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Father Bruno's 80th Birthday Wishes!

Updated: Aug 20, 2025

We are deeply grateful for all of your wonderful birthday wishes for Father Bruno's 80th that we have been collecting for weeks, and to everyone who joined us for Father Bruno's Zoom party! Click the button below to see the messages we've received so far! We will continue to add all the messages still to come! Scroll down to see the video featuring some of these beautiful birthday wishes!


We hope you enjoy this video of birthday wishes for Father Bruno from Bethlehem Ministry supporters, also featuring musical tributes from the students of St. Barthélémy! We have a portion of everything you shared in this video, but Father Bruno will receive everything! We truly appreciate you making Father Bruno's birthday extra special!



The songs featured in the video are Father Bruno's favorite hymn, "To God Be the Glory," "Happy Birthday," and two songs that Dominique Bruno wrote and created the music for, along with Nelly Innocent, for which the lyrics are below!


First soloist song with Antoinise:

Chorus : Père Bruno, Joyeux Anniversaire, vos 80 ans ne sont pas 80 jours.(2).

Dieu vous a donné le courage pour faire son travail, il continuera à vous protéger tout au long de votre vie.

Chorus : Père Bruno, Joyeux Anniversaire....

Nous attendons le centenaire pour vous fêter grandiosement, Père Bruno, merci pour cette belle école et toutes celles que vous avez créées.

Joyeux Anniversaire, Joyeux Anniversaire.


Second soloist song with Josly:

Dieu vous a donné le courage pour son travail

Il continuera à vous bénir c'est sure

Il continuera à vous protéger c'est sûre tout au long de votre vie.

Chorus Père Bruno, Joyeux Anniversaire, vos 80 ans ne sont pas 80 jours (2).

Nous attendons le jour de votre centenaire pour fêter ce jour si mémorable.

Père Bruno, nous te remercions pour cette belle école et pour celles que vous avez créées.

Chorus Père Bruno, Joyeux Anniversaire, vos 80 ans ne sont pas 80 jours (2).

Poetry by Father Bruno

Father Bruno is a man of many talents and, among other things, is a poet! As we celebrated his 80th birthday on July 27th, we shared some of his poems during his birthday month, which we hope you find beautiful and inspiring.


This first poem is one to hold close to our hearts, reminding us that whenever we face fear, we should listen to Father Bruno's words and envision a beautiful future, as "everything is possible in this world when Jesus enters the circle."



In the following poem, “50th Anniversary,” Father Bruno provided us insight on June 11, 2022, with five decades of incredible reflections, 50 years after being ordained to the priesthood.



We are transported to Father Bruno's youth through the illustrative poem below as he remembers his remarkable mother, who always ensured the very best for her family.



We are transported again to Father Bruno's youth through the following poem he wrote on his 76th birthday, as he describes his origins and character - an incredible testimony of how great a person can become despite humble beginnings.



Celebrating 23 Years of École St. Barthélémy!

June 10th was a special day in Terrier Rouge, having celebrated 23 years since the opening of École St. Barthélémy! Father Bruno was recognized in gratitude for founding the school, together with Madame Bruno and their children, who supported this dream, and all the friends and donors who contributed to making this dream come true. All the dedicated teachers, doctors, nurses, clinic and school staff, and personnel - everyone who ensures the success of École St. Barthélémy and Clinique Espérance et Vie, including Dr. Bendson - were celebrated with immense gratitude for their incredible work. Father Jabnel Esperance and Fr. Jean Jonas Laborde were also greatly appreciated for celebrating this special day's mass, as well as the acolytes, choir, musicians, current and former students, guests, and students from other schools. The presence of everyone who participated in this celebration was very much valued. "We came far and we will continue to shine and dream big." - Dominique Bruno.


Enjoy this video of St. Bart's band as they perform for everyone joining to celebrate 23 years of École St. Barthélémy! Among the biggest fans of St. Bart's band were the youngest students from St. Barthélémy, standing front row to enjoy the music! See if you can spot the little ones dancing along starting at around 1:43!


Video and photo credits: Guerlyn, Saint-Lucien, and Mtre Bens.

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