The Gospel of Saint Luke Explained | Bishop Boyea’s Year of the Bible | Monday, April 5 April 05, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today Bishop Earl Boyea’s Year of the Bible moves onto the Gospel of Saint Luke. We’ll be reading this book of Bible from Monday, April 5 to Wednesday, April 28. To join
Watch: Bishop Boyea’s Seven Days of Easter | Monday April 05, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Happy Easter! Did you know that the celebration of Our Lord’s Resurrection continues in the Church for eight days, called the Octave of Easter. Each day of the Octave is ranked as a Solemnity in the Church’s liturgical calendar, the
Acts 10:34, 37-43Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4John 20:1-9 Acts 10:34, 37-4334 And Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality, 37 the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
Genesis 1:1–2:2Psalms 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35Genesis 22:1-18Psalms 16:5, 8-11 Genesis 1:1–2:21 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
How to Watch: The Easter Vigil from Saint Mary Cathedral April 03, 2021 Diocese of Lansing On Holy Saturday the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb, meditating on his suffering and death. The altar is left bare, and the sacrifice of the Mass is not celebrated. Only after the solemn vigil during the night, held
How to Watch: Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion from Saint Mary Cathedral April 01, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today is Good Friday. Today the whole Church mourns the death of our Savior. This is traditionally a day of sadness, spent in fasting and prayer. The title for this day varies in different parts of
Isaiah 52:13–53:12Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9John 18:1–19:42 Isaiah 52:13–53:1213 Behold, my servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. 14 As many were astonished at him — his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the sons of men
Watch: Bishop Boyea’s Seven Days of Holy Week | Saturday | The Vigil of Easter | April 3 April 01, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Vigil of Easter. Tonight our churches will be cast into darkness only to be engulfed by the Light of Christ who is raised from the tomb and, in
Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14Psalms 116:12-13, 15-181 Corinthians 11:23-26John 13:1-15 Exodus 12:1-8, 11-141 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall be for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. 3 Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the
Watch: Bishop Boyea’s Seven Days of Holy Week | Holy Thursday | April 1 April 01, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today is Holy Thursday. It was on this day that Jesus Christ instituted both the Holy Eucharist and the sacred priesthood during the Last Supper. “Sisters and brothers, this Holy Thursday gathering is neither a