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Pray this prayer for Bishop Gruss and our Priests who are on retreat this week.
Loving Lord, You invited your apostles to go with you to a deserted place to rest for a while. As Bishop Gruss and the priests of the Diocese of Saginaw leave for their retreat, we ask you to help them experience You as Your apostles did. We pray that the fruit of this retreat will continue to grow and be reflected in each of their ministries during this retreat as well as upon their return.
Loving Lord, You invited your apostles to go with you to a deserted place to rest for a while. As Bishop Gruss and the priests of the Diocese of Saginaw leave for their retreat, we ask you to help them experience You as Your apostles did. We pray that the fruit of this retreat will continue to grow and be reflected in each of their ministries during this retreat as well as upon their return.
Diocesan News
Statement from Bishop Robert Gruss: On September 27, 2026, the Church celebrates the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
This yearly initiative of the Catholic Church is dedicated to raising awareness about the conditions, rights, and dignity of migrants and refugees worldwide. It was first instituted in 1914 by Pope Benedict XV to support Italian emigrants and later expanded to include refugees globally.
This yearly initiative of the Catholic Church is dedicated to raising awareness about the conditions, rights, and dignity of migrants and refugees worldwide. It was first instituted in 1914 by Pope Benedict XV to support Italian emigrants and later expanded to include refugees globally.
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Adrian Dominican Sister who Served in Diocese of Saginaw Marks Jubilee
Sister Ruth (Carol Anthony) Adamites, OP, a native of Detroit, is celebrating 70 years of religious life. She entered the Adrian Dominican Congregation on February 2, 1956, and received her high school diploma from Dominican High School in Detroit later that year. She professed her first vows on August 5, 1957, and her final (perpetual) vows on August 5, 1962.
Sister Ruth (Carol Anthony) Adamites, OP, a native of Detroit, is celebrating 70 years of religious life. She entered the Adrian Dominican Congregation on February 2, 1956, and received her high school diploma from Dominican High School in Detroit later that year. She professed her first vows on August 5, 1957, and her final (perpetual) vows on August 5, 1962.
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Bishop Gruss encourages Catholics to ‘wake’ the gifts of the Holy Spirit
During the Diocese of Saginaw’s First Friday gathering on Sept. 4, Bishop Robert Gruss encouraged Catholics to deepen their relationship with the Holy Spirit and rediscover the spiritual gifts they received through baptism and confirmation.
During the Diocese of Saginaw’s First Friday gathering on Sept. 4, Bishop Robert Gruss encouraged Catholics to deepen their relationship with the Holy Spirit and rediscover the spiritual gifts they received through baptism and confirmation.
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We Will Never Forget - Saginaw Diocese Priests and Parishioners Remember 9/11 Tragedy
On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001—Fr. Ron Wagner’s day off—he received a call from someone on staff at the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw: Had he seen the news? Like most Americans that day, Father Ron, rector at the Cathedral at the time, saw the unimaginable scenes of destruction in New York City when he turned on the television that morning. Two airplanes—hijacked
On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001—Fr. Ron Wagner’s day off—he received a call from someone on staff at the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw: Had he seen the news? Like most Americans that day, Father Ron, rector at the Cathedral at the time, saw the unimaginable scenes of destruction in New York City when he turned on the television that morning. Two airplanes—hijacked
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Bishop Gruss: True identity is received, not built
During the Diocese of Saginaw's First Friday gathering on Sept. 4, Bishop Robert Gruss challenged Catholics to examine where they place their sense of self, teaching that identity is not something people construct but something God reveals.
During the Diocese of Saginaw's First Friday gathering on Sept. 4, Bishop Robert Gruss challenged Catholics to examine where they place their sense of self, teaching that identity is not something people construct but something God reveals.
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