One-hundred and eighty-six people from parishes all over the Archdiocese of Detroit were consecrated to Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 9 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. Auxiliary Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton celebrated the feast day Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas, during a special celebration with Spanish-speaking Catholics at Detroit's mother church.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, was the featured guest Dec. 5 during a fundraising dinner hosted by the Archdiocese of Detroit in support of Christians in the Holy Land at St. John's Resort in Plymouth. Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit and the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle raised more than $500,000 to support the work and ministry of the Church led by Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, over two days, Detroit Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger announced.

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On Sunday, Nov. 23, Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton celebrated the sacrament of confirmation of 92 adults at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. The celebration of confirmations — one of the three sacraments of initiation, along with baptism and first Communion — is celebrated each year on the Solemnity of Christ the King, the final Sunday of the Church's liturgical year, for adults who have already received the sacrament of baptism or are entering into full communion with the Catholic Church.

On the Solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1, the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament hosted the faithful for a special celebration of the Church's saints, complete with the veneration of more than 70 sacred relics from throughout the Church's history.

The Archdiocese of Detroit’s Office of Cultural Ministries hosted its annual Black Catholic Ministries Gospel Choir concert on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Detroit, the former site of St. Leo Parish.

On Saturday, Oct. 25, more than 400 community members gathered at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery in Brownstown Township to celebrate Día de los Muertos, a beautiful day of prayer, remembrance, and cultural tradition. Families honored their loved ones through music, dance, and the ofrenda, a vibrant altar adorned with photos and keepsakes symbolizing the unity of the Church on earth, in purgatory, and in heaven. A special Mass and moments of quiet prayer offered space to reflect on God’s mercy and the hope of eternal life in Christ.

Parents and families gathered at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Oct. 25 for a memorial Mass honoring children lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early death.

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