Church celebrates Our Lady of La Salette

The Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of La Salette on September 19. This Marian title commemorates the 1846 apparition of the Virgin Mary to two young shepherds, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud.

The Virgin appeared weeping to the children to call for conversion, specifically addressing the neglect of Sunday and the use of blasphemy. Following a 5 year investigation, the Bishop of Grenoble, Monsignor de Bruillard, issued a decree approving the apparition on September 19, 1851. A basilica was built at the site, where she is honored as the reconciler of sinners.