Tucked away on a residential street in Pontiac, the unassuming exterior of St. Joseph Chapel and the Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary could easily be missed by passersby. However, once curious visitors cross the thresholds of the chapel or the shrine, they instantly become pilgrims on a spiritual journey of hope that began in 1923 at the behest of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The chapel and shrine are the northernmost of the 12 pilgrimage sites designated by the Archdiocese of Detroit for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
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Small, unassuming Pontiac chapel and shrine have been a place of pilgrimage, prayer and hope for more than 100 years
