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Read: The Fruitfulness of Celibate Love | Bishop Boyea's Ordination Homily

Read: The Fruitfulness of Celibate Love | Bishop Boyea’s Ordination Homily June 14, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Bishop Earl Boyea used his homily during Saturday’s priestly ordinations at Saint Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing to make the case for the fruitfulness of celibate love as lived by Jesus Christ and those who are His priests.

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Mass Readings for June 14, 2022

1 Kings 21:17-29Psalms 51:3-6, 11, 16Matthew 5:43-48 1 Kings 21:17-2917 Then the word of the LORD came to Eli’jah the Tishbite, saying, 18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Sama’ria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. 19 And you shall

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Jun

Read: My Dad, My Hero by Father Todd Koenigsknecht

Read: My Dad, My Hero by Father Todd Koenigsknecht June 13, 2022 Diocese of Lansing This Sunday, June 19, is Father’s Day. Each day this week, we will be publishing a first person story from men who wish to pay tribute their dads for being great Christian fathers in the mould of Saint Joseph. Today

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Watch: Priestly Ordinations | June 11, 2022

Watch: Priestly Ordinations | June 11, 2022 June 13, 2022 Diocese of Lansing On Saturday, June 11, 2022, the Feast of Saint Barnabas, Deacon Tyler Arens and Deacon Peter Ludwig were ordained to the sacred priesthood by Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church in East Lansing. Deo gratias. At the same

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Mass Readings for June 13, 2022

Wisdom 7:7-14Psalms 40:3-4, 10-11, 17Mark 16:15-20 Wisdom 7:7-147 Therefore I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. 8 I preferred her to scepters and thrones, and I accounted wealth as nothing in comparison with her. 9 Neither did I liken to her any priceless

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Jun

Mass Readings for June 12, 2022

Proverbs 8:22-31Psalms 8:4-9Romans 5:1-5John 16:12-15 Proverbs 8:22-3122 The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. 23 Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. 24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs

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Mass Readings for June 11, 2022

Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3Psalms 98:1-6Matthew 10:7-13 Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-311 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number that believed turned to the Lord. 22 News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw the grace

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Advisory: How to Watch Priestly Ordinations Live | Saturday, June 11, 2022

Advisory: How to Watch Priestly Ordinations Live | Saturday, June 11, 2022 June 10, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Note: Tomorrow’s Mass of Ordination for Deacon Peter Ludwig and Deacon Tyler Arens from Saint Thomas Aquinas Church in East Lansing will begin at 10.30am. If you can’t attend, you can watch live via this YouTube link.

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Jun

Read: Bishop Boyea "humbled" by success of weekly discipleship initiative

Read: Bishop Boyea “humbled” by success of weekly discipleship initiative June 09, 2022 Diocese of Lansing The Catholic News Agency today, June 9, highlights that Bishop Boyea’s Disciples Together on the Way weekly challenge has now attracted more than 11,000 subscribers. “I’m delighted, humbled and, yes, a little surprised by the degree of enthusiasm for the