Announcements

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Last Day We’re Open This Year

December 20, 2024 Dear Friends, Tomorrow, December 21, is the first day of winter and the last day we’re open in 2024.  Tomorrow’s “O Antiphon,” O Oriens (“O Radiant Dawn”), reminds us Christ is our coming Light.  Thank you for helping our little shrine, St. Joseph...
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Last Week We’re Open This Year

December 13, 2024 Dear Friends, Tomorrow begins the last week we are open this year.  Today is the Memorial of St. Lucy.  May she intercede for all with eye ailments or other vision issues. Since St. Joseph Chapel & the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (400...
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Advent, Jubilee Year 2025 & First Wednesday, First Friday & First Saturday

December 3, 2024 Dear Friends, Happy Advent!  This new holy liturgical season began with some good news that St. Joseph Chapel & the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341) has been chosen by Archbishop Vigneron as an...
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Immaculate Conception Holy Day of Obligation

Dec 7, 2023

December 7, 2023 Dear Friends, We will celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception tomorrow, Friday, December 8, at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 49341) with the following schedule: (10:30 am) Doors Open & Exposition (11:00 am)...

Franciscan All Saints’ Day

Nov 27, 2023

November 27, 2023 Dear Friends, This Wednesday, November 29, is the Franciscan Order’s commemoration of All the Saints of the Seraphic (Franciscan) Order—the “Franciscan All Saints’ Day.”  It is my understanding that the Franciscan Family with its three orders has the...

Thanksgiving Week

Nov 21, 2023

November 21, 2023 Dear Friends, This Thursday our country celebrates Thanksgiving Day as a way to nationally observe the gratitude we give to God for all His blessings and benefits He has conferred upon us. St. Joseph Chapel will be open this Wednesday, November 22,...