Esther 8:1,3-5,12-14Psalms 138:1-3,7-8Matthew 7:7-12 Esther 8:1,3-5,12-14(1) Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was imminent, fled to the Lord. (3) And she begged the Lord God of Israel, saying, “My Lord, who alone is our King, help me, a solitary woman, for there is no other helper but you. (4) My peril is close at
Jonah 3:1-10Psalms 51:3-4,12-13,18-19Luke 11:29-32 Jonah 3:1-10(1) Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying, (2) “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.” (3) So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey
Watch: Happy Centenary, Saint Mary Student Parish, Ann Arbor March 07, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Here’s a lovely short film by Ypsilanti-based Catholic film maker, Miguel Zuniga, capturing some of the sights and sounds of the Saint Mary Student Parish’s centenary celebrations in Ann Arbor on February 22, 2025. That date marked the 100th anniversary
Read: “Father Fitzgibbons and the miracle that made a Scottish saint” by David Kerr March 10, 2025 Diocese of Lansing The happy couple pictured below are my mother and father upon their wedding day in Scotland back in 1967, writes David Kerr, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Lansing. Meanwhile, the priest to their
Read: Lenten Ember Days | March 12, 14 & 15, 2025 March 11, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 12, begins the Lenten Ember Days. What are Ember Days? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield, General Counsel of the Diocese of Lansing. Writes Will: Ember Days are traditionally days of fasting and partial
Isaiah 55:10-11Psalms 34:4-7,16-19Matthew 6:7-15 Isaiah 55:10-11(10) For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; (11) so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it
Read: Clergy Assignments | March 10, 2025 March 10, 2025 Diocese of Lansing The Most Reverend Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, has announced the following clergy assignments: Pastors: Reverend Daniel Kogut, from Pastor of St. Mary Parish, Pinckney, to Pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish, Ypsilanti. Effective July 1, 2025. Reverend Mark Martin, from
Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18Psalms 19:7-9,14Matthew 25:31-46 Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18(1) Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, (2) “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy. (11) “‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another. (12) “‘You shall not
Deuteronomy 26:4-10Psalms 91:1-2,10-15Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13 Deuteronomy 26:4-10(4) The priest shall take the basket out of your hand, and set it down before Yahweh your God’s altar. (5) You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, “My father was a Syrian ready to perish. He went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number.
Isaiah 58:9-14Psalms 86:1-6Luke 5:27-32 Isaiah 58:9-14(9) Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly; (10) and if you pour out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted