Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

What a beautiful old church! The architecture was fantastic, the grounds did were prestine. The wedding we attended was lovely. I wish that I had time to take more photos.

This is a beautiful old French Church. This is worth your time to go. If you would like to, they also make and sell French Meat Pies. They are so good.

Profoundly beautiful Church. What an amazing setting for my nephew's wedding! Loved everything about the experience including the priest's brief yet impactful words. Thank you Our Lady of Lourdes

Such a beautiful church for wedding photography! I recently had the pleasure of photographing a wedding at Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, and I must say, it was such a beautiful service! The church is beautiful !

$30 USD for a take-out pie, you gotta be trippin.

Great and lovely parish! I went to the 10:30 mass as I was visiting Minneapolis. I was very well welcomed by the parishioners! I could see myself making it my home parish if I was in MSP. Thanks for having me 😊. God bless you!

When I first moved to Minneapolis, I was looking to join a new parish. Our Lady of Lourdes has always been welcoming and immeidately made me feel like I was at home! I love going to mass here and being a part of the community. There are so many ways to get involved and lots of events to attend. Not to mention, the church's history and beauty. I would highly recommend Our Lady of Lourdes!

Such a welcoming parish, you feel the love when you walk in the doors, And the music at mass is so beautiful.. The interior and the exterior of the church are incredible, You must take the time to experience if you're anywhere near this church.

This has been my Parish for the past seven years. Fr. Griffin is the best Pastor a church could ever have! He is currently on sabbatical but will return later in 2020. 7pm Sunday night Mass is not only convenient but speedy as well. No music, so Mass is said in about 40 minutes. They validate parking if you park in the RiverPlace parking ramp otherwise there are meters on Main Street & on 2nd Street SE. The congregation are a mix of retired couples, young families, U of M students and lone souls like me. They are very welcoming. They have a Men's Group the 4th Tuesday of every month. They have a young adults group too.

I prayed here two years ago. It was ok. Then for Time convenience I decided to come back again on Sunday 1 27 2019. There was a policeman on this Sunday at 8:30 AM inside at the entrance! How did they know I was coming ;-) The Mass was one hour sharp: the homily was very instructive. Fewer children at this time. Parking was pay parking (1$/hour), but could have parked for free 300 yards away and walked in 4 degrees ;-) The organ was very loud and I could not hear what people were singing. I think I will come back soon and may be take part in the activities, even though my church is 1/2 mile away. I can do two Churches, I think, and call myself poly-churchiest. Have a blessed week y'all!

I was staying on Nicollet Island last weekend and knew I wanted to attend a religious service in Minneapolis on Sunday morning. Toying with the idea of fulfilling my desire for grandeur and pomp in a church atmosphere, I considered Uber-ing over to the Basilica of St. Mary. However, I am so happy I chose instead the beautiful Catholic Our Lady of Lourdes Church. www.mnopedia.org said "Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in the St. Anthony Falls area of Minneapolis is the oldest continuously used church building in the city. It was a source of ethnic pride for immigrant families from France after its founding in 1877." Architecturally, the church has a" restored and renovated country-Gothic (Gothic Revival and French Provincial) structure that looks like a medieval temple of faith." In 1934, it was designated as a U.S. Historic Landmark. It is not a large chapel but the humble wooden pews were comfortably full at the 11 a.m. service I attended. There was a great diversity of congregants, which is always a good indicator of a vibrant flock. The young priest who held the Celebration of the Pentecost service was wonderful. He said he was a hospital chaplain and was filling in. I loved that this Man of God was young, cool and gave a great sermon. My service had a live choir and music that gave the service an even greater solemnity. The tolling of the church bells was awesome. This church was once scheduled to close but Praise God that the diocese gave it a reprieve. A renovation of the church's interior and exterior was completed in 1997 and though a smaller church, it has regained it's ground as the area around it has redeveloped. Inside the church are two statues of the Blessed Virgin appearing to St. Bernadette at Lourdes; something my religiously Catholic Portuguese relatives are supremely proud of! www.mnopedia.org also noted that "the interior also features painting and carpeting that highlights the modern Catholic liturgy, but also incorporates classical French designs." And in 2017, Our Lady of Lourdes celebrated its 140th anniversary as the "Little French Church with a Big Heart!" What an absolutely lovely 5 STAR YELP church Our Lady of Lourdes is.

If you are a Roman Catholic or looking into the faith, the focus of this parish centers on the basics of Christ: feeding the hungry. It is a beautiful church that is humble and open to all ages. The best of Catholicism and all it holds in a community can be seen in this parish.