She became a saint

The fame of Dina’s holiness soon spread. Almost immediately after her death much information about her life was received and was read by many. This was especially true of her Autobiography, translated into various languages and already having reached the 5^th edition in French. Those who read it are amazed at the work of God in a simple creature.

Her remains are in the chapel of Convent in Sillery, Quebec, and the number of visits to her tomb in order to pray and ask for numerous favours increase.

On 20^th March 1993 in the Basilica of St Peter in Rome, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Dina to be ‘Blessed’. In his homily he quoted St Paul who said: “I exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain”. This is what Dina did throughout her life, giving us also a shining testimony of intimate dialogue with Jesus, whom she always sought with the greatest delicacy and sensitivity. Dina’s gift for music prepared her to welcome the Divine Presence with praise for God that goes far beyond words. Dina found the hidden pearl, the treasure of which the Gospel speaks, and for which she is prepared to sell all.

The perfection of the charism of the Foundress of her Congregation became incarnate in her life, to reveal the active goodness of God. Her apostolic heart is consumed, burning to make Jesus and May known and loved to the ends of the earth. Even this is not enough for her; she wants to continue her mission throughout eternity, begging love for the benefit of all souls for the greater glory of Gd.

By means of her prophetic witness, written at the request of her superior, Dina reaches out to young people, adults, priests, consecrated souls, artists, the sick, in a word to all those who seeing her, open themselves to the love of God , who is the only one capable of transforming lives and of giving true happiness.

Thus is the trail that the saints leave behind them. Their lives on earth end, but their light continues to illuminate the pathway so that we do not let ourselves become imprisoned or bogged down in the mud on the way. The saints knew how to glimpse beyond everything. If we allow them to do so, they can raise us up on their shoulders, so that we too may see further, as a father lifts up his son when he cannot see because he is too short… Dina is prepared to do this. Let yourself be lifted up by her!