“We came in great numbers, didn’t we!” exclaims Marie-Odile, beaming. She is surrounded by a group of 27 people from Les Mureaux. All share the same goal: praying for the deceased. Together, they form a dynamic prayer group, united in faith and caring for the souls. They gather once a
Jules Pascal Coly is a priest in the diocese of Saint-Louis in Senegal. Assigned to the Marian shrine of Notre-Dame des Savanes, he is also the diocesan bursar. For the pilgrimages of Heaven 2024, he chose to come to Normandy to attend a group of pilgrims from the Paris suburb
“I didn’t want to come before November 3, because I felt I was abandoning my husband there. With these words, Marie Augustine recalls her visit to the shrine at Montligeon. Every year in November, she travels there to pray for those who have left, with her rosary, her companion. A
“Montligeon represents many things,” confided Bsp Stanislas Lalanne, then Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise. Every two years, he and his diocese came to Montligeon for a pastoral retreat. Over a hundred lay people, priests and clerics took part in these intense days. The retreats were not simple spiritual pauses, but a
“I am French although I was born in Vietnam. I am 53. I came to France in 1978 after the Vietnam War.” These words start Thanh’s testimony, who attended the Pilgrimage of Heaven in 2024. His story is marked by the pain of loss. His parents and his brother have
Every year, large numbers of pilgrims flock to the Notre-Dame de Montligeon shrine to entrust their deceased loved ones to prayer. Gérard, Christine and Myriota are among these faithful regulars. This pilgrimage is not a sad moment for them. Quite the contrary, as it opens up on the hope that
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