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 […]
Back-to-school day for staff of the Bishopric of Nanterre
On September 19, all the staff of the various departments of the Nanterre “Maison diocésaine” met with Mgr Matthieu ROUGE and the Vicar General, Father Georges Vandenbeusch, to begin the year 2024-2025 together, to establish and share the objectives to be achieved, the challenges to be met, and the major events that will mark the […]
Cascia pilgrimage
In the footsteps of Rita, a woman of action and contemplation! From May 30 to June 03, 2024, departing from Nice, nearly 45 pilgrims traveled by bus to Cascia, to experience a time of discovery of Saint Rita: her faith, her hope, her charity. How can we understand the heroism of this woman in her […]
Why are there sanctuaries?
There’s the dictionary definition of a sanctuary, the one that evolves with society’s transformation over time. What is the purpose and vocation of these structures? Let’s find out: “What’s the difference between a basilica, a church, a chapel and a cathedral? Then, take a look at what makes these sanctuaries unique places with unique messages. […]