Announcements

Please follow this page for updates, schedule changes and information from Fr. Alex. 

CLOSED & Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting

The Shrine will close AFTER tomorrow for a summer break: i.e., from July 12-31.  So “Keep Cool with Christ” as our outdoor signs says! I can still accept Mass Intentions while we are closed.  (I offer Mass every day—often a private one.)  Mass Intentions can be given...
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Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting

This year, I will be leading a Catholic Pilgrimage to the Holy Land on October 12-22. The Orientation Meeting is this Saturday, July 11, 2:00-4:00 pm at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. W., Pontiac, MI 48341) in the Lower Level. Enter through the front iron doors of...
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Independence Day

Dear Friends, We now have a flier (IT IS ATTACHED and is emailable or hard copy) for our October 12-22 Holy Land Pilgrimage that you may request in anticipation of the July 11 (Saturday) 2:00 pm mandatory Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South...
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Our Lady of Fatima

May 12, 2026

Tomorrow is the Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima.  Her feast falls on May 13 because that was the first of the 6 apparitions in which she appeared to the 3 children at Fatima.  It was during the last apparition, on Oct. 13, that she revealed herself as “Our Lady of the...

May Crowning

May 8, 2026

Our May Crowning will be TOMORROW, Saturday, May 9.  It will actually be a Double May Crowning, as we will crown during Mass the statue of Our Lady of the Cape in St. Joseph Chapel and then process after Mass outside to the Shrine-Grotto singing songs to crown the...

First Friday & First Saturday

Apr 30, 2026

First Friday & First Saturday fall this week on May 1 and May 2, respectively. Beginning in June on Saturday, June 6, on First Saturday we will offer a 9:00 am Mass in addition to our normal Noon Mass.  The 9:00 am Mass will be shorter and simpler to accommodate...