Pray: Back to School Novena | September 4 — 12, 2024 September 03, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Starting tomorrow, you are cordially invited to embrace nine days of prayer — a novena — invoking God’s grace upon the families, students, teachers, and staff of the Diocese of Lansing’s schools as we embark upon a new
1 Corinthians 3:1-9Psalms 33:12-15,20-21Luke 4:38-44 1 Corinthians 3:1-9(1) Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ. (2) I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready, (3) for you are still fleshly. For insofar
Read: Feast of Pope Saint Gregory the Great | Why Saint John in Jackson is embracing Gregorian Chant September 03, 2024 Diocese of Lansing At the noon Sunday Mass at Saint John the Evangelist in Jackson, the music is different, but not in the way you may think, writes Maria Servold upon the Feast of
Read: Why we should celebrate Labor Day by Kishore Jayabalan September 02, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Happy Labor Day! Labor Day reminds us of the importance of work to the dignity of the human person. Our Christian lives should be rooted in prayer and work. Ora et labora! “God Himself worked in creating the world
Genesis 2:4-9,15Psalms 90:2-5,12-14,16Matthew 6:31-34 Genesis 2:4-9,15(4) This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens. (5) No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet
Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8Psalms 15:2-5James 1:17-18,21-22,27Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8(1) Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you. (2) You shall not add to the word which I command
1 Corinthians 1:26-31Psalms 33:12-13,18-21Matthew 25:14-30 1 Corinthians 1:26-31(26) For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble; (27) but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things
Read: Why you should get to know the Augustine Institute by Jeremy Priest, Director of the Office of Worship August 28, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Do you know about the Augustine Institute? No? Upon today’s Feast of Saint Augustine of Hippo, August 28, Jeremy Priest, Director of the Office of Worship for the Diocese of
Watch: A Back to School Blessing 2024 August 30, 2024 Diocese of Lansing All across the Diocese of Lansing schools are re-opening their doors to welcome in the new school year including at Sacred Heart School in Hudson. Watch this short film capturing the hope, happiness, and holiness of Catholic schools in the Diocese of
1 Corinthians 1:17-25Psalms 33:1-2,4-5,10-11Matthew 25:1-13 1 Corinthians 1:17-25(17) For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void. (18) For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved