Read: “Why you should wear the brown scapular” by Bianca Murray, Lay Carmelite May 16, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Simon Stock (1165-1265): Simon was an English hermit who became a member of the Carmelite order. On July 16, 1251 he received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary during
Acts 20:28-38Psalms 68:28-29,32-35John 17:11-19 Acts 20:28-38(28) Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood. (29) For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among
Watch: Week 48 | On the Road to Emmaus w/ Bishop Boyea | The Breaking of Bread May 10, 2024 Diocese of Lansing May 10, 2024 Feast of Saint Damien of Moloka’i Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We are really into communion symbolism now. Just after sharing the Sign of Peace with one another, the
Read: Faith & Farming | The uplifting story of Two Sparrows Farm May 15, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Here’s a great story for today’s Feast of Saint Isidore the Farmer, May 15: Two Sparrows Farm near Eaton Rapids, named for God’s promise to care for his sons and daughters, has provided abundant evidence that God
Read: Seven new deacons for the Diocese of Lansing May 13, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Here are some great images, see above and below, of the ordination to the diaconate of seven young men from across the Diocese of Lansing at Saint Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing on Saturday, May 11. Deo gratias. “We too,
Acts 1:15-17,20-26Psalms 113:1-8John 15:9-17 Acts 1:15-17,20-26(15) In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said, (16) “Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who
Read: “How Saints Philip and James can help us become saints too!” by Father Jim Rolph, Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lansing May 03, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of the Apostles, Saints Philip and James! Happy feast day! To mark the occasions, here’s reflection upon the significance of the life
Read: “Why Saint Damien inspires us to love the most rejected” by Michael Andrews, Chancellor of the Diocese of Lansing May 10, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Damien, the 19th century Belgian missionary priest who sacrificed his health and, ultimately, his life to care for the lepers on the Kalaupapa
Read: “Fatima, a place of peace and prayer” by Father James Conlon, Pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor May 13, 2024 Diocese of Lansing One of the great joys of priestly ministry is to be able to celebrate Mass at the great Christian shrines of the world, writes Father James Conlon, Pastor of
Read: “Why I chose to be called Matthias” by Father Matthias Thelen, Pastor of Saint Patrick, Brighton May 14, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle who was chosen to replace the treacherous Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve. Happy feast day! “This feast day means a lot