Annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage held virtually for second year Tens of thousands of people from across the country are gathering virtually this week in search of healing and spiritual renewal. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jul 24, 2021 4:20 PM MT | Last Updated: July 24 While the annual pilgrimage is being held virtually this year, pilgrims who choose to journey to Lac Ste. Anne to bathe in its waters aren’t being turned away. (Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton/YouTube) Tens of thousands of people from across the country are gathering virtually this week in search of healing and spiritual renewal. In any normal year up to 40,000 Catholics would descend on the shores of Lac Ste. Anne, west of Edmonton, to bathe in the water that many believe has the power to heal.