“Expectant hope goes much further than just tomorrow morning.” We use the term ‘hope‘ widely when we expect some improvement or some positive outcome. Yet, in the Christian faith, there is a clear distinction between hope and expectant hope. At the Notre-Dame de Montligeon shrine, in the Sanctuaires normands program
“The reason for my coming here is entirely due to Providence.” As soon as she starts talking, Kristin circumscribes the subject matter of her testimony. Through a series of events, she gradually recognized the hand of God at work in her life. A mother and a PSO, committed in a
What does it mean to pray when we are battered by life? Or when death steps in? When words fail us? “Praying means talking to a friend.” This simple statement recurs frequently in the testimonies of Marie and Gabriel. Both tell of a very real experience of prayer, rooted in
My name is Frédéric Koffi Soklou. I’m a priest from the diocese of Atakpamé, in Togo, West Africa, and I have been a chaplain at the Shrine from October 28 to December 30, 2025. When I arrived at the Shrine, I had encounters that left a deep impression on me.
Stéphanie was baptized in 2021. She looks back on a journey of faith which took place in an unusual context, the death of a friend from cancer. For a long time, Stépanie didn’t believe in life after death.
Jesus himself wept at the tomb of his friend Lazarus. So what does the Word of God have to say about consolation, about what soothes and lifts us up in the midst of a trial?
We interviewed Don Valentin Rhonat, priest of the Saint-Martin Community, also an exegete and
A loved one is dying and I can’t be at his (her) bedside… Such a situation causes distress. However, Christian faith offers much hope. We
By funding one or several slates, you will support the key mission of the shrine: to host and bring solace to people in distress, especially
Such an amazing gift that our faith enables us to do! 48 (…) However, the souls of the departed can obtain “solace and refreshment” from
What is the spiritual Fraternity of Our-Lady of Montligeon about? The shrine of Montligeon is not a mere pilgrimage destination but the seat of a
What awaits us after death? Hell, purgatory, heaven? Here are three teachings given for All Saints’ Day 2023 by don Paul Denizot, rector of the
Got a special grace through St Joseph’s intercession? You would like to thank him? Why not have an ex-voto deposited at the side-chapel devoted to
