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Dear Readers As the month of November draws near we traditionally remember all the Holy Souls and those dear to us who have gone before us. In this edition of the Newsletter you will find two articles in particular which reassure us about what lies ahead. St Therese of Lisieux proclaims that she has so much to do and hardly has the time to fit it all in.

The second article, Unfinished Business, reminds us that Purgatory is a process which we can only imagine yet have no real understanding of it. Again there is reassurance about God’s love ever present throughout and the joys that lie ahead.

Fr Paul sends his traditional greetings as well and reminds us that we are part of a much wider community of faith and prayer and that we really can make a difference with our prayers and support.

Please consider a contribution towards the Newsletter or perhaps a Mass intention- even in these difficult economic times - and as a result you will be adding your drop of cleansing water to the millions offered up worldwide.

Phillip Jukes On behalf of the English Language Secretariat

My Dear Friends, What Wonderful Gestures

"There is no greater love than to give one’s life for one’s friends"

(John 15)

There has never been a greater act than that which is manifest in the gift of true life. It is at the heart of the Eucharist, the treasure of Christianity.

God gives Himself to us and gives Himself to us completely and forever. It is no coincidence that Jesus remarked on the gesture of the poor widow at the Temple in Jerusalem. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on."

In the Acts of the Apostles we read that many were converted as a result of the example of martyrs – listening to their message, seeing the example they set, the peace and tranquillity which often surrounded them or their gestures; the words which they spoke whilst frequently enduring torture and violent death. We think also of the seven Trappist monks of Tyberine who were murdered in the 1990’s in Algeria.

They were witnesses of the Gospel and lived their simple lives full of prayer, work and hospitality. The example of these seven monks had a considerable impact on the Church and on today’s world. Their gestures were not in vain despite the fact that their love resulted in their murder. Christ, having washed Judas’, feet still called him “friend”. During the coming months let us have the courage to be peaceful, forgiving and hospitable to all around us – small gestures of love on the road to eternity!

I would like to use this editorial to thank you all very warmly for your gestures of encouragement, your letters, telephone calls, your financial help and your prayers, which underpin the great work of Our Lady of Montligeon and help us continue our Mission, which is to pray and to have compassion throughout the world. They are wonderful gestures on our road to eternity!

Fr Paul Préaux Rector of the Shrine

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