The Vatican (Congregation for Divine Worship) has decreed that St. Anne is now the patroness of the Archdiocese of Detroit. On July 26, 1701 Mass was celebrated in the new frontier community and construction began on the church that was to serve the French soldiers, settlers, and Indian converts.
The Church of St. Anne is not only the first and oldest church in Archdiocese of Detroit, but is also the second oldest continuously operating parish in the United States.
Many people in the Archdiocese had already presumed that St. Anne was already Detroit's patroness because St. Anne has been very special from the very beginning over 300 years ago. While the original church was primarily French, today it is 80% Hispanic. An annual novena to St. Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin and grandmother of our Lord, remains a major annual event in the life of the parish. A full schedule of events is available on the parish website, http://www.ste-anne.org/ There are three other churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit named for St. Anne: one in Monroe, Warren and Ortonville (home of this blog).
We want to thank Missy for starting our parish blog. Although she may no longer be writing all the time, I am sure she will give us great food for thought as we continue on in the spirit she envisioned.
God go with you,
GloryB
1 comments:
Hey Gloria! Nice post; thanks for sharing this information about St. Anne. I've always had a fondness for her, since my days on Mackinac Island. The Catholic church there is also named for St. Anne.
Peace, and good things to you.
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