I was visiting from out of town and stopped by. They seem like really nice people, welcoming and…read morefriendly. It's very diverse and family friendly. If your looking for a church I recommend you check it out.

I was 84,000 steps into a 100k step day in Montreal, fading fast. The humidity was beating me from…read morepillar to post. Roshe runs were a horrendous choice of footwear. Both achilles tendons were begging me to stop. Clips of Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Tyrese Haliburton brutally ripping their achilles off the bone flashed through my mind. "It's not worth it... don't finish... 84k steps is plenty... what are you even doing this for?" It was just then, as I was toying with breaking the contract I inked with myself in blood, that I turned left onto Queen Mary Ave and saw Saint Josephs Church sitting on top of a hill. It was breathtaking. It felt like something out of the Legend of Zelda. My own Temple of Time. I love when the works of my own species inspire me. I began my ascent to the top. The sun was checking out for the day, and I realized this may be an all-time sunset view from the summit. I got half way up, turned around, and boom. A jolt of energy injected straight into my soul. Half the sun had disappeared behind the horizon, with warm vibrant colors blasting into the cotton candy sky. It was a top 10 sunset of my life, and I've been SPOILED with some great sunsets over the years. When I reached the staircase that led to the summit, it felt like the whole city of Montreal was out there. The city was ALIVE. I couldn't help but forget about the pain in my legs, my existential dread, and the most humid day of 2026 in Montreal. God's creation was on full display, and it felt like his way of telling me to keep pushing. If you're in Montreal, this is the best place to watch the sunset. THANK YOU ST JOES I NEEDED THAT! IG @johnny.novo Tiktok @jnov__ Substack @johnnynovo

Seven days a week mass is celebrated in French, English and Spanish. Only the French mass on…read moreSundays is in the basilica and the rest are held in the crypt church which while simple is still beautiful with its beautiful gold and stone statue behind the altar. The English mass is 12:15 pm and 7:00 pm, Mon - Saturday and 11:15 am on Sunday. Plan to arrive early, since the masses can get filled up. It is free to enter or look around, and you just pay for parking, tours, or for the museum. Although there are stairs, we took the several flights of escalators up to the Votive chapel floor where the Crypt church was. The Votive chapel is a hallway lined in flickering votive candles. I really enjoyed the English mass; the cantor, who sings the prayers you repeat, had the most beautiful voice I ever heard in church. Afterwards, we walked around the large gift shops, Brother Andre's tomb, enjoyed the beautiful view of the city, poked my head into the Basilica but did not go in since the French mass was going to be be held, saw the original small chapel (no pictures allowed), and walked around the Garden of the Way of the Cross which has larger than life statues depicting the stations of the cross. I found them particularly moving, since the sorrow, struggle, and pain was depicted in the faces so large and more realistically than looking at small paintings. At the end, there were a number of stairs to walk down or I think you would need to backtrack to take the paths back to the start. Really a special place and you can feel the peace and prayers here in spite of the hundreds of people.

Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Church is a Catholic church in Monteal, located in the borough of…read moreVerdun, at the corner of Wellington and de l'Eglise streets. It is placed under the name of Our Lady of Sorrows. The building is very large and richly decorated, the Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs church is built of freestone. It has a monumental triumphal arch facade, each of whose pillars supports an octagonal bell tower. Its decoration mixes the baroque (inside) and neo-classical (outside) genres. The altar is richly decorated and nicely lit. During the summers, it's open on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for visitors. On selected Wednesdays they also have free concerts, open to the public. It is located just a block from the L'Eglise metro station.

Église Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs is a Roman Catholic church in Verdun, Montreal. It was built…read morebetween 1911 and 1914, designed by architect Joseph Venne, after the parish of Côte-Saint-Paul's church burned down in 1899. The parish of Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs was established in 1900, with Joseph-Arsène Richard as its first pastor. The church is known for its Baroque and Neoclassical architecture and houses a historic organ by Casavant Frères, installed in 1914. It continues to serve the community today as part of the Notre-Dame-de-la-Trinité parish.