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2019 St. Joseph Oktoberfest in Detroit

Sunday, September 22 was the 14th annual St. Joseph Oktoberfest. The festival consisted of numerous events and activities both outside and inside of the church. Indoors included a Solemn High Mass with St. Joseph Cappella and Orchestra...

2019 Detroit Steeple Restoration Completed

On Monday, September 16, 2019, St. Joseph Oratory held a Press Conference to announce the completed historic restoration of its 200-foot steeple and bell tower. The Press Conference Statement delivered by Canon Michael Stein is as follows:

Welcome.  Thank you for being part of this great event and celebration. I am Canon Michael Stein, a member of the Institute of Christ the King and Pastor of St. Joseph Oratory here in Detroit.

2019 St. Joseph Day of Prayer in Detroit

The annual St. Joseph Day of Prayer at St. Joseph Oratory in Detroit was a powerful celebration of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church and of St. Joseph Oratory. An inaugural Solemn Preparatory Novena preceded St. Joseph Day, with an additional daily Mass, themed homily, and Novena Prayers at the side altar of St. Joseph beginning on March 11. The homilies given by the Canons of the Oratory and visiting clergy focused on various aspects of the vocation of St. Joseph, ranging from his Fatherhood to his role as Patron of a Happy Death.

Confirmations at St. Joseph Oratory in Detroit

On the Feast of Christ the King, Sunday, October 28, St. Joseph Oratory gratefully welcomed His Grace, the Most Reverend Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, for the conferral of the Sacrament of Confirmation on youth and adults. The Archbishop beautifully reminded the Confirmandi that they are soldiers of Christ, on a mission to be about the work of Jesus Christ.

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