Announcements

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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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Saturday Stuff & Marian Catechesis Class

First Friday is this Friday, August 7, as we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus whose Heart burns with love for us. This Saturday, August 8 is the Feast of St. Dominic to whom the Queen of Heaven gave the Holy Rosary. HOW MUCH WE NEED THE ROSARY today!  This Saturday is...
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First Wednesday & More

The Shrine is OPEN tomorrow, First Wednesday (August 5).  Although we will honor St. Joseph for First Wednesday, I will talk about Blessed Frederic Janssoone (a Memorial in Canada), a fellow friar from the Holy Land who built up the Shrine of our Lady of the Cape in...
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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...

OUTDOOR MASS

Jun 10, 2026

This Saturday, June 13, we will have an OUTDOOR MASS for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary—our Shrine’s other patronal namesake.  The Mass location is in “The Hallow”—the grassy area behind and below St. Joseph Chapel.  We wish to honor the Immaculata whose...

Holy Land Pilgrimage & Sacred Heart “Stuff”

Jun 4, 2026

Our pilgrimage to the Holy Land is BACK ON.  The Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting is on Sunday, June 21, at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. W., Pontiac, MI 48341) from 2:00-4:30 pm in the Lower Level.  Enter through the front iron chapel doors.  The dates of the...