Author: St. Mary's Catholic Church

11
Mar

Mass Readings for March 11, 2022

Ezekiel 18:21-28Psalms 130:1-8Matthew 5:20-26 Ezekiel 18:21-2821 “But if a wicked man turns away from all his sins which he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him;

10
Mar

Mass Readings for March 10, 2022

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

10
Mar

Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Luke Henderson

Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Luke Henderson March 10, 2022 Diocese of Lansing During his early teenage years, Diocese of Lansing seminarian Luke Henderson lapsed from the practice of his Catholic faith only to return with greater fervor a few years later through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It was this experience that

08
Mar

Mass Readings for March 8, 2022

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

08
Mar

Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Peter Randolph

Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Peter Randolph March 04, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing seminarian Peter Randolph says an unshakable desire to bring Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist to a world in desperate need of His divine love is what motivated him to take his first steps upon the

08
Mar

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

Read: Lenten Ember Days | “What are Ember Days?” by Will Bloomfield March 08, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow, March 9, begins 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 fasting and partial

07
Mar

Mass Readings for March 7, 2022

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

06
Mar

Mass Readings for March 6, 2022

Deuteronomy 26:4-10Psalms 91:1-2, 10-15Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13Deuteronomy 26:4-104 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD your God. 5 “And you shall make response before the LORD your God, `A wandering Aramean was my father; and he went down into Egypt and sojourned there,