Read: A Special Prayer for Our Beloved Consecrated by Dawn Hausmann February 02, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Today is the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, consecrated life “is characterized by the public profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience, in a stable
1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-121 Chronicles 29:10-12Mark 6:7-13 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-121 When David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, 3 and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in
Read: “Why You Should Join Me in Reading the Catechism” by Pete Burak February 03, 2022 Diocese of Lansing This year marks the 30th anniversary of Pope Saint John Paul II promulgating a new Catechism of the Catholic Church to provide the modern world with an authoritative compendium of Catholic teaching on matters of faith
Malachi 3:1-4Psalms 24:7-10Hebrews 2:14-18Luke 2:22-40 Malachi 3:1-41 “Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. 2 But who can endure the day
Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Christian Salata February 02, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Watching the election of Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, was the moment that Diocese of Lansing seminarian, Christian Salata, recalls as being pivotal in his discernment of a call to the sacred priesthood. “Right then and
2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30–19:3Psalms 86:1-6Mark 5:21-43 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30–19:318 9 And Ab’salom chanced to meet the servants of David. Ab’salom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging
Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Joshua Luttig January 28, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing seminarian Joshua Luttig says seminary has been the “best four years” of his life. 23-year-old Josh, who hails from the parish of Holy Trinity in Fowler, says he felted repeatedly “nudged” towards the Sacred Priesthood from
2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13Psalms 3:2-7Mark 5:1-20 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-1315:13 And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Ab’salom.” 14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee; or else there will be no
Read: 20-Year-High Enrollment Increase across Diocese of Lansing Schools January 31, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing Catholic Schools have recorded their largest year-on-year increase in enrollment for 20 years with diocesan schools witnessing an overall 6% rise in student numbers this past year. “As we begin Catholic Schools Week, these latest enrollment numbers
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19Psalms 71:1-6, 15-171 Corinthians 12:31–13:13Luke 4:21-30 Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-194 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 17 But you, gird up your loins;