ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT

SYNOD '16

The Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit, has announced he will convoke an Archdiocesan-wide Synod to take place November 18- 20, 2016. All information regarding the Synod, once disseminated, shall be shared on this webpage. Please share the link with friends, family, fellow parishioners and, especially, potential converts you may be acquainted with. This promises to be a dynamic opportunity to EVANGELIZE and bring fresh souls into the Church!

Please explore related links below, which includes a document on Synod '69. Modifications are welcome at [email protected]. Related Blue Water Vicariate links for the Synod of Bishops and more appear over in the lower sidebar.

To read/share current and archived Synod-related articles appearing in the Michigan Catholic, please click HERE.

“We must give people back the joy of the Gospel. We have to help them rediscover the joy that comes from knowing that they are loved by God, and that they can reciprocate that love to God, and that God wants it back.”

The Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit

Chrism Mass Homily

Holy Thursday, April 2, 2015

To read, listen to or view the entire Homily, please click HERE.

To explore Archbishop Vigneron's Pentecost Vigil Mass homily, delivered on Saturday, May 23 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, please click HERE.