On July 1, the Archdiocese of Detroit began its first wave of Families of Parishes. Our family includes the parishes of Old St. Mary’s in Greektown, St. Aloysius (one with Our Lady of the Rosary church), and the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. As Moderator of our family, my role is to help guide, …
Articles from Father J.J. Mech
The articles on this page are a chronicle of articles written by Father J.J. Mech of The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Letter from the Rector
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In 2016 Archbishop Vigneron wrote his pastoral letter Unleash the Gospel. In this letter, he challenged all of us who are Disciples of Christ to embrace our vocation and be Spirit-filled evangelizers. Here at the Mother Church of Detroit, we have taken this seriously. The letter calls Catholics to …
Family of Parishes Helping Out Family
In Mark’s Gospel, Our Lord says to “go out to all the world and tell the good news”. In doing this, we inevitably expand our Catholic family. With Family of Parishes beginning at the start of July, we have been meeting new folks including the other priests from our sister parishes here in Detroit. We …
MERRY WHAT? IT’S 90 DEGREES OUT!
In 1892, a French opera was performed celebrating Christmas in July. In 1935, the National Recreation Association promoted celebrating the Lord’s birth in July at girl’s camps around the U.S. In 1940, Hollywood released a comedy movie entitled “Christmas in July”. In 1942, the Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. celebrated Christmas in July with …