Upcoming events: December 5-8

NOEL NIGHT
Saturday, December 5, 5:00pm–9:00pm
St. Josaphat Church
5:00pm–6:00pm Church tours & personal reflection 
5:30pm–6:00pm Confession
6:00pm–7:00pm Mass for the 2nd Sunday of Advent
7:00pm–7:30pm Church tours & personal reflection
7:30pm–8:00pm Concert I: Mother of Divine Mercy Schola Cantorum
8:00pm–8:30pm Concert II: St. Joseph Cappella
8:30pm–9:00pm Church tours & personal reflection
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FEAST OF ST. NICHOLAS
Sunday, December 6
*two chances*

Sweetest Heart of Mary Church
10 am Mass with St. Nicholas followed by breakfast with Santa in the social hall. Sponsored by the Ladies Guild; please call the parish office for tickets.

St. Hyacinth Church
11am Mass with St. Nicholas followed by breakfast
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DETROIT MASS MOB
Sunday, December 6, Noon
St. Leo Church
DetroitMassMob.com | facebook event

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SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
*A Holy Day of Obligation*
Tuesday, December 8

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THEOLOGY ON TAP
Tuesday, December 8
6:30pm Mass at St. Aloysius Church
7:30pm Dinner at Big City Grille (one block south)
8:00pm Fr. Eduardo Montemayor, SOLT, will speak about Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Thanksgiving & Black Friday Mass schedule

The Four Ends of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass:
Adoration, Reparation, Petition, and THANKSGIVING.

Assumption Grotto | bulletin
Thursday: Mass at 7:30am & 9:00am
Friday: Mass at 7:30am & 7:00pm

Most Holy Redeemer Church | bulletin
Thursday: 8:30am Mass
Friday: Mass at 8:30am & 6:00pm

Old St. Mary's Church | bulletin
Thursday: 12:15pm Mass
Friday: 12:15pm Mass followed by Exposition and Adoration until 2:30pm

Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church | bulletin
Thursday & Friday: 8:30am Mass

St. Christopher Church | bulletin
Thursday: 10:00am Mass

St. Florian Church | bulletin
Thursday: 8:00am Mass (English)
Friday: 3:00-6:00pm Adoration, 6:00pm Benediction, 6:30pm Mass (Polish)

St. Francis D'Assisi Church | bulletin
Thursday: 9:00am Mass

St. Gabriel Church | bulletin
Thursday: 10:00am Mass (bilingual)

St. Josaphat Church | calendar
Thursday: 10:00am Mass followed by Benediction

St. Jude Church | bulletin
Thursday: 8:30am Mass

S.S. Peter & Paul Church (west side)
Thursday & Friday: 9:00am Mass

St. Thomas Aquinas Church | bulletin
Friday: Noon Mass


Sweetest Heart of Mary Church | calendar
Friday: Noon Mass followed by Sacred Heart devotions

St. Michael the Archangel (Livonia)

St. Michael the Archangel was established by Bishop Gallagher on July 8, 1931. Fr. John Contway was the first pastor of ten families. Shelden Land Company donated six acres for a combined church and social hall. The building was dedicated on October 21, 1931, and was incorporated into the current school building.

Felician Sisters began teaching religious education in September, 1936, and the sisters established a new Motherhouse two months later. They started with just five students but quickly increased to 75 by the end of the academic year.

The parish began raising funds for a parish school which eventually opened in September of 1942 and led by five Felician Sisters. A second level was added to the school the following year to accomodate rapid growth. 

Three more sisters joined the school in 1944-45 and enrollment was at 345 students. A gymnasium was built in 1949 and a convent the following year. Fr. Contway died in 1956 after 25 years of service to the parish. At the time, the parish has 1,425 registered families.

Fr. Thomas McMahon succeeded as pastor and oversaw construction of the current church in 1962. Enrollment at the school peaked at 1,165 students in 1965, making St. Michael the second-largest Catholic elementary school in the Archdiocese after St. Veronica.

