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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Reverting to the Former Mass Schedule

Oct 7, 2024

October 7, 2024 Dear Friends, Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary commemorating that great naval victory in 1571 that saved Christian Europe from the Muslim Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto.  Even more dangerous than physical enemies are the...

Adopt a County of Michigan

Oct 4, 2024

October 4, 2024 Dear Friends, Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Poverello (“the Poor Little Man”) of Assisi, whose life and witness may have delayed the Reformation begun by Martin Luther for up to 200 years.  May we embrace the radical demands of the...

Feast of St. Francis & St. Faustina and First Friday & First Saturday

Oct 2, 2024

October 2, 2024 Dear Friends, Today, First Wednesday, is the Feast of the Guardian Angels.  How much we need them! This week we celebrate Saint Francis of Assisi on Friday, October 4.  It is for Franciscans a Solemnity—as it will be celebrated at St. Joseph Chapel...