A 6-Day Pilgrimage to the Shrines of Quebec, Canada

Including the Shrines of Saint Anne de Beaupre, Our Lady of the Cape, Saint Joseph's Oratory and more.

Day 1 - Monday
USA / QUEBEC
Today we depart for either our motor coach ride or flight to Canada, arriving in the late afternoon where we meet our Pilgrimage Tours™ tour director. Next we arrive at our accommodations at Our Lady of the Cape, situated between Quebec City and Montreal.  Here we celebrate Mass.  Dinner and overnight at Our Lady of the Cape.

Day 2 - Tuesday
QUEBEC CITY
Following breakfast, we head into Quebec City for a scenic tour of the multi cultural city with its French and English flavors.  We see the historic Palace Royale with over 400 years of history will capture your imagination of years gone by.  This is where Jacques Cartier and later Champlain came ashore with a group of sailors and built the beginning of “La Nouvelle France”.  Next we see the Citadelle, the star-shaped plain, the plain of Abraham, the Chateau Frontenac and much more.  Late in the day we celebrate Mass at the Basilica - Cathedral Notre Dame de Quebec.  Dinner buffet at Sieur Laviolette in Trois Rivieres.  Overnight at Our Lady of the Cape.
 
Day 3 - Wednesday
SAINT ANNE de BEAUPRE
This morning we visit one of Quebec’s natural treasures, Montmorency Falls, located just east of Quebec City at the mouth of the Montmorency River.  The falls are over 250 feet high, the highest in the province and 88 feet higher than the more famed Niagara Falls.  Next we arrive at St. Anne de Beaupre and enjoy the rest of our day at this site where over 1.5 million pilgrims come each year to express their devotion to the mother of the Virgin Mary to whom this site has been consecrated since the mid 17th century.  We celebrate Mass basilica of St. Anne de Beaupre followed by 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.  Next we enjoy dinner at Pizza Royal, a local Italian restaurant.  Following dinner, we join in the Rosary and Candlelight Procession.  Return to Our Lady of the Cape for overnight.

Day 4 - Thursday
SAINT ANNE de BEAUPRE / OUR LADY OF THE CAPE
This morning is time for our formal visit to 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 some leisure time later in the day.  Dinner and overnight at Our Lady of the Cape. 

Day 5 - Friday
OUR LADY OF THE CAPE / 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.  Next we enjoy dinner at a Montreal restaurant; La Casa Grecque.  We return to Our Lady of the Cape for overnight.

Day 6 - Saturday
OUR LADY OF THE CAPE / USA
Following breakfast this morning, we celebrate Mass at the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.  Following Mass, we bid Canada farewell and board our motor coach or plane for our return 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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