In the mild evening, we met Alain, at his camper van parked down the grounds below the shrine where he has been staying for a few weeks. His daughter Marion went missing in 2023 during a trek on the island of Dominica. How can you overcome such an ordeal and
On the threshold of death, or when we’re thinking about death, certain things can weigh heavily on us. For example, a forgiveness not given or a bad deed, an infidelity, a hurtful phrase, a refusal to love, etc. Is it absolutely necessary to settle all accounts? Is confession necessary before
Evelyne lives in the Essonne, near Paris. She comes very often to pray for her deceased family members. This time she came on a journey of forgiveness and explained how forgiving a deceased person can make you free.
What can we do for our deceased on the practical level, for our loved-ones who have departed? During the month of November which traditionally is devoted to praying for the deceased, Montligeon’s suggests to do a pilgrimage. Why have a pilgrimage in November for a deceased?
The Fraternity of Montligeon was created in 1923 in Benin. To celebrate its centenary, a delegation from Montligeon, led by don Paul Denizot, visited Africa at the end of December 2023. Watch the video of this visit to the heart of the Fraternity Notre-Dame de Montligeon in Benin. Video tour
Cremation is getting more and more popular in France, with over 40% deceased people incinerated nowadays. Yet this funeral practice raises some questions, especially in the French culture where burial used to be common practice. How does the Church regard cremation? Don Axel de Perthuis, chaplain at the shrine, shares
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In the later part of the 19th century, the Reverend Father Paul-Joseph Buguet was assigned to the hamlet of La Chapelle-Montligeon, in eastern rural Normandy, France.
