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Day 1 - USA / QUEBEC
We depart the U.S. for Quebec, arriving in the afternoon and meet our Pilgrimage Tours' tour director who will remain with us until the end of our tour. Next we celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight in Quebec.
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Day 2 - QUEBEC CITY / SAINT ANNE de BEAUPRE
Following breakfast, we head into Quebec City for a scenic tour of the multi cultural city with its French and English flavors. We'll celebrate a late morning Mass at the Basilica - Cathedral Notre Dame de Quebec. We'll experience the stunning sound and light show, "Act of Faith" in the Notre Dame Basilica - Cathedral, an adventure that comes alive. Late in the day, we visit one of Quebec's natural treasures, Montmorency Falls, located about 6 miles east of Quebec City at the mouth of the Riviäre Montmorency. The falls are 250 ft. high, the highest in the province and 88 ft. higher than Niagara Falls. Dinner in Old Quebec, overnight at our hotel. |
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Day 3 - SAINT ANNE de BEAUPRE
This morning we celebrate Mass basilica of St. Anne de Beaupre. We take a guided tour of the Basilica, visiting a depiction of St. Anne, known as The Statue of Miracles, which sees thousands of pilgrims each year placing their prayers of petition at its base. We will also visit the Museum, seeing the annals of devotion to St. Anne down through the centuries as well as the stirring story of pilgrimages to the shrine. We participate in the Stations of the Cross. Following dinner, we join in the Rosary and Candlelight Procession. Overnight at our hotel. |
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Day 4 - SAINT ANNE de BEAUPRE / OUR LADY OF THE CAPE / MONTREAL
We depart early for Our Lady of The Cape. Our celebration of Mass will be at the Basilica of Notre Dame - Cap de la Madeleine. Sitting on the shores of the St. Lawrence River and midway between Montreal and Quebec, Cap de la Madeleine is a place of peace and tranquility, serenity and beauty. Its history goes back to 1634 when the area was first settled. The following year the first Jesuit Missionaries arrived to serve the settlers of the new village. The first little timber chapel was built here in 1659 on a small piece of land known as 'Blessed Mary's fief'. Five years later it was to become the first of Canada's Catholic churches to be dedicated as a Confraternity of the Holy Rosary, a very new form of prayerful devotion to Our Lady at that time. We will join in for the Rosary this afternoon and have leisure time prior to our departure for Montreal in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Montreal. |
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Day 5 - MONTREAL
Following breakfast this morning we visit the St. Joseph Oratory. Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal is recognized as one of the great temples of the world. Like many sacred places in various countries, the Oratory, which has room for 10,000 people, attracts visitors who seek a haven of peace and a spiritual encounter. There are several such temples in the Christian world of the Occident. Only three are found at the heart of important cities: Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, the Sanctuary of Montmartre in Paris and Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal. We'll take a guided tour of the Oratory, confessions will be heard and we celebrate Mass there before lunch. In the afternoon we tour the Oratory Museum and the boutique. Dinner and overnight in Montreal. |
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Day 6 - MONTREAL / USA
Following breakfast this morning, we celebrate Mass at the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. After lunch we transfer to Dorval Airport for our return flight home. Though our pilgrimage has come to an end, the blessings of our encounters with the Lord and Our Lady are certain to strengthen and encourage us throughout our lifelong pilgrimage. |
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