To pray is to love – Magalie’s testimony
My name is Magalie. I am married and a mother of four children. I work as a human resource manager. So I have a busy life, dealing with my job, my family life and my responsibilities. Yet, amidst my daily…
A retreat to mourn my father
From the United States to the Shrine of Montligeon, Madeleine shares her journey of mourning for her father, who passed on seven months prior. It’s a long way from America to the tiny village of Montligeon, in Normandy, France. Quite…
Mutually connected in good… and in evil too
Do we have a mutual connection in good as well as in evil? Do our actions influence only our own lives, or do they also affect the lives of others, including the dead?
Praying and breathing with Father Daniel Ange
“We are going to take a minute of silence for God, in case He wants to talk to us.” This is how Daniel-Ange remembers his very first family prayer as a child, in front of a grain of incense with…
In His Presence
Prayer is an inexhaustible source of grace, springing from the depths of the soul created “in the image of God” (Gn 1:26). Whether vocal or silent, it takes many forms: petition, praise, supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, contemplation. Why pray? Prayer stems…
Mary Liberator
At the Shrine Notre-Dame de Montligeon, Mary is prayed under the title “Our Lady Liberator”. What does it mean though? Sister Cécile, prioress of the Nouvelle Alliance community, shares her meditation before the statue of Mary, towering above the choir…
A mass for bikers, Christophe’s testimony
“We are a group of about twenty bikers this year. Some are from Alençon, others joined us on the way. We met up in Mortagne and arrived together here at Montligeon.” For Christophe, a motorcycle enthusiast and funeral professional, the…
Ascension, a Celebration of Hope
“We will never loose those we love because we can love them in He in whom nothing is never lost.” Mgr Gérard Daucourt, Bishop Emeritus of Nanterre, gave this homily on May 30, 2025, during the Ascension mass at the…
Palm Sunday homily by Don Patrick Pinard Legry
As we’ve just heard, everything is closing in on Jesus in human terms. From a human point of view, there is no way out. All seems lost. Herod and Pilate, hitherto enemies by virtue of their office, become friends. They…