Tag Montligeon

My Pilgrimage for the Holy Souls

Derick a traversé l'Atlantique pour venir prier pour les âmes du purgatoire au sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon.

Deacon Derick Soares and his wife Petra travelled across the world, all the way from Texas and spent the Paschal Triduum of 2025 at the shrine of Montligeon. He tells us about his pilgrimage for the holy souls and how…

A prayer for Pope Francis

Chapelle-Ardente-pape-François

This prayer for Pope Francis is displayed in the burning chapel of the basilica Our-Lady Montligeon: O God, faithful rewarder of souls,grant that your departed servant Pope Francis,whom you made successor of Peterand shepherd of your Church,may happily enjoy for…

A call for volunteers in Montligeon

Bénévoles à Montligeon !

The shrine Our Lady of Montligeon is recruiting volunteers to help during the family sessions. An opportunity to meet new people in a most beautiful environment whilst making your holidays meaningful. It could be you, why not?

The ties between the living and the dead

Quels liens entre les vivants et les défunts ? Interview de don Patrick Pinard-Legry pour RCF Sanctuaires normands.

Death is merciless. It forces us to face the wall of the absence of a person who used to be part of our life, sometimes for many many years. We can no longer hear them or hug them. It is no longer possible to ask for their advice, to give them love or receive love from them. Apparently, all the links are severed. Is that so certain?

What does the Church have to say about the salvation of children who died unchristened?

Que dit l'Eglise sur le salut des enfants morts sans baptême ?

Many bereaved parents whose infant died unchristened wonder about their outcome. Regardless of the cause of the death (miscarriage, abortion or stll-birth), can a child be saved if they were not christened? What is the Church's official position on the salvation of infants who died before they had a chance to receive baptism? We asked dom Jean Pateau, the abbot at Notre-Dame de Fontgombault, who wrote "Le Salut des enfants morts sans baptême" [The salvation of children who died unchristened"] (Artège, 2017).

Purgatory is full of light

Le purgatoire est lumineux, Pèlerinages du Ciel, 2 novembre 2024. 
Enseignement donné par Don Paul Denizot, recteur du sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon.

Long considered outdated in the Church, Purgatory is now attracting renewed interest. It is also eliciting reactions, some of them very hostile. However, far from the daunting representations it's been saddled with, Purgatory is full of light.

Where are our deceased?

Où sont nos défunts ? Interview de don Thomas Lapenne pour RCF

When we have lost a loved one we often wonder where they are, what they became. Are they happy where they are? RCF interviewed don Thomas Lapenne for the program Sanctuaires Normands.

A stroll through the cemetery

Promenade au cimetière

André Guérin often goes for walk to his local cemetery. He explained the purpose of his visit and his relationship with the dead.