OCTAVE OF CELEBRATIONS TO MARK THE 155TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPEARANCE OF THE GODS ON EARTH
Sunday 11 January: Opening of the octave of the apparition
and pilgrimage to the parishes of N.D de Pontmain, N.D du Bignon and N.D de Charné
08:00 Lauds in the parish church
10.30am Mass at the Basilica, presided over by Fr Jean-Luc ROBLIN
14:00 Rosary in the basilica
2.30 p.m. Vespers and salute of the Blessed Sacrament in the basilica
3.30 pm Spiritual concert with Mr François MENISSIER, titular of the Clicquot organ at Saint Nicolas des Champs in Paris and professor at the Rouen Conservatoire
17:00 Mass in the parish church
Friday 16 January: Vigil of the feast day
08:00 Lauds in the parish church
11.00am Votive Mass for Our Lady in the parish church
16:00 Rosary followed by 1st Vespers of the Solemnity in the parish church
17:00 Silent Eucharistic Adoration in the parish church
20:30 Marian vigil in the basilica and torchlight procession around the basilica
Saturday 17 January: Anniversary Day
09:00 Lauds at the Basilica
09:30 Prayer time in the Basilica
10.30 a.m. Solemn Mass in the Basilica presided over by Mgr Jean-Pierre VUILLEMIN, Bishop of Le Mans, in the presence of Mgr Matthieu DUPONT, Bishop of Laval.
The Eucharist will also be celebrated in the parish church, the Oblate chapel, the Salle des Loisirs and the Salle Notre Dame. Retransmission on large screen in each location.
12:00 Angelus at the apparition column
12.30 pm Mass at the parish church
13:30 Silent Adoration in the parish church until Vespers
2.15 p.m. Recitation of the Apparition by 18 voices in the basilica, with the participation of the children of Pontmain
3.30 p.m. Rosary in the basilica
16:00 Solemn Vespers and salute to the Blessed Sacrament in the Basilica with the participation of the Brothers of the Cotellerie
18 h 00 Compline prayer in the barn at the time of the apparition.
Sunday 18 January: Closure of the octave of the Apparition
08:00 Lauds in the parish church
10.30am Mass at the Basilica, presided over by Father Félix KINAYA (diocese of Katiola)
3.30 p.m. Rosary in the basilica
16:00 Vespers and salute of the Blessed Sacrament at the Basilica
17:00 Mass at the Basilica.
and pilgrimage to the parishes of N.D de Pontmain, N.D du Bignon and N.D de Charné
08:00 Lauds in the parish church
10.30am Mass at the Basilica, presided over by Fr Jean-Luc ROBLIN
14:00 Rosary in the basilica
2.30 p.m. Vespers and salute of the Blessed Sacrament in the basilica
3.30 pm Spiritual concert with Mr François MENISSIER, titular of the Clicquot organ at Saint Nicolas des Champs in Paris and professor at the Rouen Conservatoire
17:00 Mass in the parish church
Friday 16 January: Vigil of the feast day
08:00 Lauds in the parish church
11.00am Votive Mass for Our Lady in the parish church
16:00 Rosary followed by 1st Vespers of the Solemnity in the parish church
17:00 Silent Eucharistic Adoration in the parish church
20:30 Marian vigil in the basilica and torchlight procession around the basilica
Saturday 17 January: Anniversary Day
09:00 Lauds at the Basilica
09:30 Prayer time in the Basilica
10.30 a.m. Solemn Mass in the Basilica presided over by Mgr Jean-Pierre VUILLEMIN, Bishop of Le Mans, in the presence of Mgr Matthieu DUPONT, Bishop of Laval.
The Eucharist will also be celebrated in the parish church, the Oblate chapel, the Salle des Loisirs and the Salle Notre Dame. Retransmission on large screen in each location.
12:00 Angelus at the apparition column
12.30 pm Mass at the parish church
13:30 Silent Adoration in the parish church until Vespers
2.15 p.m. Recitation of the Apparition by 18 voices in the basilica, with the participation of the children of Pontmain
3.30 p.m. Rosary in the basilica
16:00 Solemn Vespers and salute to the Blessed Sacrament in the Basilica with the participation of the Brothers of the Cotellerie
18 h 00 Compline prayer in the barn at the time of the apparition.
Sunday 18 January: Closure of the octave of the Apparition
08:00 Lauds in the parish church
10.30am Mass at the Basilica, presided over by Father Félix KINAYA (diocese of Katiola)
3.30 p.m. Rosary in the basilica
16:00 Vespers and salute of the Blessed Sacrament at the Basilica
17:00 Mass at the Basilica.