In December of 1994, the Congregation for Saints approved another miracle attributed to Blessed Eugène's intercession; John Paul II celebrated his Mass of canonization in 1995, on 3 December. In his homily at the Mass, celebrated on the First Sunday of Advent, the Pope proclaimed Saint Eugène a "Man of Advent", saying:Eugène de Mazenod, whom the Church today proclaims a saint, was a man of Advent, a man of the Coming. He not only looked forward to that Coming, but... he dedicated his whole life to preparing for it. His waiting reached the intensity of heroism, that is, it was marked by a heroic degree of faith, hope and apostolic charity. Eugène de Mazenod was one of those apostles who prepared the modern age, our age.