2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16Psalms 89:2-5,27,29Luke 1:67-79 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16(1) When the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around, (2) the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.” (3) Nathan said to the
Malachi 3:1-4,4:5-6Psalms 25:4-5,8-10,14Luke 1:57-66 Malachi 3:1-4,4:5-6(1) “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies. (2) “But who can endure the day of
Read: Winter Ember Days | December 18, 20 & 21 | Will Bloomfield, General Counsel, Diocese of Lansing. December 17, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow will see many Catholics begin their observance of the Winter Ember Days. But what are Ember Days? And why do they matter? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield, General
Read: Ascension Press to carry Bishop Boyea’s “Be My Witnesses” on App December 23, 2024 Diocese of Lansing The Catholic media company, Ascension Press, have announced that Bishop Earl Boyea’s forthcoming catechetical series, Be My Witnesses, will be carried on their Ascension App. “We were impressed with both the content and the beautiful presentation of
Watch: Silent Night | A Christmas Gift from Bishop Boyea 2024 December 23, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Dear Friends, For over two centuries, the words of the Christmas carol, Silent Night, have sown peace wherever they have been given voice in song. Most notably, this includes a Christmas Day truce on Europe’s Western Front during
Micah 5:1-4Psalms 80:2-3,15-16,18-19Hebrews 10:5-10Luke 1:39-45 Micah 5:1-4(1) Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek. (2) But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out
Song of Solomon 2:8-14Zephaniah 3:14-18Psalms 33:2-3,11-12,20-21Luke 1:39-45 Song of Solomon 2:8-14(8) The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills. (9) My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.
Isaiah 7:10-14Psalms 24:1-6Luke 1:26-38 Isaiah 7:10-14(10) Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying, (11) “Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.” (12) But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh.” (13) He said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not
Read: Faith Magazine Christmas Short Story Contest Winner | The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge by Robert Bearss December 20, 2024 Diocese of Lansing The Diocese of Lansing’s official publication, FAITH Magazine, has just published the winner of this year’s Christmas Short Story Contest… here it is below! It’s entitled “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge” and
Read: “The Rorate Mass, the dawning of Christ in our lives” by Father Anthony Strouse, Saint Matthew, Flint December 18, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Thank you to the good folk at Saint Mary Star of the Sea in Jackson and Saint Matthew in Flint for sending us some beautiful images of their Advent Rorate Masses