POSTER

Poster backed by the image of Christ crucified on the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal.

Notre Dame Chapel

A completely different atmosphere fills the chapel, located around behind the main altar in Montreal's Notre Dame.  Bright, airy and small, the wooden front wall is carved into a mural of the image of Jesus and the Holy Spirit seen above and beyond three portals that suggest human lives.  Very peaceful and inspirational.

Montreal Notre Dame

Larger and much more ornate, Notre Dame in Montreal is just breathtaking.  The blue light haloing the main altar is peaceful and wonderful for contemplation and prayer.  I would have like the statue of St. Peter in any case, but as I recognized it as a replica of the statue in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, I liked it even better.

Notre Dame des Victories

Key feature of the upper level in Quebec is a nice church, one of many Notre Dames in the world.

SUNDAY POSTER

This poster features a simple inspirational quote from the Gospel of Mark.  The illustration is of Jesus from the chapel at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.  The main church is breathtakingly beautiful, and the chapel is a wonderful art work of the nature of the Holy Spirit.  A memorable place to say a prayer.

On the Seine

After completing our panoramic view of Paris, we boarded a large tour boat for a nice one-hour view of the city from the Seine. We saw lots of bridges, plenty of river traffic, and the river view of several important buildings. From the river, the view of Notre Dame is impressive, although less so than standing on the sidewalk -- something that will happen on our next trip to Paris.

Other than Notre Dame and the bridges, with their decorative columns, the most impressive building seen was the Louvre. And we did have the time to visit there, which will be the subject of the next post.