Throughout the Year of Mercy designated by our Holy Father Pope Francis, a plenary indulgence applied either to oneself or to a poor soul in purgatory, is available to all those Catholics who make pilgrimage to the Cathedral. In order to obtain the indulgence, one must go to confession within the space of 8 days before or after your visit, be in the state of grace and receive Holy Communion the day of your visit, pass through the designated ‘Door of Mercy’, recite the Creed, then recite an Our Father for the intentions of the Holy Father.   Let’s take advantage of this indulgence by making pilgrimage to one of the most beautiful and historic churches in Canada !