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 […]
Easter joy at Sint-Kwinten
JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA! So sings the entire Church during this season of new life, and so too our faith community at Sint-Kwinten’s prays with unfettered joy in these fifty days of Easter. Our […]
Palm Sunday celebrated at Sint-Kwinten
Holy Week has begun, and together as the faith community of Sint-Kwinten we celebrated the Entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. We accompanied Jesus with our palm branches and Hosannas and went in procession around the […]
‘24 Hours for the Lord’ marked by compassion and mercy
‘24 Hours for the Lord’ was organised again this year in the Leuven pastoral zone. This initiative, in response to the call of Pope Francis, took place in the Sint-Kwintenskerk from 29 to 30 March, […]
Brothers of the Tiberiade visit Leuven
On Sunday 17 March, Br. Emmanuel and Br. Serafim of the Fraternité de Tiberiade visited the faith community of Sint-Kwinten. Br. Emmanuel presided over the Eucharist and said in his bilingual homily, referring to the […]
Special thanks to our church cleaning crew
Special thanks to all those who cleaned Sint-Kwinten’s church this past Saturday. The cleaning crew, consisting of a mix of ages and nationalities, did an outstanding job.