"Party for Brother André" - sa canonisation fêtée aux USA

Lu sur le blogue d'un séminariste de la Communauté de Sainte-Croix dans l'État d'Indiana, cette chanson gentiment parodique composée sur un air connu (mais que moi je ne connaissais pas avant aujourd'hui; j'ai ajouté à la suite un vidéo avec les vraies paroles pour vous donner l'idée). Ce n'est pas irrévérencieux pour deux sous en réalité, c'est plutôt affectueux de la part de jeunes qui ont grande foi il me semble...

He was five feet tall and from Quebec
He could barely read or write
He could hardly digest a single thing
His life was an uphill fight
He was denied when he joined for the first time
Bishop said, “If he prays, then he’ll be fine.”

Everybody thought he was crazy
Turns out he was just saintly
Quebec to Rome, in a week they gonna recognize
He’ll be a saint and a patron in the Church’s eyes

Pope Benedict knows the way to go, to give Holy Cross a Saint
To Give Holy Cross a Saint
To Give Holy Cross a Saint

Chorus:

So let's throw a prayer up, let's praise him in song
And hope he'll hear us today
Folding our hands, Amen, Bowing our heads, Amen

So let's throw a prayer up, let's sing him a song
After all, today's his day
Yeah, it's a party for Brother Andre (repeat line)

He opened up the door for everyone
He helped when they were down
Said, "Pray to St. Joe, and you'll be OK"
He gave them an oil rub down
He healed millions and he built St. Joe a big church
And just think, his superiors said no at first

Everybody thought he was crazy
Turns out he was just saintly
Quebec to Rome, in a week they gonna recognize
He’ll be a saint and a patron in the Church’s eyes

Pope Benedict knows the way to go, to give Holy Cross a Saint
To Give Holy Cross a Saint
To Give Holy Cross a Saint

Chorus:

So let's throw a prayer up, let's praise him in song
And hope he'll hear us today
Folding our hands, Amen, Bowing our heads, Amen

So let's throw a prayer up, let's sing him a song
After all, today's his day
Yeah, it's a party for Brother Andre (repeat line)

http://nickatmoreau.blogspot.com/2010/10/andre-fest-epilogue.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlvhlDAMfqw