The U.P. Catholic Newsletter
April 2024
Easter Vigil at St. Peter Cathedral
CATY MRAZ | THE U.P. CATHOLIC
(Top photo) During the Easter Vigil Mass on March 30, 2024 at St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette, catechumens and candidates stand with their sponsors while holding candles at the start of the liturgy. The catechumens and candidates have been preparing for full communion into the Catholic Church, in which they entered on the Easter Vigil. Catechumens are those individuals who were unbaptized upon entering the Catholic Church, while candidates are those validly baptized into another Christian faith who came into full communion in the Catholic Church. (Bottom photo) From left, Fr. Matthew Chartier, Bishop John Doerfler, and Msgr. Michael Steber distribute the Eucharist to the faithful at the Easter Vigil.
Divine Mercy Sunday
CATY MRAZ | THE U.P. CATHOLIC
(Top photo) The Divine Mercy image and an image of St. Faustina, as well as a first class relic of the saint on display at St. Peter Cathedral on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7. Priests were available for confessions, and a Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet were said. (Bottom photo) The faithful participate in the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Q & A: Melissa Pillifant, Father Marquette Catholic Academy principal
By Hattie Hanold
The U.P. Catholic
[Melissa Pillifant said,] "I look forward to continuing to serve the [Father Marquette Catholic Academy] community as principal—to working with the students in new ways, to partnering with parents throughout the entire school—not just the middle school, and to taking on a new role with our remarkable team of teachers. However, I am most excited to continue to share our beautiful Catholic faith with the school community and I take this responsibility very seriously approaching it with a lot of prayer!"
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Jubilarian spotlight: Fr. Glenn Theoret
By Caty Mraz
The U.P. Catholic
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“I am very grateful for the opportunity to have served the wonderful people of the Diocese of Marquette over the past 25 years. Every assignment that I had was an absolute joy and a blessing,” Fr. [Glenn] Theoret said.
What does Carmel mean to me?: Our Lady secretly watched over me
by Sister Marites of Stella Maris, OCD
[Sister Marites said,] "One day, I saw a poor little bird trapped inside of a greenhouse. I tried to help it, but the poor bird was scared and kept flapping its wings to go through the glass. Finally, it no longer had the strength to move, and let itself be captured.
"It is only when we allow ourselves to be captured by the Divine Hands that we can truly be free to sing the most beautiful hymns to win hearts for Jesus. This is the vocation of a cloistered Carmelite. She allows herself to be captured. To human eyes she is a prisoner. But she is more free than anyone else…freely loving the Lord and above all letting herself be loved by Him."
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Sister Marites of Stella Maris, OCD, kneels before the Blessed Sacrament in adoration. Sister Marites is a member of The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Iron Mountain.
To learn more about a potential vocation with the Carmelite Nuns, visit their website at www.holycrosscarmel.com. You may also call (906) 774-0561 or write Monastery of the Holy Cross, P.O. Box 397, Iron Mountain, MI 49801.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain and France
