ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 23rd of December WELCOME! SAINT MARIE MARGUERITE D'YOUVILLE, FOUNDRESS The first native Canadian to be raised to sainthood, Marguerite d'Youville, was born October 15, 1701 at Varennes, Quebec. She was the eldest of six children born to Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais and Marie-Renée Gaultier. Her father died when she was seven years old leaving this family of six in great poverty. It was only through the influence of her great grandfather, Pierre Boucher, that she could study with the Ursulines in Quebec (for two years). Upon her return home, she became an invaluable support to her mother and undertook the education of her brothers and sisters. In 1722, Marguerite married François d'Youville and the young couple made their home with his mother who made life miserable for her daughter-in-law. She soon came to realise that her husband had no interest in making a home life. His frequent absences and illegal liquor...