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Maurice Zundel Session "God, a love that sets us free"

Discover the spirituality of Maurice Zundel

5 – July 11, 2026 Notre-Dame du Laus Sanctuary Hautes-Alpes 80 places
Maurice Zundel Session "God, a love that sets us free"

To encounter God is to experience a Love that is already there and that sets us free.

He is not a rival of the human being but the God of life, "the one who constantly invites us to recognize his presence in all that is wonderful in creation."

Following Maurice Zundel, let us enter into the intimacy of this God who is "love, light and freedom."

Led by Father Philippe Blanc, vice-rector.

Programme

The session begins on Monday, July 6, 2026 in the evening (8:15 PM) and ends on Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 PM.

Monday, July 6

  • 8:15 PM: welcome and teaching: "It is not about preaching Love, but about being Love"
  • 9:15 PM: Compline

Tuesday, July 7

  • 8:10 AM: Lauds
  • 9:00 AM: rosary
  • 9:45 AM: teaching: "Our vocation: to reveal the eternal Face of Christ Jesus"
  • 9:45 AM: activities for children
  • 11:15 AM: Mass
  • 2:45 PM: eco-spiritual walk toward Gyquière
  • 5:15 PM: adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
  • 6:30 PM: Vespers
  • 8:15 PM: presentation of the sanctuary of Notre Dame du Laus and its message
  • 9:15 PM: Compline

Wednesday, July 8

  • 8:10 AM: Lauds
  • 9:00 AM: rosary
  • 9:45 AM: teaching: "It is in the love of God that our freedom breathes"
  • 11:15 AM: Mass,
  • opportunities for walks: Pindreau, Précieux Sang, col de l'Ange...
  • 5:15 PM: adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
  • 6:30 PM: Vespers
  • 8:15 PM: film on Maurice Zundel
  • 9:15 PM: Compline

Thursday, July 9

  • 8:10 AM: Lauds
  • 9:00 AM: rosary
  • 9:45 AM: teaching: "The Eucharist invites us to a reciprocity of love"
  • 11:15 AM: Mass
  • 2:45 PM: the Vallon des Fours, the church of Saint-Étienne and the house of Benoîte, sharing around a text by Maurice Zundel on site
  • 6:30 PM: Vespers
  • 8:15 PM: holy hour at the basilica
  • 9:15 PM: Compline

Friday, July 10

  • 8:10 AM: Lauds
  • 9:00 AM: rosary
  • 9:45 AM: teaching: "The one who loves the most is the greatest"
  • 11:15 AM: Mass
  • 2:45 PM: teaching: "Divine magnetism draws us inward"
  • 5:15 PM: adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
  • 6:30 PM: Vespers
  • 8:15 PM: "questions and answers" evening
  • 9:15 PM: Compline

Saturday, July 11 (Saint Benedict)

  • 8:10 AM: Lauds
  • 9:00 AM: rosary
  • 9:45 AM: teaching: "Mary, the experience of a love that sets us free"
  • 11:15 AM: Mass
  • 2:45 PM: sharing around texts by Maurice Zundel on peace
  • 5:15 PM: adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
  • 6:30 PM: Vespers
  • 8:30 PM: vigil for peace

Sunday, July 12

  • 8:10 AM: Lauds
  • 9:00 AM: teaching: "God, a presence known by living it"
  • 10:30 AM: Mass

Practical information

Our guest house offers many accommodation options:

  • family apartments,
  • studios for 1 to 6 people,
  • dormitories for groups,
  • standard rooms for 1 to 4 people,
  • comfort rooms for 1 to 6 people,
  • Eco rooms,

... all with a breathtaking view of the sanctuary and its mountains.

Getting there

Train

Take the train to Gap then the bus to the sanctuary

Car

Take the A6 then follow the A43 toward Gap until exit 8.

Bike

If steep slopes don't scare you, climb up to the sanctuary at the summit