1 John 1:5–2:2Psalms 124:2-5, 7-8Matthew 2:13-18 1 John 1:5–2:25 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according
Watch: Bishop Boyea & The Seven Feast Days after Christmas: December 28: The Holy Innocents December 28, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Happy feast day! The feast recalls the incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, King of Judea,
Sirach 3:2-7, 12-14Psalms 128:1-5Colossians 3:12-21Luke 2:22-40 Sirach 3:2-7, 12-142 For the Lord honored the father above the children, and he confirmed the right of the mother over her sons. 3 Whoever honors his father atones for sins, 4 and whoever glorifies his mother is like one who lays up treasure. 5 Whoever honors his father
Watch: Bishop Boyea & The Seven Feast Days after Christmas: December 27: Saint John the Apostle December 27, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Traditionally, the Church celebrates the Feast of Saint John the Apostle upon December 27. Saint John was one of the Apostles of Jesus Christ and is generally regarded as youngest of the Twelve
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59Psalms 31:3-4, 6, 8, 17Matthew 10:17-22 Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-598 And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyre’nians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from
Watch: Bishop Boyea & The Seven Feast Days after Christmas: December 26: Saint Stephen, the First Martyr December 26, 2020 Diocese of Lansing The seven days of after Christmas are filled with special celebrations. Each adds to the beauty and wonder of the great Incarnation of Jesus Christ which we celebrated on Christmas Day. Please
Isaiah 9:1-6Psalms 96:1-3, 11-13Titus 2:11-14Luke 2:1-14 Isaiah 9:1-61 But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zeb’ulun and the land of Naph’tali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the
Watch: Bishop Boyea on the Seven “O” Antiphons of Advent: Part 7: O Emmanuel (O God with Us) December 23, 2020 Diocese of Lansing This evening the Church will sing the concluding “O” Antiphon before the Magnificat at Vespers: O Emmanuel (O God with Us). Here is Bishop Earl Boyea’s brief reflection upon this final
A Christmas Day Message from Bishop Boyea December 25, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Friday, December 25, 2020 Christmas Day “For to us a child is born,” (Isaiah 9:6) Dear Friend, A merry and blessed Christmas to you and your loved ones. As surprising as it may sound, this week, anticipating the birth of
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16Psalms 89:2-5, 27, 29Luke 1:67-79 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 161 Now when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but