Announcements

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Ash Wednesday & Fridays of Lent

Tomorrow, March 5, is Ash Wednesday. “Remember, Man, you are dust, and to dust you will return!”—words originally spoken to Adam & Eve (Genesis 3:19) by God after their sin and unleashes the curses upon mankind that only Jesus could free us from and which are said...
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First Saturday

February 26, 2025 Dear Friends, Saturday, March 1, will be First Saturday. At St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341) a free handout will be provided about the following: In 1947, Professor William Thomas Walsh authored one of the first books in...
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Reparation & Vocations

February 17, 2025 Dear Friends,Tonight we will have our Third Monday Holy Hour & Holy Mass of Reparation at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341).  Doors open at 6:30 pm with Eucharistic Exposition (Confession available upon request), 7:00 pm...
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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...

Fr. Alex’s Italy Trip and First Wed. & Fri. & Sat.

Sep 27, 2024

September 27, 2024 Dear Friends, Tomorrow for Mass at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd., Pontiac, MI 48341), I will report on my trip to Italy in connections with the readings for Mass.  I will give a spiritual perspective and assessment, especially about my visit to...

First Wednesday, First Friday & First Saturday

Sep 3, 2024

September 13, 2024 Dear Friends, At. St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd., Pontiac, MI 48341), we begin September, the Month of the Sorrowful Mother, with First Wednesday (tomorrow), First Friday and First Saturday all falling this week.  We friars are now moved in at...