"Arnaud held my hand tight in his – and next he left. To me, his farewell felt like he's said 'I love you.' That day of June 25, 2023 will remain etched in Brigitte's memory forever. This was when her son Arnaud, 52; who had been severely handicapped, entered eternal life. Brigitte shares her emotion as she remembers her journey in mourning and how she found support in faith and hope in eternal life.
Dear friends, This year 2024, Christmas opens the Year of Hope, as decided by Pope Francis. As a jubilary place in the diocese, Notre-Dame-de-Montligeon offers itself as a pilgrimage destination for us, pilgrims of hope. This is an opportunity to…
Death is merciless. It forces us to face the wall of the absence of a person who used to be part of our life, sometimes for many many years. We can no longer hear them or hug them. It is no longer possible to ask for their advice, to give them love or receive love from them. Apparently, all the links are severed. Is that so certain?
Christmas – at least all the finicky details surrounding Christmas – often causes some tension. In my family, the tensions are related to the preparations: who will make the much desired Christmas log, even if there is not much time…
On 21-29 December, 2025, the exhibition called “Ostentation of the Holy Tunic of Christ”, the garment Jesus was wearing during his Passion, will be visible in the entrance hall of the Montligeon shrine, at normal opening times. The previous ostentation,…
Thanks to the prayer groups that were initiated by the work of Montligeon created by abbé Buguet, Christians from every part of the world congregate to pray together for the souls in Purgatory. Amongst those many groups, the one from…
Many bereaved parents whose infant died unchristened wonder about their outcome. Regardless of the cause of the death (miscarriage, abortion or stll-birth), can a child be saved if they were not christened? What is the Church's official position on the salvation of infants who died before they had a chance to receive baptism? We asked dom Jean Pateau, the abbot at Notre-Dame de Fontgombault, who wrote "Le Salut des enfants morts sans baptême" [The salvation of children who died unchristened"] (Artège, 2017).
Long considered outdated in the Church, Purgatory is now attracting renewed interest. It is also eliciting reactions, some of them very hostile. However, far from the daunting representations it's been saddled with, Purgatory is full of light.
Homilies and teachings given by Bp. Lalanne, Bp. Feillet, don Denizot, Bp. Gonsallo, Bp. Vuillemin at the pilgimages of Heaven 2024 can be accessed here.