A spiritual motherhood proclaimedOn the Monday following Pentecost, the Church now celebrates the liturgical memory of Mary, Mother of the Church. This feast, desired by Pope Francis in 2018, is intended to highlight the intimate bond between Mary and the Church, born in prayer and the fire of the Holy Spirit. Read more...

A festival rooted in biblical traditionBefore being a Christian event, Pentecost was a Jewish festival. It was celebrated fifty days after Passover, in memory of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai. At that time, Jews from the Diaspora flocked to Jerusalem to commemorate God's covenant with his people. This setting gives full meaning to Christian Pentecost: at the very moment when Israel recalls the Old Covenant, God makes a New Covenant, no longer engraved on tablets of stone, but inscribed in hearts by the Holy Spirit. Read more...

Novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for the feast of PentecostFrom the Friday after Ascension Day until the Saturday before Pentecost, the whole Church prays and awaits the coming of the Holy Spirit, like the apostles gathered in the Upper Room with Mary.Each day, take a few minutes to read the meditation, invoke the Holy Spirit and entrust your intention. Read more...

On 13 July 1917, during the third apparition at Fatima, the Virgin Mary entrusted the three children - Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta - with a message in three parts, which would later be called the Three Secrets of Fatima. These revelations, at once mystical, prophetic and profound, have marked the history of the Church and nourished the faith of millions of believers. Long kept confidential, these secrets were gradually revealed, provoking fascination, debate and conversions. Read more...

The message of Our Lady of Fatima is one of the most powerful spiritual appeals of the twentieth century. It was addressed to humanity by the Virgin Mary, who appeared to three young Portuguese children in 1917, in a small rural hamlet called Fatima. This message, both simple and profound, is an urgent call to conversion, prayer, reparation and peace. Even today, it remains strikingly relevant. The message of Fatima is an urgent call to conversion, prayer, reparation and peace. Read more...