The Chaldean community in Metro Detroit joined with others from southeast Michigan as Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrated Mass at St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church in West Bloomfield. Afterward, hundreds gathered for dinner at Shenandoah Country Club to support Christians in the Holy Land, uniting the local Church in prayer, generosity, and solidarity.
The community came together to honor Cardinal Pizzaballa and show support for the Church of Jerusalem, reaching out to those who continue their faith in the land where Christ was born, suffered, and rose again. This gathering reminded everyone that when people stand together, the suffering Church is never alone.
As Cardinal Pizzaballa reminded us:
“Sooner or later, this situation will finish, and when it is finished, we will remember who was with us and who was not. And I am sure that we want to be among those who were there with them, with the Palestinians, but also with Israelis, with everyone, with love, but also with the necessary truth. Because where the truth is, there, Jesus is present.”
