Accompaniment aspect

This aspect will be in operation in 2024

The accompaniment program at Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Quebec City is for anyone who has been touched by an incurable illness or death. It offers support and accompaniment to people at the end of life or with a diagnosis of impending death and their caregivers. It also offers support and accompaniment to families and loved ones experiencing bereavement.

 

Support: accompanying the dying Support for the bereaved Presence for spiritual listening

Accompaniment aspect

Support: accompanying the dying

Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Quebec City offers support and accompaniment to the dying and to people who have been diagnosed with an incurable disease or who are nearing the end of their lives.

The imminence of the end of life often raises existential and spiritual questions and the staff of the Oratory accompanies the person in his or her quest to help him or her face this stage with dignity.

Accompaniment at the Oratory is also a referral service to appropriate resources to meet the needs of the person at the end of life, whether in the medical or legal field.

To take advantage of this service, contact the Oratory’s office, which will provide you with the appropriate resource.

Accompaniment aspect

Bereavement Support

When faced with the loss of a loved one, we sometimes feel disoriented, a little lost. Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Quebec City offers support to families and loved ones who are experiencing the loss of a loved one.

Bereavement support takes many forms:

  • Referral to appropriate resources for legal and administrative aspects related to the death.
  • Help in organizing a meaningful funeral, psychosocial and spiritual support to overcome the pain of loss.
  • The Oratory accompanies the bereaved for as long as they need it.

To take advantage of this service, contact the Oratory’s office, which will provide you with the appropriate resource.

Accompaniment aspect

Presence for spiritual listening

Listening is an important part of the support offered by Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Quebec City.

You will find a place of welcome, of listening, of exchange and of meeting around the suffering and the death to help to live it serenely. Listening is centered on the person and their needs, while respecting their spirituality and religious convictions. The person who listens to you does not make any judgement, he/she receives everything you tell him/her and will keep it to him/herself.

To benefit from an attentive ear at Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Quebec City, contact the Oratory’s office, which will put you in touch with the person ready to listen to you.