The story of St. André Bessette definitely proves truth is far more astounding than fiction. Here was an uneducated French-Canadian, too frail to succeed in any work he tried until, at twenty-five, he gave himself full-time to God’s service. He then spent decade after decade — living to ninety-one — like the stoutest pack-horse carrying souls to God and God’s healing to souls.

— Patricia Treece, Nothing Short of a Miracle: God’s Healing Power in Modern Saints