Tag Toussaint

Fauré’s Requiem in Montligeon: Singing Hope

À l’occasion de la Toussaint, le sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon accueille un événement musical exceptionnel : le Requiem de Gabriel Fauré, interprété le samedi 1er novembre 2025 à 18h dans la basilique.

To mark All Saints’ Day, the shrine of Notre-Dame de Montligeon is hosting an exceptional musical event: Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, on Saturday November 1, 2025 at 6pm in the basilica. Conducted by Mathilde Kohn, this concert will bring together nearly…

Mary, refuge of sinners

Le père Mathieu Rey aux pèlerinages du Ciel de Notre-Dame de Montligeon

“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…

Praying for them and with them

Cécile aux pèlerinages du Ciel de Notre-Dame de Montligeon

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

Anne-Sophie aux pèlerinages du Ciel de Notre-Dame de Montligeon

“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…

Eternal life

Pelerinage du ciel présidé par Mgr Pascal Gollnisch, directeur de l’Œuvre d’Orient

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…

Freeing Souls from Purgatory

Gisèle est venu au pèlerinage du Ciel 2024 avec son groupe de prière des Mureaux

“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…

Connecting to the Souls in Purgatory

L'abbé Jules Pascal Coly aux pèlerinages du Ciel en novembre 2024

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…

My rosary, my companion

Marie-Augustine aux pèlerinages du Ciel 2024

“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…

Praying for those who are with the Lord

Mgr Lalanne aux pèlerinages du Ciel de Notre-Dame de Montligeon

“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…

I’m lucky, I am alive

Thaï aux pèlerinages du Ciel, en novembre 2024

“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…