Sunday, January 6, 2013

My Growth in Faith/Short Life History-Maria Fiore Pilon/Ronald Pilon

Our Lady of Consolata,Montreal, Qc- Born September 18,1955, from Italian parents Costanzo Antonio Fiore, arrived from Italy, August 15th,1949 and Lucia De Michele Fiore, married by distance on April 26th,1954, arrived from Italy November 6th, 1954, to my father, then Father Azzolino blessed their official wedding vows at church. I was baptized by Father Azzolini. I received my First Holy Communion and Confirmation, April 20th ,1962 by Monsignor Cardinal Paul Emile Léger. I am the 1st born of 7 children. Maria, Leonardo, Elena, Pasqualina(Lina)-died August 11th,1994-mother of 3 boys), Giovanni, and Antonietta.

Met my husband Ronald Pilon, at youth social evening dance downstairs the church hall, he was invited for my sister’s birthday on December 8th, 1973. We got engaged, Saturday, September 20th,1975, by Father Aventino.

My husband Ronald Pilon was born on September 17,1955 in North Bay, ON, from Jacqueline Cuerrier and Charles August Pilon he is # 4 son of 5 children, Denis, Alain, Christine, Ronald, Lorraine. Him and his mom came back to Montreal from Ontario, in 1965 at the age of 10 to live with their relatives here because his father left for another women, then lived over his mom's parents, 6914-6916-6918 De La Roche st., Montreal, QC H2S 2E4 until they passed and his mother bought that house with the inheritance while raising her 5 children all by herself.

We have attended the per-marriage courses the Catholic Center, at the St. Patrick`s Church, downtown, Montreal, Qc, 1975-1976. We got Married at this Parish Saturday June 19th,1976 by Father Franco Coco. Maried for 36 years. I gave birth to beautiful loving son Jacques Alexander Pilon, on November 25th,1982 at St. Mary's hospital, it is the same hospital where my mom gave birth to me.

Father Herman Crespi was all the step of the way to help my family while he was the church pastor at that time for over 20 years. Where I also followed the prayer groups with adults and youth group.

My father was converted by some of his work Italian friends to the Pentecostal Religion, this was in 1969 ,this when I was at the age 14. He never told my mother about it until he decided to tell her, and the never ending problems started at home. My mom had hope that one day he will come back to our Faith. She was always attending church especially when we were all grown kids, that she joined the weekly Monday's prayer group at Our Lady of Consolata with Father Herman Crespi. He went with my mom to week-end in Toronto Congres with Father Crespi, He was converted back officially in 1986 after attending the World Wide Marriage Encounter with Father Herman Crespi.

My father lived 8 years after his conversion back to the Catholic faith and he died on January 19, 1994 of general cancer. That year I also lost my sister # 4 Pasqualina (Lina) Fiore Sanseverino, whom died on August 11th,1994. We had 3 funerals within 18 months that year, where my mom lost her mom at the age of 82, June 6th, 1993 she died of old age but was stricken with diabetes for over 20 years with insulin injected by my aunt twice a day.

Met Sister Michelina Bertone, from the Sisters of St.Anne, where she also grew up in my neighborhood, met her parents and brother. I attended her prayer groups at Our Lady of Consolata and she also came to a prayer evening held with my family at my house when I lived at 6914 De La Roche st., Montreal, QC H2S 2E4. She also got me involved to walk the for about 7 consecutive years the Good Friday Passion, from the Ste. Cecile Church to the Notre Dame Basilica.

Met Father Malcolm Smith(Missionaries of Africa - White Fathers), with Father Ivan Bradavica, with the World Wide Marriage Encounter meetings at the St. Nicholas Tavolic Church, TMR, QC. We have encountered and renewed our Marriage Wows, the last week-end of September, 1985, with Father Ivan Bradavica (Croatian Franciscan Priest), where I also met Diana and Joe Belizzi on our week-end, the sponsor was Mr.& Mrs Wheeler.


On June 1986, we served and helped at the WWME Congres week-end, which was held at the Montreal North Arena and the Marie Victoren College, Montreal North, QC. We hosted at my house a couple from Vermont, US. This was with Cardinal Paul Gregoire.

A little after our WWME, my husband Ronald and I were invited to a couples special meeting , held at the Grand Seminary on Sherbrooke st. Montreal, QC, where Bishop Leonard Crowley has blessed every couple's hands.

Met Father Emilien Tardif, October 13th, 1985 at Francesca Cabrini School, where my mom was attending the annual Congress, we picked her up at the end of this week-end meeting, after this I began to follow more deeply in the Renewal of my Faith.

I attend the 7 sessions seminar of the Renewal in the Holy Spirit, titled “Life In The Spirit” which was to complete, my renewal of my promises in the Catholic faith was confirmed December 8th, 1985.

I joined Les Groupes De Vie Mariales September, 1986 with Father Guy Ménard. These meetings were held downstairs the Church O Gésu, downtown, Montreal, QC, where I had the pre-consecration upstairs in the same church, these courses were all in the French language. After my 4 years were completed, I was consecrated to Mother Mary, at the Église St. Pierre downtown, Montreal, QC, on June,1990. 





I have attended the ordination of two priests, Father Umberto Ranieri and Father Frank Leo.

I 've also worked at a private school to help the sisters at the school's daycare at: Agostino Roscelli, 11960 Acadie Boul.Montreal, QC, this was a temporary position. They have allowed Alexander to attend, pre-school with Sister Maria Donato while I was working there. They are the Sisters of the Immaculate Mary. They have thought me a lot while serving with them. This was 1987-1988. I used to attend their Monday nights prayer evenings, that was the time when I was growing to know more about our Blessed Mother Mary Ever Virgin. This in the time before my consecration to Mother Mary the Mother of God.

Now is Ronald Pilon's the Final Frontier back home to the hands of God our Savior.
Born Setpember 17,1955 to December 26th, 2012=57 years old.

Ronald Pilon husband of Maria Fiore Pilon, son Alexander Pilon, died of sudden death the heart stopped on December 26, 2012.

Funeral service at the Funeral Home Alfred Dallaire/Memoria,1120, rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal, (Quebec) H2R 1V9, took place on December 27, 2012.

Funeral church service at Our Lady of Consolata Parish,1700, rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal (Quebec) H2E 1T2, took place on December 28, 2012, and then we followed to the Cemetery Notre Dames des Neiges for the temporary burial at the NNDN Cemetery's Chapel the same day.



I and the family had to go back on January 2,2013 to complete the burial, he is buried over his grandparents, because they do not bury during the Holidays.




Sincerely yours,




Maria Fiore Pilon