- THE LA SALETTE STORY TRACES ITS BEGINNINGS TO SEPTEMBER 19, 1846.
This was when the Blessed Mother appeared to two shepherd children at La Salette, a small hamlet in the French Alps. Through the children, she gave her message of “Reconciliation” to the world. She insisted that this message be made known to all her people. Consequently, in 1852 the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette were founded to serve as a “perpetual remembrance of Mary’s merciful Apparition.”
In 1892 two La Salette Missionaries arrived to explore possible settlement in the New World and ultimately settled in Hartford, Connecticut. Since then, the United States’ presence has grown nationwide. Our province is the Province of Mary, Mother of the Americas. We are an Apostolic, religious community. We witness the Kingdom of God as we seek to mend relationships needing healing. Inspired by the event of La Salette and supported by our community life, we are strengthened by the Eucharist, prayer, and faith sharing. https://lasaletteattleboroshrine.org/the-la-salette-story
The statue of Our Lady of La Salette has been in Pointe Michel now for 150 years and it is also the Nation Shrine. A grand celebration with a pontifical high mass celebrated by Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries Gabriel Malzaire along with several priests marked the occasion.
