5 Jun 2020 | News
Following the decision of the French Prime Minister to allow gatherings in places of worship, public Masses were possible again at the parish of Our Lady of Holy Cross, starting Friday May 29 at 9am. It was two days before the Solemnity of Pentecost, the 8th day of...
27 Mar 2020 | News
In a spirit of Communion in Christ, I wish you all a holy, creative and courageous time of containment! Let us be inspired by those words from Blessed Basil Moreau to his spiritual sons and daughters in 1849 during a time of cholera epidemic, in France: “Prayer is...
9 Mar 2020 | News
The Shrine was happy to welcome once again the couples preparing for marriage in the diocese of Le Mans during the closing celebration of the Day of the fiancés, presided over by Msgr. Yves Le Saux, bishop of Le Mans. The engaged couples were all blessed individually...
31 Jan 2020 | News
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3 Jan 2020 | News
The Shrine will celebrate the feast of Blessed Basil Moreau on January 18, 19 and 20, 2020. A novena will be said from January 10 to January 18 in preparation of the celebrations during morning masses (9 am, except on Sunday January 12: mass at 10:30 am). Saturday...
10 Dec 2019 | News
Albert Valverde is a student at Saint Edward’s university (Austin, Texas), founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross. He is spending a semester in Angers, France. He seized the occasion to come to Le Mans to visit the Shrine of Blessed Basil Moreau and interview its...