Fr. William Tindall was installed as the parish's eighth pastor in 2003 and has served in that office since.



For more info: parish website
For more photos: AOD Film Services

Upcoming events: November 12-15

FEAST OF ST. JOSAPHAT
(Celebrated on 11/12 in the Ordinary Form and 11/14 in the Extraordinary Form)
St. Josaphat Church

Thursday, November 12
Noon Mass followed by Benediction & veneration of St. Josaphat's relic

Saturday, November 14
9:30am Tridentine (Latin) Mass followed by veneration of St. Josaphat's relic

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FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
Assumption Grotto
Friday, November 13-Sunday, November 15

Friday, November 13
7:30am Mass followed by Eucharistic procession
7:00pm Mass
8:30pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Saturday, November 14
6:30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at the high altar
7:30am Mass at a side altar
4:00pm Vigil Mass
8:30pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Sunday, November 15
6:00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Mass at 6:30am, 9:30am (Tridentine), and Noon
Exposition in between each Mass
Eucharistic procession, Benediction and Litany after Noon Mass

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HOMECOMING WEEKEND
St. Elizabeth Church
130th anniversary
Saturday, November 14, 6:30pm Dinner/Dance, $30
Sunday, November 15, Noon Mass

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Felician Motherhouse (Livonia)

St. Felix of Cantalice

Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska

The Congregation of Sisters of St. Felix Of Cantalice Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Assisi (CSSF), was established in 1855 in Warsaw, Poland. The community borrows their name from St. Felix of Cantalice, a 16th Century Franciscan devoted to children.

Felician Motherhouse in Detroit SOURCE

In 1874, five sisters come to America and settled in  Polonia, Wisconsin, at the invitation of Fr. Joseph Dabrowski. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province was transferred to Detroit in 1882. They established a motherhouse directly across the street from St. Albertus Church, the first Polish-American parish in the area. A convent, orphanage, and Felician Academy, an all-girl high school, were all housed in the same building. Felicians would also teach at St. Stanislaus, St. Josaphat, and other Polish-heritage parishes.

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The Felician motherhouse later moved to Livonia in 1936 but the Felician Academy remained until 1967. What remained of the convent was burned down on November 3, 1969, and was later replaced by apartments.

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The cornerstone of the Livonia motherhouse is dated to 1935 and features an inscription that translates to "God is my all."

The building was designed in a Neo-Renaissance style, with elements of the Byzantine Revival, and completed in 1936.



A large crucifix stands near the main door.
 

Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska, foundress of the Felicians, is portrayed in the narthex across from Our Lady of Częstochowa.
 

The Sanctus or "holy, holy, holy" is inscribed along the front of the baldachin. Images of the evangelists line the four surrounding pillars.

The Holy Spirit is depicted in the dome above the altar.

Side altars dedicated to St. Joseph (left) and St. Felix (right).

A circular window above the main doorway repeats the phrase "God is my all" and features the Franciscan Coat of Arms: the crossed hands of Jesus and Francis.

Scriptural symbols are seen throughout the stained-glass windows.

Stations of the Cross are embedded in the walls

The Agnus Dei is depicted in the gates of the altar rail

Woodwork details adorn the confessionals

Mass is at 7:30am, Monday-Saturday, and 9:00am on Sundays.

For more info: FelicianSisters.org | Wikipedia

Upcoming events: November 7-8

FIRST SATURDAY MASS
Saturday, November 7
SS. Peter & Paul (west side)
9:00am Mass followed by First Saturday devotions
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DETROIT MASS MOB
Sunday, November 8
SS. Peter & Paul (Jesuit)
11:00am Mass
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FALL OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, November 8, 1:30-3:30
Cristo Rey High School
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THEOLOGY ON TAP
Sunday, November 8
Traffic Jam & Snug
6:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Presentation, "Pope Francis and the Year of Mercy"
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