Invitation: Bishop Boyea’s Special Advent Invite to You December 17, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Bishop Earl Boyea today launched a new initiative challenging both the clergy and lay Catholics of the Diocese of Lansing to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ across 2022. “Each week, I will e-mail you a specific challenge focusing on a
Genesis 49:2, 8-10Psalms 72:1-4, 7-8, 17Matthew 1:1-17 Genesis 49:2, 8-102 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father. 8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion’s whelp; from
Watch: The Seven “O” Antiphons of Advent | Part 1 | O Sapientia December 17, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today the Church Universal begins praying the seven great “O” Antiphons of Advent. What are these? The “O” Antiphons are prayers sung before the Magnificat at Vespers during the seven days prior to Christmas. They are
Isaiah 54:1-10Psalms 30:2, 4-6, 11-13Luke 7:24-30 Isaiah 54:1-101 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in travail! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her that is married, says the LORD. 2 Enlarge the place
Isaiah 45:6-8, 18, 21-25Psalms 85:9-14Luke 7:18-23 Isaiah 45:6-8, 18, 21-256 that men may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. 7 I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe, I am the
Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Brian Armbrustmacher December 15, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing seminarian, Brian Armbrustmacher, says his path to the sacred priesthood began during his 8th Grade while attending Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on retreat. “I just remember seeing the priest elevating the monstrance with the Blessed
Read: “Saint John’s Path to Union with God on Earth” w/ Bianca Murray December 14, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint John of the Cross, the 16th century Spanish priest and mystic who worked closely with Saint Teresa of Avila to reform the Carmelite Order and, thus, renew the Catholic Church
Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13Psalms 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23Matthew 21:28-32 Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-131 Woe to her that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city! 2 She listens to no voice, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the LORD, she does not draw near to her God. 9 “Yea, at that time I will change
Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17Psalms 25:4-9Matthew 21:23-27 Numbers 24:2-7, 15-172 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and saw Israel encamping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, 3 and he took up his discourse, and said, “The oracle of Balaam the son of Be’or, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
Zephaniah 3:14-18Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7 Zephaniah 3:14-1814 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! 15 The LORD has taken away the judgments against you, he has cast out your enemies. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall fear