Author: St. Mary's Catholic Church

02
Mar

Mass Readings for March 2, 2023

Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25Psalms 138:1-3, 7-8Matthew 7:7-12 Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-251 And Esther the queen, seized with deathly anxiety, fled to the Lord; 3 And she prayed to the Lord God of Israel, and said: “O my Lord, thou only art our King; help me, who am alone and have no helper but thee, 4

01
Mar

Read: Spring Ember Days | "What are Ember Days?" by Will Bloomfield

Read: Spring Ember Days | “What are Ember Days?” by Will Bloomfield March 01, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Today, March 1, sees the start of the Lenten Ember Days. What are Ember Days? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield, General Counsel of the Diocese of Lansing. Writes Will: “Ember Days are traditionally days of

01
Mar

Mass Readings for March 1, 2023

Jonah 3:1-10Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19Luke 11:29-32 Jonah 3:1-101 then the word of the lord came to jonah the second time, saying, 2″arise, go to nin’eveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that i tell you.” 3 so jonah arose and went to nin’eveh, according to the word of the lord. Now nin’eveh

28
Feb

Mass Readings for February 28, 2023

Isaiah 55:10-11Psalms 34:4-7, 16-19Matthew 6:7-15 Isaiah 55:10-1110″for as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall

27
Feb

Mass Readings for February 27, 2023

Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18Psalms 19:8-10, 15Matthew 25:31-46 Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-181 and the lord said to moses, 2″say to all the congregation of the people of israel, you shall be holy; for i the lord your god am holy. 11″you shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. 12 and you shall not swear

26
Feb

Mass Readings for February 25, 2023

Isaiah 58:9-14Psalms 86:1-6Luke 5:27-32 Isaiah 58:9-149 then you shall call, and the lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, here i am. “If you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, 10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy

25
Feb

Read: "Why I switched from public to Catholic schools" by Britney Becht

Read: “Why I switched from public to Catholic schools” by Britney Becht February 23, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Teacher Britney Becht looks very happy. That’s because she is very happy! In the past few years Britney has both converted to Catholicism and switched from teaching in public schools to teaching the 6th grade at Saint

25
Feb

Read: A Rosary for the injured MSU students

Read: A Rosary for the injured MSU students February 24, 2023 Diocese of Lansing A prayerful band of lay Catholics braved subfreezing temperatures outside Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, February 24, to pray the Holy Rosary for those injured in the mass shooting at Michigan State University last week. “I think the Rosary is powerful because

24
Feb

Mass Readings for February 24, 2023

Isaiah 58:1-9Psalms 51:3-6, 18-19Matthew 9:14-15 Isaiah 58:1-91″cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of jacob their sins. 2 yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake

23
Feb

Watch: Ask a Seminarian | Brett Ivey

Watch: Ask a Seminarian | Brett Ivey February 23, 2023 Diocese of Lansing “Which saint inspired you the most in your journey towards the priesthood, and why?” That’s the big question posed to Diocese of Lansing seminarian, Brett Ivey. What’s his answer? Watch and find out. Brett hails from the parish of Saint Mary in