Today, the 2 February, is a special day in France and is called la Chandeleur, Fête de la Lumière, or jour des crêpes. It is the Catholic holiday of Candlemas, held 40 days after Christmas day and is a feast to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of baby Jesus at […]
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After the Christmas mass, held at Congrier, which was a lovely mass and a packed church, I took the opportunity to take a photo of the Nativity Crèche, which of course now has the baby Jesus, as during the mass this evening, the children all gathered, with one of them placing him in the manger, […]
Continue ReadingThis video was emailed to me, at this time of year with the period of lent starting tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, I thought it was appropiate.
Continue ReadingA holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said,Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.” The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large […]
Continue ReadingThis is great, it was emailed to me recently, and I thought I would share it with you. Please take a moment to read it, it will make your day and I hope it moves you like it did me. MY SON A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. […]
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