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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Easter Octave & Divine Mercy Sunday

Apr 7, 2026

“Christ is risen!  Christ is truly risen!”—so day the Eastern Christians.  We are in the Easter Octave—8 days to celebrate the one Easter “Day” since each of the 8 days is considered part of the one “day” of the week of Easter.  Why this mystical conundrum?  Because...

Holy Week & a Jerusalem Incident

Mar 30, 2026

All of us at the shrine and at Terra Sancta Ministries wish you a holy Holy Week, full of grace and gratitude as commemorate the Paschal Mystery of Our Lord Jesus Christ. First Wednesday is also the Wednesday of Holy Week, called “Spy Wednesday” due to Judas’s...

The Annunciation & Marian Stations of the Cross

Mar 24, 2026

Tomorrow, March 25, at St. Joseph Chapel & the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (400 South Blvd. W., Pontiac, MI 48341) we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation which commemorates how God became our brother through Mary. This Friday, March 27, is...