The 2015-2016 transition was marked by three special projects at our Art Studio. We were mandated by the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, as well as by the Sanctuary of Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'Enfant-Jésus in Beauport, for the creation of two Doors of Mercy. These two doors, as well as several other Doors of Mercy all over the world, will be opened for the year 2016 on the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.

The Door of Mercy of St. Anne's Basilica is composed of several embossed copper panels fixed together on an oak door, by strips of solid brass. This door was blessed by the Cardinal of Quebec, Mgr Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, on December 19, 2015. It should be noted that six men were needed for the installation of this door at the Basilica, as it weighs about 350 lbs.

The Door of Mercy of the Sanctuary of Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'Enfant-Jésus is composed of an embossed copper Christ affixed to a maple door and framed by copper olive leaves design. The wooden door was manufactured by Ébénisterie Simard, a company in Sainte-Tite-des-Caps. This door was blessed by Father Marc Pelchat, Vicar General of the Diocese of Quebec, on February 6, 2016.

The third project was also intended for the Sanctuary of Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'Enfant-Jésus. A reliquary, which was blessed on March 3, 2016, by the Most Reverend Gaétan Proulx, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Quebec, after welcoming a relic of Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'Enfant-Jésus. Two original works created by Ms. Diane Gilles adorn the reliquary. One represents Sainte-Thérèse surrounded by roses and the other, a sentence from the Poetry 54 of Sainte-Thérèse. The seat is also adorned with wild roses made of embossed copper. The case and seat, made of maple, were manufactured by Ébénisterie Simard.

For these three achievements, a lot of passion and eighteen weeks of intense work.

Seven craftsmen for the copper work (Mrs. Bernadette Gilles, Diane Gilles, Palmyre Gilles, Marie-Lisane Tremblay, Germain Therrien, Paul Trépanier-Gauthier and Raynald Laberge) and two cabinetmakers (Mr. Jean Simard and Mr. Jean-Paul Morneau) for all the woodworking, were needed to create these works of art.