July 23-31: 59th Anniversary of Solanus Casey's death

Solanus Casey died on July 31, 1957, and declared venerable in 1995. Traditionally, the Fr. Solanus Guild has conducted a nine-day novena in connection with that date of his death. All are welcome to join in the Novena taking place at St. Bonaventure Monastery. Novena prayers will take place after each Mass.

• Saturday, July 23, 7:45am
• Monday-Friday, July 25-29, Noon

Anniversary of Solanus Casey's death:

• Saturday, July 30, 5pm
• Sunday, July 31, 9am, 11am, and 1:30pm

For more info: Fr. Solanus Guild

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PRAYER FOR THE BEATIFICATION OF VENERABLE SOLANUS CASEY

O God, I adore You. I give myself to You. 

May I be the person You want me to be, 

and may Your will be done in my life today.

I thank You for the gifts You gave to Father Solanus. 

If it is Your Will, bless us with the beatification of 

Venerable Solanus so that others may imitate 

and carry on his love for all the poor and suffering of our world.

As he joyfully accepted Your divine plans,

I ask You, according to Your Will, 

to hear my prayer for . . . (your intention) 

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

“Blessed be God in all His designs.”

Imprimatur: Adam Cardinal Maida, Archbishop of Detroit

March 31, 2007   © F.S.G. 3/07

St. Bonaventure Monastery

St. Bonaventure Monastery was designed by Peter Dederichs and built in 1883.  Dederichs would later become a parishioner at nearby St. Charles Borromeo and was the architect for their current church.

The local Capuchin friars initially served nearby clergy and gave emergency assistance to the needy. As the Great Depression began, their focused shifted mostly towards the latter.

The Capuchin Soup Kitchen was formally established in 1929 and has grown to include a second kitchen, an urban garden, a bakery, and more. 

   The monastery saw major renovations in 1982 affecting the altar in the main chapel.

The monastery has two chapels. The main chapel is used for Sunday Mass and private prayer. A friar's chapel behind the main altar is used for daily Mass and originally built for Liturgy of the Hours. The altar in the friar's chapel was carved by one of the now-deceased friars and displays dozens of relics.

  

Stained-glass windows and stations the main chapel.

       

San Damiano Crucifix located next the altar and St. Francis of Assisi displays his stigmata at the high altar.

  

The Blessed Mother and Sacred Heart of Jesus populate the side altars.  


Details from the altar

Best known as the home of Venerable Solanus Casey, the monastery houses his incorrupt body as well as the Solanus Casey Center, a biographical museum, which opened in 2002. Solanus Casey is the first U.S. born male to be declared venerable and is currently a candidate for beatification.

The Solanus Casey Center contains artifacts from the namesake's life, including a family portrait, his habit and violin, a log of his prayer intentions, and the original stained-glass windows from the monastery.

   

The Fr. Solanus Guild, founded in 1960, leads his cause for beatification. Their YouTube page contains many healing testmonies and anecdotes.

Saint Bonavanture Chapel:

Open Daily: 7:30am to 5:00pm

Major Holidays: 7:30am to Noon

Mass Schedule:
Weekday Mass: 7:45am
Holy Day Mass: 7:45am and 12:15pm
Sunday Mass: 9:00am

Reconciliation Schedule:
Monday through Saturday on the hour at: 10am, 11am, Noon, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm

Solanus Casey Center:

Open Daily: 9:00am to 5:00pm

CLOSED on Major Holidays

For more info:

Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph

Capuchin Soup Kitchen

Solanus Casey Center
Catholicism.org/

Wikipedia

more photos: Flickr