Father Fares

Please note that today's celebrant, Father Fares is aproaching his 88th birthday and 62nd anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood!  Here is a brief biography of Father Fares from the AOD website:

Fr. Fares, 86, was born in Kobayath, Akkar, in northern Lebanon. He attended St. Elias' College in Tripoli, and St. Joseph's College in Becharre, and the International University of Theology in Rome. He was ordained April 23, 1950, in Rome.

After he was incardinated into the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1977, Fr. Fares served as associate pastor of St. Louis Parish, Clinton Township (1977-78); Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Grotto) Parish, Detroit (1978-84); and Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish, Detroit (1984-85).

In 1985 he was named parochial administrator of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Detroit, and also at Holy Name Parish, Detroit, while continuing his duties at St. Thomas.

Fr. Fares was appointed pastor of St. Ronald Parish, Fraser, in 1989, and continued to serve there until he was granted senior priest status in 1997.

Rumor has it that Father was ordained by Pope Pius XII!


In addition, Father Fares was honored by the U.S. House of Representatives!

Please remeber Father Fares in your thoughts and prayers has he approaches these two milestones in his life!

"Ite ad Joseph!

The priests' processional palm arrangement

Teresa Greenia created this amazing palm arrangement used by Father Fares during the procession at today's 10:00 a.m. Latin liturgy.  Check it out!

Here it is with the vestments for today's Mass; the liturgical color is red for the Passion of our Lord...

Check out the amazing detail on the palm arrangement, from bottom to top...

Thank you Teresa for helping make this year's Palm Sunday celebration that much more beautiful with your palm creations!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

Palm Sunday

We enter Holy Week with the Palm Sunday liturgy.  The palms arrived and prepared to be blest.

The altar this year was decorated with woven palm arrangements by parishioner Teresa Greenia...

These arrangement's adorned both the Gospel side...

..and the Epistle side of the altar.

St. Paul is looking down with approval! Thank you Teresa for this beautiful yet painstaking work!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

St. Joseph's day - Part 4 - Our Patron

Thanks to everyone for making this St. Joseph's day the best yet!  

And thanks to our patron, our beloved St. Joseph for watching over us and protecting us as he did Jesus when he was a child!  St. Joseph, PRAY FOR US!

"Ite ad Joseph!"

St. Joseph's Day - Part 3 - Holy Mass

Holy Mass continued...

...the gifts...

...the incensation of the priest...

...elevation of our Lord....

....and the Precious Blood...

...prayers after the consecration...

...Lord I am not worthy...

"Ite ad Joseph!"

St. Joseph's Day - Part 2 - Holy Mass

The 6:00 pm Tridentine Mass this year was said by our very own Father Robert Marczewski! 

Here are some more photos of Mass:

...the entrance...

... the Gloria...

...preparing the incense...

...the homily.....

"Ite ad Joseph!"

St. Joseph's Day 2012 - Part 1 - The Parish Hall

Here are some highlights from this years St. Joseph's day Celebration!

Check out the beautiful St. Joseph Altar in the parish hall:

The Altar was under the protection of the baby Jesus!

The schola was warming up before the 6pm Tridentine High Mass:

Our beloved Father Marczewski returned from Rome recently with a gift for Patrick and Dorothy Degens; check out this honor bestowed on two of our most special parishioners!

...and if that isn't enough, pasta, salad and soup was being served;

A good time was had by all!

"Ite ad Joseph!"