Mass at Notre-Dame: the rector was present.
Father François Lapointe omv, rector of the Sainte-Rita Shrine, was on hand today, December 12, to concelebrate with nearly 50 priests at the Thursday mass of the inaugural week of the opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral. The cathedral was packed to the rafters with faithful from all over the Ile-de-France region and beyond, to continue praising […]
Procession of the Immaculate Conception
On Sunday evening, December 8, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary in Fontenay-aux-Roses. The faithful gathered for a mass celebrated in Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul church at 6pm. After mass, we went in procession behind the statue of the Virgin Mary, carried by Scouts d’Europe Rovers, along the coulée verte, singing and praying […]
Confessors at Notre-Dame
With the reopening of Notre-Dame, the celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation will resume for faithful wishing to experience this closeness to the merciful Christ. Father François LAPOINTE omv and Father Guillaume CHARBONNEAU omv have been asked to provide this service at the invitation of the rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral. They will alternate every Tuesday […]
Notre-Dame reopening ceremony
It was with great emotion that we were invited, after 68 months of waiting, to the grandiose ceremony marking the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral on December 07, 2024. We know that over a billion people were connected to this national and universal, liturgical and religious ceremony. Notre-Dame had moved the world in 2019 as she […]
Advent according to Benedict XVI
Advent, God’s visit: God enters my life and wants to speak to me. In our daily lives, we all have the experience of having little time for the Lord and little time for ourselves. We end up being absorbed by what needs to be “done”. Isn’t it true that often, it’s precisely the activity that […]
Restoring Notre-Dame: the meaning of Gothic
What if its restoration was also an invitation to rediscover its soul? What if the flames had revealed more than just losses? Join us on an exceptional guided tour of Notre-Dame de Paris as we celebrate its restoration. We’ll delve into the fascinating history of this mythical cathedral, but above all, we’ll explore the hidden […]
The Immaculate Conception: a theological approach
December 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception: could Mary have been born without sin? What does Scripture say? If we look at any of our evangelist friends, we can see Mary’s presence throughout Jesus’ life, from the Annunciation to the Ascension, and even as he waits for the Spirit. We speak of Mary’s […]
Church – Chapel – Sanctuary – Cathedral…
Have you ever wondered why this building that could have been called a church was actually a chapel? And why this immense edifice turns out to be a basilica and not a cathedral? Is it to do with the size, the period of construction, or the community that occupies it? A question of relics or […]
Boutique Sainte-Rita
The boutique at Chapelle Sainte-Rita will be completely renovated to better meet the demands of our faithful for a wide range of devotional articles and spiritual books that meet today’s aspirations. This renewal is scheduled for around February 2025, and will involve closing the store for two or three weeks, installing new furniture, an adapted […]
Paroisse St-Joseph de Rueil Malmaison
With their pastors, Fathers Antoine Vairon and Jean-Louis Rouvière, some 50 parishioners of St-Joseph, from the diocese of Nanterre (92), made a pilgrimage to Saint Rita on November 24, 2024. After a presentation of our shrine and its patroness, the group prayed before the Blessed Sacrament, meditating on God’s presence in our lives, which we […]