{"id":8521,"date":"2026-04-05T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8521"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:49:26","slug":"photos-utica-marks-351st-anniversary-of-illinois-first-mass-on-holy-thursday-shawlocal-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8521","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Utica marks 351st anniversary of Illinois&#039; first Mass on Holy Thursday &#8211; shawlocal.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/34QQ2NCIR5DC3GFXJNEAY4WT4I.jpg?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/>Fr. Jeff Windy offered Holy Thursday Mass on Thursday, March 2, 2026 at St. Mary&#x27;s Catholic Church in Utica. It was on Holy Thursday 351 years ago that Fr. Marquette offered the first Mass in Illinois territory here. 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