles – 30, cour Saint-Gilles – Liège (4000)
Open: mornings and mass time
On June 30, 2024, the body of Blessed Eugénie Joubert was placed in a dedicated chapel in the Church of Saint-Gilles during a ceremony presided over by Monsignor Delville, Bishop of Liège, and organized by Father Philippe Delaume, priest of the “Liège-Hauteurs” pastoral unit, with many parishioners. Mr. Damien de Laminne, Lieutenant for Belgium of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, accompanied by Knights and Ladies of the Order, honoured the event with their presence.
A chapel in the Church of Saint-Gilles is dedicated to Blessed Eugénie Joubert, with a candle burner on either side of the altar.
A media installation is available nearby, allowing any visitor or pilgrim to view a very rich film on the life and spirituality of Eugénie Joubert (film produced by Thierry Jacquemin, President of the Council, with Claire Chaussée, historian of the parish of Saint-Gilles).
Nearby, in the cemetery of Saint-Gilles (37, cour Saint-Gilles), the ancient site of the Blessed’s grave is marked by a cenotaph, nox renovated and still venerated, with many ex-votos.
Programme complet de la célébration
du 30ème anniversaire de la béatification de Soeur Eugénie Joubert
du 15 au 24 novembre 2024 à Yssingeaux
Article paru dans le magazine l’épervier de novembre 2023
