Purgatory is a place of healing
Purgatory is often frightening. Yet in the Catholic tradition, it is above all a place of healing and purification. The sanctuary at Montligeon, dedicated to praying for the dead, offers a chance to rediscover this.
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Getting solace through perpetual Mass
Roxane: "Knowing that I had enrolled my late godfather at perpetual mass was a consolation for his mother."
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.
“Praying for the souls in purgatory is vital.” A nursing assistant testifies.
In a most touching testimony, Sylvia and Franck share how their lives changed entirely once they encountered God in their life. And, furthermore, how they discovered the potency of praying for the souls in purgatory.
“Beyond death, resurrection” by Cardinal Ambongo
The Archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, was interviewed by Radio Maria Congo on 12 November 2023. For him, the shrine of Montligeon epitomizes the place where to be in communion with our brothers and sisters who have entered into the great mystery of death.
A space to take mourning into account, interview of Damien Le Guay
Damien Le Guay stresses the importance of experiencing bereavement as a spiritual experience that encompasses both the religious and the psychic. He advocates for opening up spaces in society so that the psychic reality of bereavement can be fully acknowledged.
The Four Last Things from a Catholic perspective
We only but just celebrated All Saints Day on 1st November, followed by All Souls Day on 2nd November. A great opportunity to revisit fundamentals of our faith in eternal life