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Mary’s tears call us to God’s mercy, says Pope

SANKTUARIUM W LA SALETTE
Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 09/19/21
Our Lady appeared in La Salette 175 years ago today, and she was in tears.

Pope Francis noted the feast of Our Lady of Salette after praying the midday Angelus on September 19. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the apparition, which occurred September 19, 1846.

The Pope said:


Why was she crying?

According to the accounts of the children, one of the primary reasons behind her sorrow was because of a lapse in the local observance of Sunday as a day of rest. 

Click the article below for her words to the children:

Those who can't visit the shrine in France can make a pilgrimage in Enfield, New Hampshire.

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