Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
A major Indigenous Catholic pilgrimage at a lake sacred to Indigenous peoples before the establishment of the Catholic mission, centered annually on the feast of St. Anne.
The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Lac Ste. Anne is first a living Indigenous pilgrimage and sacred landscape. Its Catholic history must be held together with the lake's earlier Indigenous sacred meaning, residential-school history, reconciliation, and contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit participation.
Sacred lake
Approach the water as a place of Indigenous sacred meaning and Catholic prayer.
Pilgrimage liturgies
Join the multilingual and culturally diverse Catholic celebrations when scheduled.
Living reconciliation
Listen to contemporary Indigenous voices and the site's honest institutional history.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations