The first Advent candle is lit
On Sunday 1 December our Sint-Kwinten faith community celebrated the First Sunday of Advent with a bilingual Eucharist. The Advent Wreath, as every year, was placed in front of the altar so that together […]
Celebrating the Feast of Sint Kwinten
On Sunday 27 October, our faith community joyfully celebrated the feast of our patron saint, Sint Kwinten (Saint Quentin). During our bilingual Eucharist, just as every year, the statue of Sint Kwinten was in front […]
September pilgrimage to the Holy Land
When we, Conrad, Annemie, and Henri—all members of the gemeenschapsploeg/community team of Sint-Kwinten—left Belgium for the Holy Land, none of us knew what an impact our pilgrimage would have on us, individually and collectively. In […]
Encounter between Flemish and English-speaking parishioners
(Nederlandse vertaling na de Engelse tekst) On Saturday evening 24 August, the faith community of Sint-Kwinten organised an encounter between the Flemish parishioners and the English-speaking parishioners. Volunteers provided pasta with a variety […]
Cleaning of the Chapel “Jezus in ‘t steentje”
Along the Naamsestraat, located in the grounds of the former cemetery of Sint-Kwinten’s church, there is a chapel that was (re)built in 1814. The original chapel, built in 1725, was destroyed by the French in […]
Bearing witness to Christ on a warm June evening
For the fifth year running, believers of all ages, nationalities, and tongues gathered in Sint-Kwinten’s church on the Thursday following the the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity (this year, June 20) to celebrate the Eucharist. […]
Sint-Kwinten’s yearly celebration with BBQ
On Sunday, June 23, the parishioners of Sint-Kwinten once again gathered as one community to celebrate the Eucharist. Gregorian chant and contemporary hymns alternated. The Gospel (Luke 9, 18-24) posed to us a very personal […]
A wonder-filled pilgrimage to Basse-Wavre
As we were about to depart Leuven on Saturday morning May 11th for our fourth pilgrimage to Basse-Wavre, the weather did not look promising at all. Also the preceding days it had rained a lot. […]
Brief history of the Marian shrine of Basse-Wavre
Around the year 1050, farmers reported hearing several times the sound of “heavenly music” coming from the marshes of Basse-Wavre. Curious about this phenomenon, they went for a closer look, and it was during the […]
Centuries-old tradition lives on : pilgrimage from Leuven to Basse-Wavre
When the pilgrimage from Sint-Kwinten in Leuven to Our Lady of Peace and Concord in Basse-Wavre was undertaken for the first time in 1653, it was as an expression of gratitude after the last plague […]