Pilgrimage to St. Joseph's Oratory
St. Joseph's Oratory Hours and Information
Summer Hours (generally June 24 – Labor Day)
Votive Chapel: 6 am - 10:30 pm
Basilica: 7 am – 9 pm
Oratory Museum: 10 am - 5 pm
Gift Shop: Daily 8 am – 8 pm
General Office: 9:30 am – 8 pm (from July 1)
Winter Hours
Visitor Information: Closed
Votive Chapel: 6 am - 9:30 pm
Basilica: 7 am – 5:50 pm (9/1 – 9/30 closes at 7)
Oratory Museum: 10 am - 5 pm
Gift Shop: M-Sat 9 am – 6 pm, Sun 8 am – 7 pm
General Office: 9:30 am – 5:15 pm
Some hours vary in transition seasons.
Guided Tours are offered daily in the summer at 10, 1:30, and 3:30 in front of the Carillon, in both English and French – other languages by advance reservation, $5, 1.5 hrs. Wheelchairs are available. In winter, tours can be arranged through the General Office.
Carillon Recitals (15 min): Thu-Fri: noon and 3 pm, Sat-Sun: noon and 2:30 pm, Free
Organ Recitals (35 min): Sundays at 3:30 pm, Free
Additional guest performances are scheduled in summer.
Friday nights in July and August there is an English language theatrical interpretation of the Way of the Cross from 7-8 pm (in French on Wed-Thur).
Masses in English: 12:15 daily (additional times in French)
Masses for the Sick: Wednesdays at 2 pm (Mass is in French, but English content can be added by pre-arrangement)
Masses are in the Crypt Church except for the Sunday 11 am mass in French with the boys choir Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, which is in the Basilica.
For additional information on scheduled feasts, pilgrimages and pilgrim services, check the St Joseph's Oratory website or call the office at 1-877-672-8647.