Read: March | The Month of Saint Joseph March 01, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Welcome to March! This is the month during which the Church traditionally venerates Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, foster father of Jesus, and Patron of the Universal Church. “Thus in giving Joseph the Blessed Virgin as spouse, God
Watch: Live Now | The Disciple Maker Index Survey March 02, 2023 Diocese of Lansing A state-of-the-art way of assessing the spiritual health of parish-life is currently being rolled out across the Diocese of Lansing. It’s called the Disciple Maker Index and YOU are invited to take the survey. “The Disciple Maker Index or DMI
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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