Sacred Heart of Jesus

Calling all parish musicians and clergy in Michigan to the Michigan Sacred Music Retreat, September 2-4, 2026 at Sacred Heart Parish in Grand Rapids, MI. The theme for this retreat is Psallite Domino: the Psalms as the Foundation of Worship.

Martin Baker, former Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in London, will be the retreat’s Artist-in Residence. Other presenters include Dr. Horst Bucholz, Director of Music at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit and Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke, Professor of Exegesis at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary (FSSP) in Nebraska. The Retreat Master will be Fr. Christopher Jarvis of the Diocese of Ga***rd.

Two and a half days of prayer, rest, and fellowship with other musicians from the seven dioceses of Michigan, to remember the dignity and aim of our labors and kick off the choral season on the right foot.

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Diocese of Grand Rapids

Archdiocese of Detroit

Diocese of Lansing

The Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo

Catholic Diocese of Saginaw

Diocese of Ga***rd

The U.P. Catholic

Michigan Sacred Music Retreat - Sacred Heart of Jesus Psallite Domino: the Psalms as the Foundation of WorshipSeptember 2-4, 2026 Two days of fellowship with other musicians in the...

Tomorrow is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Join us at 8am for Sung Mass. This will be the last Mass sung by the Academy choir before the summer Vacation.

The external Solemnity of Corpus Christi will be observed on Sunday as usual with a Solemn procession following the morning Masses at about 1pm.

— from “Scripture and the Mystery of Marriage and Family life” at https://bit.ly/3R8ix0w

Blessed Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga & Companions!

St. Charles Lwanga was born in the Kingdom of Buganda, the southern part of modern Uganda, circa 1860. He served as a page in the court of King Mwanga II. As part of the king's effort to resist foreign colonization, he strongly resisted Christianity and executed many converts beginning in 1885. The king also r***d young men and punished those that resisted. St. Joseph Mukasa, catechist and lay leader, reproached the king and was beheaded on November 15, 1887. The same day, Charles Lwanga sought baptism from a missionary priest. On May 25, 1886, King Mwanga II summoned all of the pages of his court and demanded they renounce Christianity. Led by St. Charles Lwanga, they all refused their orders, were arrested and condemned to death. On June 3 of that year, Charles Lwanga was executed by burning fire. While was being burnt, St. Charles remained peaceful as he prayed for his executioner and pleaded for his conversion.

St. Charles Lwanga and the other Martyrs of Uganda were canonized in 1964 during a pastoral visit by Pope Paul VI. The Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs was built at the site of the executions. An indigenous religious congregation, the Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga, was founded in 1927 with the focus of educating Ugandan children and since grown to include Kenya and Tanzania. (Source: "The Word Among Us")

St. Charles Lwanga & Companions, pray for us!

Sin doesn't just wound us morally—it darkens the intellect, rendering the world incoherent and our lives apparently meaningless.

Christopher Hazell reflects on the anti-narrative of evil here: https://on.wof.org/4dOOG4C

Congratulations to Father Daniel Melino. Father will be offering a Mass of Thanksgiving at Sacred Heart on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, June 12th