Catholic city guide · Canada

Montreal,
saints, Mary, and a mountain shrine.

Ascend Mount Royal with St. André Bessette, pray with St. Marguerite Bourgeoys in Old Montréal, enter the diocesan cathedral, and continue to St. Kateri’s resting place in Kahnawake.

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5 sacred places3 devotional areas1–2 day journeys

The great pilgrimage

St. Joseph and St. André on Mount Royal

Give the Oratory enough time for liturgy, confession, the saint’s tomb and heart relic, the original chapel and the seasonal Way of the Cross.

Saint TombSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount RoyalMontreal, CanadaOpen guide →

Suggested journeys

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1 day

St. André and Catholic Montréal

A full first pilgrimage joining Mount Royal, the cathedral and the saints of Old Montréal.

Day 1 · MorningSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount RoyalBegin with Mass, confession and the full Oratory pilgrimage circuit.
Day 1 · Early afternoonMary Queen of the World CathedralEnter Montréal’s cathedral and the ordinary life of the archdiocese.
Day 1 · Mid-afternoonNotre-Dame Basilica of MontréalContinue to Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montréal.
Day 1 · Late afternoonNotre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours ChapelFinish at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys’s tomb in Bon-Secours.

2 days

Montréal’s saints and Kahnawake

One city day and one deliberately paced pilgrimage to St. Kateri’s resting place.

Day 1 · MorningSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount RoyalGive the Oratory the full morning.
Day 1 · AfternoonMary Queen of the World CathedralCathedral liturgy and prayer.
Day 1 · Late afternoonNotre-Dame Basilica of MontréalNotre-Dame and Old Montréal.
Day 1 · EveningNotre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours ChapelBon-Secours and St. Marguerite Bourgeoys.
Day 2 · Late morningNational Saint Kateri Tekakwitha ShrineTravel to Kahnawake with advance arrangements and local respect.