Read: “Servants of all” | 12 new deacons for the Diocese of Lansing May 19, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Here are some great images, above and below, of the ordination to the diaconate of 12 men from across the Diocese of Lansing at Saint Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing on Saturday, May 17. Deo gratias.
Acts 14:21-27Psalms 145:8-13Revelation 21:1-5John 13:31-33, 34-35 Acts 14:21-27(21) strengthening the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them that they should remain always in the faith, and that it is necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations (22) And when they had established priests for them in each church, and
Acts 13:44-52Psalms 98:1-4John 14:7-14 Acts 13:44-52(44) Yet truly, on the following Sabbath, nearly the entire city came together to hear the Word of God (45) Then the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and they, blaspheming, contradicted the things that were being said by Paul (46) Then Paul and Barnabas said firmly: “It
Acts 13:26-33Psalms 2:6-11John 14:1-6 Acts 13:26-33(26) Noble brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, it is to you the Word of this salvation has been sent (27) For those who were living in Jerusalem, and its rulers, heeding neither him, nor the voices of the Prophets that are
Watch: Week 20 | Be My Witnesses w/ Bishop Boyea | Mission: Manifest the Christian Life May 16, 2025 Diocese of Lansing May 16, 2025 Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter My sisters and brothers in the Lord, Welcome to week twenty of BMW, Be My Witnesses. After a few weeks of prayer,
Acts 13:13-25Psalms 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27John 13:16-20 Acts 13:13-25(13) And when Paul and those who were with him had sailed from Paphos, they arrived at Perga in Pamphylia. Then John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem (14) Yet truly, they, traveling on from Perga, arrived at Antioch in Pisidia. And upon entering the synagogue
Watch: Interview | The Diocese of Lansing native baptized by Pope Leo XIV May 15, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Here’s a great interview, below, with the young Diocese of Lansing native who was baptized by Pope Leo XIV. 26-year-old Alaina Skellett was christened by Father Robert Prevost OSA, now Bishop of Rome, back in the
Read: “Why I’m blessed to steward God’s creation,” by farmer, Steve Tennes May 15, 2025 Diocese of Lansing It is a blessing to be able to farm, writes Steve Tennes, an organic apple farmer and owner of Country Mill Farms, Charlotte, upon the Feast of Saint Isidore the Farmer, May 15. Steve continues: We recognize
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26Psalms 113:1-8John 15:9-17 Acts 1:15-17, 20-26(15) In those days, Peter, rising up in the midst of the brothers, said (now the crowd of men altogether was about one hundred and twenty) (16) “Noble brothers, the Scripture must be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit predicted by the mouth of David about Judas, who was
Read: Our path to the diaconate | Meet the 12 men preparing for ordination May 14, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Of your charity, please pray for these 12 men who will be ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Earl Boyea at Saint Thomas Aquinas parish in East Lansing this Saturday, May 17. Eight are permanent