Father
Solanus
Casey
Beatification
Mass at
ford
Field
11.18.2017
DETROIT,
MI - The
Capuchin
Franciscan
Order of
St.
Joseph
in
Detroit
has
announced
that the
Father
Solanus
Casey
beatification
mass
will
begin at
4 p.m.
ET on
Saturday,
November
18 at
Ford
Field in
Detroit.
The
doors
will
open at
2 p.m.
ET.
Tickets
will be
available
to the
public
on
Monday,
October
9 at 9
a.m. ET
only at
www.fordfield.com,
while
supplies
last.
Additional
details
may be
found at
beatification.visitdetroit.com,
including
information
on
hotels,
parking
and
volunteer/donation
opportunities.
Ford
Field
will be
configured
to
accommodate
approximately
60,000
guests
for the
mass.
Tickets
also
will be
available
on a
limited
basis at
parishes
throughout
the
Archdiocese
of
Detroit.
Parishioners
may
contact
their
individual
parishes
for
details.
On
May 4,
Pope
Francis
announced
that
Father
Solanus
Casey
will be
elevated
to
Blessed
in the
Roman
Catholic
Church,
which is
the
final
step
before
sainthood.
A member
of the
Capuchin
Franciscan
Order of
St.
Joseph
in
Detroit
and one
of the
co-founders
of the
city’s
Capuchin
Soup
Kitchen,
Father
Solanus
Casey
was born
November
25, 1870
and died
July 31,
1957. He
will be
the
second
American-born
male to
be
beatified.
The
first is
Father
Stanley
Rother,
a North
American
priest
who died
in 1981
and will
also be
beatified
later
this
year.
“The
beatification
is a
remarkable
moment
in all
of our
lives
and one
to
celebrate
Father
Solanus,
whose
compassion
and
attribution
to
miraculous
cures
have
endeared
him to
those in
Detroit
and
across
the
world,”
stated
Father
Michael
Sullivan,
OFM Cap.
and
Provincial
Minister
of the
Capuchin
Franciscan
Province
of St.
Joseph.
“We
welcome
as many
as
possible
to be a
part of
it.”
“Not
unlike
the
Silverdome
Mass
celebrated
by Saint
John
Paul,
this,
too,
will be
a
history-making
liturgy.
The
beatification
of
Father
Solanus
Casey is
an
incomparable
grace
for the
church
in the
Archdiocese
of
Detroit
and for
the
whole
community.
He is an
inspiration
to
Catholics–and
to
all–of
the
power of
grace to
transform
one’s
life.”
Throughout
his
ministry,
beginning
in New
York for
20
years,
serving
at three
different
parishes,
Fr.
Solanus
was a
beloved
Capuchin
Friar
credited
with
miraculous
cured
and
valued
for his
wise and
compassionate
counsel.
He
served
at St.
Bonaventure
Monastery
on Mt.
Elliott
Street
in
Detroit,
where he
worked
for over
20 years
as a
porter
and
spent
his life
in the
service
of
people,
endearing
him to
thousands
who
would
seek his
counsel.
He
earned
the
recognition
as ‘the
Doorkeeper’
– a
Brother
who
would
provide
soup for
the
hungry,
kind
words
for the
troubled,
and a
healing
touch
for the
ill.
The
Detroit
Capuchins
continue
their
ministry
to the
poor and
the sick
and
those in
need.
They
operate
the
Solanus
Casey
Center,
which
attracts
250,000
visitors
a year.
The
work of
the
Capuchin
Friars
is
funded
primarily
by
donations,
receiving
no
government
assistance.
To make
a
donation
in
support
of the
Father
Solanus
beatification
mass,
please
contact
Kristi
Hassouna
at
khassouna@thecapuchins.org.
About
the
Father
Solanus
Guild
The
Father
Solanus
Guild, a
Capuchin
ministry,
initiated
the
Cause of
Solanus
Casey
for
sainthood
in 1966
and
continues
to keep
alive
the
inspiring
memory
of
Father
Solanus;
brings
knowledge
of his
exemplary
life to
others;
collects
information
about
his life
and
work;
provides
prayer,
support,
and
offers
services
to the
Vice
Postulator
for the
Cause of
Solanus
Casey.
About
the
Solanus
Casey
Center
Inspired
by the
holy
life of
Father
Solanus,
the
Solanus
Casey
Center
opened
its
doors in
2002 to
lead
visitors
on a
spiritual
journey.
Thousands
come to
the
center
each
year for
prayer,
to
nurture
the
spirit,
and to
visit
Solanus’
tomb.
In 1998,
the
Capuchin
superiors
recognized
a need
for a
more
hospitable
way to
receive
the
multitude
of
visitors
who come
to the
tomb of
Father
Solanus
each
year.
The
result
is the
beautiful
and
enriching
Solanus
Casey
Center
where
Casey’s
tomb is
now
located.
It also
facilitates
the
spiritual
needs of
visitors,
drawing
them
into a
pilgrimage
of faith
that
inspires
in all
who
visit an
invitation
to
holiness
in their
own
lives.
The
Solanus
Casey
Center
and
Father
Solanus
Guild
are
ministries
of the
Capuchin
Franciscan
Province
of St.
Joseph
headquartered
in
Detroit,
which
includes
Capuchin
ministries
worldwide.
About
the
Capuchins
The
Capuchins
are an
international
community
of
friars
modeling
themselves
after
St.
Francis
of
Assisi.
the
brothers
of the
Capuchin
Franciscan
Province
of St.
Joseph,
headquartered
in
Detroit,
serve in
a
variety
of
ministries
including
social
service,
schools,
chaplaincies,
retreat
house
and
parishes
in
Michigan,
Wisconsin,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Montana,
Arizona
and
Panama.
Established
at Mt.
Calvary
Wisconsin
in 1857,
there
are
currently
169
members
in the
St.
Joseph
province.
About
the
Archdiocese
of
Detroit
The
Roman
Catholic
presence
in
southeast
Michigan
dates
back to
1701
with the
arrival
of
French
missionaries.
By 1833,
the
Diocese
of
Detroit
was
officially
established;
it was
elevated
to the
status
of an
Archdiocese
in 1937.
Seventh
largest
in the
United
States,
it
administers
parishes,
schools,
and
institutions
within
the City
of
Detroit,
as well
as
Wayne,
Oakland,
Macomb,
Monroe,
St.
Clair,
and
Lapeer
counties.
Served
by Allen
Henry
Vigneron,
its 10th
bishop
(and
fifth
archbishop),
the
Archdiocese –
its
priests
and
people
alike –
is
currently
engaged
in
promoting
and
energizing
faith in
Jesus
Christ
through
its
evangelization
commitment
to Unleash
the
Gospel.
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