Read: What is Septuagesima? by Will Bloomfield February 06, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Yesterday was Septuagesima, which is a Latin word for seventieth. In the traditional Catholic calendar, Septuagesima, roughly 70 days before Easter, marks the beginning of pre-Lent, a brief liturgical season that prepares the faithful for Lent. Following Septuagesima, the next Sundays are
Genesis 1:1-19Psalms 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35Mark 6:53-56 Genesis 1:1-191 in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. 2 the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of god was moving over the face of the waters. 3 and god said,
Isaiah 58:7-10Psalms 112:4-91 Corinthians 2:1-5Matthew 5:13-16 Isaiah 58:7-107 is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your
Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21Psalms 23:1-6Mark 6:30-34 Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-2115 through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to god, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. 16 do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to god. 17 obey your
Hebrews 13:1-8Psalms 27:1, 3, 5, 8-9Mark 6:14-29 Hebrews 13:1-81 let brotherly love continue. 2 do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3 remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you also are in the body. 4
Malachi 3:1-4Psalms 24:7-10Hebrews 2:14-18Luke 2:22-40 Malachi 3:1-41″behold, i send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the lord of hosts. 2 but who can endure the day of
Read: February | The Month of the Holy Family by Richard Budd February 01, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Welcome to February! This is the month during which the Church traditionally venerates the Holy Family of Nazareth: Jesus, Mary and Joseph. But why should we learn to love and, indeed, imitate the Holy Family? Richard Budd,
Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15Psalms 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18Mark 6:1-6 Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-154 in your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 and have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? — “my son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the lord, nor lose courage when
Watch: Meet the President: Joe Jordano | Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor January 30, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Joe Jordano has been President of Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor since 2021. What motives the man? And what’s his vision of Catholic education? Watch this short film to find out. About
Read: Saint John Bosco’s Three Tips for Effective Youth Discipleship by Brian Flynn January 31, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint John Bosco (1815 – 1888), the Italian priest who was particularly renowned for educating disadvantaged boys in industrial Turin using teaching methods based on love rather than punishment. So, what