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.
Category Témoignages
Does working in nature teach you to marvel?
we met up with Étienne Spick, a farmer in the Pays d'Ouche region of Normandy. We asked him: does working in nature teach you to marvel?
“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.
Testimony: “On account of my slates, my children will part of the Montligeon Basilica”
In order to get the roof of its basilica renovated, the shrine of Montligeon proposes donators the opportunity to have their slate(s) personalised.
Mourning retreat in Montligeon
Coming from Guadeloupe, from Montreal or from Cabourg, Sylvia, Cathy and Vania came to the shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon to take part in the comforting retreat for the bereaved, held from July 5 to 12, 2022. Why did…
Grieving the loss of a spouse
Further to her husband’s death in a helicopter accident three years ago, Marie first came to the shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon in 2021 to attend a bereavement retreat during the All Saints period. She came back with her…
Looking at death in the face
Looking at death in the face. Such was Isabelle’s feeling during the spell of her grievous illness. This ordeal, which at first was a source of anguish induced a conversion. Co-founder of the Omega course, a pathway for getting closer…
What can one do after the demise of a beloved? Encounter Oliver.
What can one do after the demise of a beloved? Four months after his spouse’s demise, Oliver travelled with his children from Ivory Coast to Montligeon. Why make such a step? Why come to Montligeon? Listen to his testimony. Why…
How to find hope after bereavement?
How to find hope after bereavement? Marie-Jo lost her only daughter, Helena, in a car accident. Helena was 18 years old. While in mourning, Marie-Jo came to Montligeon. She found comfort and, above all, hope. Read her testimony. “Montligeon is…