Why would a priest from Benin, on a study mission in Switzerland, choose to spend a month at the Shrine Notre-Dame de Montligeon? Father Mellon Hounton recounts how he discovered this place dedicated to prayer for the deceased, whose spirituality…
During the 1-week mourning session in March 2026, Chantal and Gilles shared their story of the loss of their son François-Loïs, who died aged 37 from cancer after several years of living with multiple sclerosis. They describe the difficult times…
Praying for our departed loved ones is an old, almost instinctive act, and yet one that is often questioned. What does this prayer still mean today? What is its purpose? How can we practice it when the absence becomes overwhelming?…
In one of his fable, Jean de La Fontaine wrote: “Since there are some living people, let’s not remember the dead“, encouraging us to turn the page and dedicate ourselves to the living. Yet is it so easy? Many find…
Olivier de Cagny, Bishop of Évreux, explores the meaning of the Church’s prayer for the deceased at the heart of the Mass. Digging into the Eucharistic prayers and the memento of the dead, he shows how the liturgy bears the…
“My name is Sonia and I live in Martinique.” Since she got retired, she used to spend half her time between her island and mainland France, six months here and six months there. But in May 2022, her husband passed…
“I’m Father Mathieu Rey, editorial director of Radio Maria France, based near Toulon, and I’m very happy to discover this sanctuary,” says the priest. For the Feast of All Saints, he came with a small team to broadcast the Mass…
For her birthday, Cécile received a special gift offered by her husband, Bruno: a stay at Montligeon during the Pilgrimages of Heaven. With their friend Jean-Marie, they both volunteer at Radio Maria France. Cecile says: “For a long time we…
“I believe in God and my life is only for God.” Those words from Anne-Sophie, 60, sum up the path she has been traveling since she was young. A mother of three and a grand-mother, she came to the Shrine…
Bp. Pascal Gollnisch, who was invited by the rector of the shrine of Montligeon, came to chair a Sunday Mass in communion with the whole world. This was in 2024 during the Pilgrimages of Heaven. He was delighted to take…