How long shall we spend in purgatory?
Since purgatory is a preparatory stage to paradise, it would seem that we spend a certain amount of time there. But the most pressing question is: how much?
What is the purpose of purgatory?
Far from being a time to suffer God's vengeance, Purgatory is where we will be purified and learn to love
“Death does not scare me”
Michèle Félix came all the way from Belgium. She shares her tetimony: she's not afraid to die. At Montligeon, she discovered that every mass prepares us for death.
Getting solace through perpetual Mass
Roxane: "Knowing that I had enrolled my late godfather at perpetual mass was a consolation for his mother."
Rectors: heads of shrines and first pilgrims of hope
The actual mission of rectors in charge of shrines is to be beacons in the world, to welcome and be the first pilgrims of hope
Christian de Cacqueray discusses death and dying with Don Paul Denizot
In Conversation sur la mort avec Christian de Cacqueray, don Paul Denizot discusses openly about death. The fact that our secularized West chooses to ignore it undoubtedly causes more anguish. What if we decided to face it?
How can we relate to our deceased?
The physical, sensitive bond with our loved-ones gets violently shattered when they die. When such destructive power hits, what then remains of our ties with the deceased?
The benefits of mass for the deceased
Viviane lost all her siblings, especially her twin brother. She remains the only believer in her family. She recounts how a mass celebrated for her deceased brother brought her peace.
When grief turns to anger
When her son dies of cancer, Josiane is angry. She recounts how she was soothed by a mourning break at Montligeon.