Detroit has never forgotten the Capuchin Franciscan priest, Blessed Solanus Casey, whose feast day is July 30. He loved hot dogs with onions, shooting pool, family reunions and practical jokes. He was devoted to the Detroit Tigers.
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A congregation of 66,000 people filled Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions, which was transformed for the Mass where a large painting of Blessed Solanus was unveiled after the beatification rite at the beginning of Mass Nov. 18.