This Sunday, May 20, 2018, the Mass of Pentecost will take place in Lille (59) at the Grand Palais. The entrance is free. It is better to come well before 3.30pm! This Sunday 20th May, 2018, the Mass of Pentecost will take place in Lille (59) at the Grand Palais. The entrance is free. This is the second time that the diocese […]
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More than 1300 people gathered Sunday morning for confirmation of 145 adults. Mgr. James, the Bishop of Nantes, presided over the celebration. Every year at Pentecost, adults can celebrate their confirmation. Pentecost commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit fifty days after Easter to the apostles of Jesus of Nazareth. Fifty confirmed in the morning had celebrated their Baptism […]
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The Bishop of laval and of the Diocese gathered in a Pentecost Mass celebrated at the shrine of Pontmain, Northern Mayenne – 28 adults were also confirmed. Yesterday, Sunday, under a blazing sun, The Bishop of Laval, Monsignor Thierry Scherrer gathered on the steps of the basilica, to celebrate the Mass of Pentecost. The mass, […]
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Police and Gendarmes will conduct numerous checks on the roads, on Sunday and Monday. The Prefect of Mayenne appealed for vigilance and prudence, during the weekend of Pentecost as it was announced that over this period, the Gendarmes will be conducting numerous checks on vehicles throughout the Mayenne department. Many checks were conducted on Saturday, […]
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Each Pentecost Sunday since 1998, the town of Pornichet closes its beachfront and opens it for roller skating. The Pornichet Roller on Pentecost Sunday, has become one of the unmissable events of spring to all generations. Children, parents and even grandparents like to get together for the occasion and share a moment of sporting pleasure […]
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Just a quick post to remind everyone that this weekend is Pentecost weekend also known as Pentecote here in France, so that means besides the shops being shut as per usual on the Sunday, the majority of shops are also closed on Monday as well, check locally as individual stores in different towns may vary. […]
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