We are currently welcoming Priests and Brothers of Holy Cross who are vocation directors for the Congregation around the world. They come from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and North America. On Thursday, April 30, Father John welcomed them to the Shrine and gave them a guided tour, before taking them to the Holy Cross Cemetery, the Saint Jlian Cathedral and the Old City. This Sunday, May 3, Mass was presided by Father Joy Biswas, CSC. Originally from Bangladesh, he works at Saint Joseph’s Oratory (Montreal) and is a vocations leader for the Canadian province. This Monday, May 4, Father John accompanied them to Laigné-en-Belin, the birthplace of Blessed Basil Moreau, where they had a guided tour and Mass at the Church. To see pictures, check our Facebook page!

We received at the Shrine Lalie, a student at Saint-Charles – Sainte-Croix High School, her parents and her American foster family (the parents and the 4 children, who come from Ohio), who came to visit her in Le Mans.

We hope you had a wonderful Easter. We give thanks to God for our catechumens, Armist and Elisa, as well as for the four high school students of the Saint-Charles–Sainte-Croix School, who were all 6 baptized during the magnificent Easter Vigil, of which you will find some photos on our Facebook page.