Announcements

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Elections’ Rosary Pledge

The November 3 elections are fast approaching.  Prayer is needed to implore God for leaders who, while certainly not perfect, are the most acceptable to Him.  GOD CAN DECIDE.  Many of us pray a daily Rosary and some pray one or more throughout the week.  I am asking...
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First Wednesday, First Friday & First Saturday

Tomorrow we begin the month of September—the Month of the Sorrowful Mother.  This week, we have all 3 “firsts”: First Wednesday to honor St. Joseph (Sept. 2), First Friday to honor and adore the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sept. 4), and First Saturday to honor the...
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The Assumption

Tomorrow (8/14/26) is the liturgical commemoration of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe.  We will display our large image from Poland to honor him.  He reminds us to be completely guided by the Immaculata in fully and perfectly doing the will of the Father for the Kingdom of...
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Fourth of July and First Wednesday, Friday & Saturday

Jun 30, 2026

Tomorrow, July 1, is First Wednesday.  We will have St. Joseph Devotions after Mass.  Since it is the feastday of St. Junipero Serra, during Mass we will honor our saint of the day.  He is a fellow Franciscan and “Father of the California Missions” who was canonized...

Mary Founded Our Shrine & Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting

Jun 27, 2026

On June 17, 1947, the Blessed Virgin Mary founded our Shrine by speaking to Fr. Jarzembowski at the Marian Congress in Ottawa, Canada, to start a shrine in little Pontiac.  Within one year, on June 20, 1948, an Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit blessed the Shrine as it...

18th Anniversary of Terra Sancta Ministries

Jun 23, 2026

Terra Sancta Pilgrimages was “born” on June 24, 2008 on the Birth of St. John the Baptist.  (Once we bought the shrine in 2015, we began to go by “Terra Sancta Ministries.”)  A Vigil Mass for this feast may be celebrated this evening.  Tomorrow will be the 18th...