St. Paul on the lake Catholic CHurch

St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church is dedicated to forming joyful missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.

March 23, 2025

This past Tuesday, March 18th the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States was at the Cathedral to read the papal bull, which is an official decree issued by Pope Francis, that Archbishop Edward Weisenburger is the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit. The papal bull was read at the beginning of the Mass of Installation for the new archbishop. He replaces Archbishop Allen Vigneron who is now retired, after being our faithful shepherd for 16 years.  
 
During the Eucharistic Prayer at Mass, we always pray for our Holy Father and our local ordinary. For years the priests in Detroit have been saying “with Francis our Pope and Allen our bishop.” We will continue to say “Francis our Pope” but now we have to be conscious to say, “Edward our bishop.” 
 
Some of the most beautiful aspects of the Catholic Church are its ritual and its familiarity. Ritual allows us to enter deeper into the mystery we are celebrating. With the change of the wording, even one name, we can easily regress and say “Allen” instead of “Edward.” With time our minds will make the shift, and our habit will take hold. We need to pray for our new Archbishop. It is a difficult transition. Leaving a diocese and the people he has served for many years is challenging and at times overwhelming. With our prayers we impart on him the outpouring of the Holy Spirit so that he can make the transition, settle in and come to know and love the people of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
 
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