In the afternoon of that first day, the Master went for a ride through Montréal
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In the afternoon of that first day, the Master went for a ride through Montréal at Sutherland's invitation. When they reached the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame (Marie-Reine-du-Monde) ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said he would like to see it. Everything was quiet and no one was in sight. The Master alighted and went in to see the huge building. With rapt attention, He gazed. After wandering through the church, He noted that the church was present in Canada, so far away from where Christianity had started in Galilee and Calvary, because of the sacrifice of the early Christians who had traveled the world to spread their faith.
Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 182
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