May 16, 2026: Father Aurèle Thibault was born in 1929 in Saint-basile de Portneuf, Québec (Canada). He entered Mistassini in 1950, made his solemn profession in 1955 and was ordained a priest in 1956. Father Aurèle served as a councillor of the Abbot General from 1981 to 1987. In 1987 he was elected as the abbot of Mistassini.
Following the closure of Mistassini Abbey in 2023, Father Aurèle went to live at the infirmary of the Clerics of Saint Viator in Joliette. Father was 97 years old, had been in monastic vows for 73 years and 69 years a priest when the Lord called him.
