Photos: Utica marks 351st anniversary of Illinois' first Mass on Holy Thursday – Shaw Local
Fr. Jeff Windy offered Holy Thursday Mass on Thursday, March 2, 2026 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Utica. It was on Holy Thursday 351 years ago that Fr. Marquette offered the first Mass in Illinois territory here. Utica is historically the spot where the first Mass was said in Illinois.
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