Author: St. Mary's Catholic Church

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Feb

Mass Readings for February 4, 2021

Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-24Psalms 48:2-4, 9-11Mark 6:7-13 Hebrews 12:18-19, 21-2418 For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, 19 and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers entreat that no further messages be spoken to them. 21 Indeed,

03
Feb

Mass Readings for February 3, 2021

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

02
Feb

Read: My Journey Towards Religious Life: Emily Mattson

Read: My Journey Towards Religious Life: Emily Mattson February 02, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Of your charity, please pray for 24-year-old Emily Mattson. Emily is young woman from Eaton Rapids who is currently discerning a vocation to religious life. In fact, she is currently “deeply interested” in a particular religious order. Here’s Emily’s story of

02
Feb

Mass Readings for February 2, 2021

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

01
Feb

Launched: Catholic Schools Week 2021

Launched: Catholic Schools Week 2021 February 01, 2021 Diocese of Lansing This week is Catholic Schools Week, the annual celebration of Catholic education across the United States, including the Diocese of Lansing. “As we begin Catholic Schools Week 2021, I would like to express my gratitude to all the wonderful families, students, teachers and staff

01
Feb

Mass Readings for January 31, 2021

Deuteronomy 18:15-20Psalms 95:1-2, 6-91 Corinthians 7:32-35Mark 1:21-28 Deuteronomy 18:15-2015 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brethren — him you shall heed — 16 just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said,

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Jan

Mass Readings for January 30, 2021

Deuteronomy 18:15-20Psalms 95:1-2, 6-91 Corinthians 7:32-35Mark 1:21-28 Deuteronomy 18:15-2015 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brethren — him you shall heed — 16 just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said,

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Jan

Mass Readings for January 23, 2021

Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-14Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9Mark 3:20-21 Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-142 For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence; it is called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies, 11 But when Christ appeared

29
Jan

Requiescant in pace: Nine Adrian Dominicans die amid COVID-19 outbreak at Motherhouse

Requiescant in pace: Nine Adrian Dominicans die amid COVID-19 outbreak at Motherhouse January 28, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the souls of nine Adrian Dominican Sisters who have died over the past two weeks following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the order’s Motherhouse in Adrian. May they

29
Jan

Read: The Gospel of Life @ 25: Part 2

Read: The Gospel of Life @ 25: Part 2 January 29, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Just over a quarter of a century ago, Pope Saint John Paul II released his encyclical, Evangelium vitae, in response to the ever-increasing attacks against human life and dignity. Each Friday, we aim to explore a different aspect the prophetic