They were a faithful 4000, this Tuesday 15th August 2017, who come to celebrate the Assumption in Pontmain.
They were a faithful 4000, this Tuesday 15th August 2017, who come to celebrate the Assumption in Pontmain.Mgr Christophe Dufour, the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence, presided at the solemn Mass at 10.30am before inviting pilgrims to the rosary, Vespers and the Marian procession.
He delivered a message to believers focused on fear and the need to bear witness among Christians.
By the thousands, pilgrims have invested the plaza of the Basilica of Our Lady of Pontmain to celebrate the appearance of the Virgin Mary to four children in January 1871 in a barn in the village of North Mayenne.
