Greetings from Lyon, France

Dear Friends,

Our journeys have continued from La Salette Shrine to Lyon. The journey involved many legs beginning with a rather terrifying van ride from the Shrine around hair pin turns down the side of a mountain to the town of Corps. Once there we caught a bus to Grenoble, France. While waiting for the train at the Grenoble train station, we saw a Church outside the window and with just a bit of time to spare we were able to share materials with those at Sacred Heart Basilica. Those at the information booth told us it is a vibrant Church with many families attending Sunday Mass. They told us they would share our Children's Rosary materials with the Rector. We arrived by train to Lyon where we took a cab to our apartment in Old Lyon City. This is a beautiful place full of history. We were able to attend Mass yesterday at Saint John the Baptist Cathedral (shown above). It was for a long time the preeminent Church in Lyon, and it was built beginning in the twelfth century. It hosted the First Council of Lyons in the thirteenth century. It is home to a very historic astronomical clock from the Middle Ages. Asher was asked to lector at the Mass in French. We saw this as a beautiful grace. We then went to visit the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Fourvière, which is now the biggest Cathedral in Lyon since its construction in the late nineteenth century. It is overlooking the city and has an almost unbelievably ornate interior. On our way there, we saw along the road a nun standing in a doorway with an inviting expression. We found this was the museum and home of Bl. Marie Jaricot. 

The visit to the home of Bl. Marie Jaricot was an unexpected highlight of the day. There was a back garden of the home that overlooked the city of Lyon. 

The garden led to a path to Fourvière Cathedral. This was a breathtaking Church. Outside of the Church Bishop Le Gal met us. We had met him in Rome on a prior trip, and he was waiting to welcome us to the city. 

We were able to light a candle inside one of the chapels next to Fourvière Cathedral for the Children's Rosary and its members. 

Following our meeting we were able to go to Adoration, and, as a Mass was following, we stayed for Mass. 

Surprisingly, Asher was asked again to lector. It seemed we were experiencing grace upon grace. Confession capped the day. At each stop we left a trail of Children's Rosary materials.

Please pray that these seeds for new Children's Rosary groups will bear fruit. 

Thank you.

Your Friend in Christ,

Blythe