Church Bulletin – March 30, 2025

 

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BASILICA Schedule

WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday to Friday - Mass is celebrated at 12:10 p.m.

ADORATION AND BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
On every First Friday of the month, there will be Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The Sacrament will be exposed before the 12:10 p.m. Mass, from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Benediction will take place at this time. Please join us and spend some time in prayer with our Lord.

WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday 5 p.m. (Mass of Anticipation)

Sunday at 9, 11:00 a.m. (Choir) & 5:00 p.m.

Free parking is available in the new HEC building for parishioners attending Weekend Masses; enter from de la Gauchetiere, then follow the signs to exit by the front of the Basilica. At the end of Mass, ask one of our employees for the coupon that will allow you to exit the HEC Parking

CONFESSION

After every Mass

OPEN FOR VISITATION AND PRAYER

Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Hearing-Impaired Worshippers

St. Patrick’s Basilica’s sound system is equipped with an audio system that enables hearing-impaired worshippers to tune their digital receiver into the frequency of the system in order to receive a broadcast of the Mass. If you wish to avail yourselves of this please bring your own digital receiver and earphones and tune into 88.1 FM.

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About the basilica

Saint Patrick’s Parish is a welcoming and reconciling community. Beginning with our deep roots in the Irish diaspora we have developed into a diverse and dynamic group from many backgrounds joining together as parishioners of the Mother Church of Montreal’s English Speaking Catholics. Msgr. Francis J. Coyle, pastor leads and guides our downtown congregation.

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This podcast was recorded by Carla Plowright, an Irish Studies graduate of Concordia University.

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Our history

Saint Patrick’s Church opened its doors on March 17th, 1847
to serve the needs of the growing Irish community in Montreal and just in time for the wave of Irish immigrants escaping famine and other troubles in Ireland.

The church is built in the Gothic Revival style on a
promontory overlooking the City of Montreal. Its
spire could be seen by all. Over the years the city
grew north, east and west with the result that the
church is now surrounded by modern-day Montreal and facing backwards!

Saint Patrick’s was raised to the status of Minor
Basilica by His Holiness, Pope John-Paul II in 1989.
The Basilica is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996 and a Monument National of Quebec in 1985.

One hundred per cent of any donation to the Foundation is spent on our buildings and their historical value. We work very closely with our Heritage Architects, EVOQ. We are currently working with the City of Montreal on a beautiful landscape project that will see the slope in the front of the Basilica back to its pre parking lot days and return a much needed Green Space to Downtown Montreal.

Restoration Project: in partnership with the City of Montreal 2023/5. (WAA landscape Architects)

Restoration Project: Rene-Levesque Gate 2023/4. (EVOQ & WAA)

Learn more about the basilica:

Canada’s historic places
Lieux de culte Québec
Repetoire du Patrimoine Cultural du Québec
Grand Repertoire du Patrimoine Bati de Montréal

St. Patrick’s Restoration Foundation

Saint Patrick’s Restoration Foundation was set up in 1988 to restore and renovate Saint Patrick’s Basilica, its ancillary buildings and land. Since that time private donors in partnership with the Quebec and Canadian Governments have invested over 12 million dollars on various projects.

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