Jeremiah 1:17-19Psalms 71:1-6,15,17Mark 6:17-29 Jeremiah 1:17-19(17) “You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them. (18) For, behold, I have made you today a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole
Read: Please pray for our seminarians August 28, 2023 Diocese of Lansing As the new academic year gets underway, the Diocese of Lansing’s Director of Vocations, Father Michael Cassar, has this short message for the 27 young men who are currently studying for the sacred priesthood for our diocese: “Get holier. Love Jesus more. That’s
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5,8-10Psalms 149:1-6,9Matthew 23:13-22 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5,8-10(1) Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2) We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in
Ruth 2:1-3,8-11,4:13-17Psalms 128:1-5Matthew 23:1-12 Ruth 2:1-3,8-11,4:13-17(1) Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. (2) Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I
Watch: On the Road to Emmaus w/ Bishop Boyea | Week 11 August 25, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Friday, August 25, 2023 Feast of King Saint Louis IX of France Dear Sisters and brothers in Christ, We are never alone! And that is never more true than at Mass. Welcome to Week 11 On the Road
Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22Psalms 146:5-10Matthew 22:34-40 Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22(1) In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. (3) Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.
Read: Statement regarding conviction of Timothy Crowley | August 23, 2023 August 24, 2023 Diocese of Lansing The Diocese of Lansing today welcomed the conviction of former priest, Timothy Crowley, for sexual crimes against a minor. 74-year-old Crowley pleaded guilty to two counts of Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct at Washtenaw County Circuit Court, Wednesday,
Revelation 21:9-14Psalms 145:10-13,17-18John 1:45-51 Revelation 21:9-14(9) One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.” (10) He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high
Read: Local Catholic family farm wins religious liberty case August 23, 2023 Diocese of Lansing A local Catholic farming family has won a seven-year legal battle against the City of East Lansing after being unfairly barred from participating in a farmers market for publicly articulating and upholding the Church’s teaching on marriage and the family.
Judges 9:6-15Psalms 21:2-7Matthew 20:1-16 Judges 9:6-15(6) All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem. (7) When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted