January 26, 2021

From the Morgue: Mass appeal

Monsignor Joseph Huels was a fixture at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau from 1967 until his death in 1993. The Southeast Missourian published a feature on Huels in 1988 as he celebrated 53 years as a priest.

Monsignor Joseph Huels celebrates Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in January 1988. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Monsignor Joseph Huels makes notes of St. Mary's Cathedral parishioners staying at a local hospital in January 1988. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Monsignor Joseph Huels visits one of St. Mary's parishioners at Saint Francis Medical Center in January 1988. Huels makes rounds at Saint Francis three times a week, seeing as many as a dozen patients a day. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Monsignor Joseph Huels celebrates Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in January 1988. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Monsignor Joseph Huels shows off a Bavarian Christmas village created by parishioners to reflect the German heritage of St. Mary's Cathedral parish. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

Monsignor Joseph Huels celebrates Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in January 1988. (Mark Sterkel ~ Southeast Missourian archive)

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Monsignor Joseph Huels was a fixture at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau from 1967 until his death in 1993. The Southeast Missourian published a feature on Huels in 1988 as he celebrated 53 years as a priest.

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