On Good Friday, April 3, 2026, Communion and Liberation (CL Canada) will host a public Way of the Cross procession through the streets of Old and Downtown Montreal, led by Archbishop Christian Lépine. Rooted in a centuries-old Christian tradition commemorating the Passion of Christ, the Via Crucis invites participants to walk prayerfully together through the city in reflection and silence.

Beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the historic Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, several hundred participants are expected to follow a solemn route through some of Montreal’s most significant landmarks - Notre-Dame Basilica, Saint Patrick’s Basilica, passing through Place Ville Marie, and concluding at approximately noontime at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. Open to all, this public Good Friday commemoration invites believers and non-believers alike to pause and reflect on the meaning of Christ’s Passion.

At each of the churches along the route, there will be prayers and Scripture readings along with traditional Lenten hymns sung by the CL choir. Between stations, participants will proceed in reverent silence. For centuries, Christians have lived the Way of the Cross as a private and public gesture, walking together through towns and cities in remembrance of Christ’s journey to Calvary. Like the scene portrayed in Duccio’s Way to Calvary, the Good Friday procession through Old Montreal continues this ancient tradition, bringing it into the heart of the city today.

ABOUT COMMUNION AND LIBERATION CANADA

Communion and Liberation is an international movement, within the Catholic Church, composed of a wide range of people who have encountered the Christian event, here and now, lived in communion as the true basis for the human person’s freedom. Communion and Liberation is present in Canada from coast to coast with communities in Saint John, Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, and Vancouver. More details can be found on the Communion and Liberation website. For more information, you may contact Cristina Ardelean, Executive Director of the En Route Foundation, the organiser of the event. The En Route Foundation is a nonprofit corporation which supports the missionary and educational works of Communion and Liberation in Canada.


*Translation provided by Communion and Liberation Canada (CL Canada).