Watch: Goodness | A Fruit of the Holy Spirit | Pentecost Novena w/ Bishop Boyea May 19, 2021 Diocese of Lansing As we prepare ourselves for the great Solemnity of Pentecost this Sunday, May 23, Bishop Boyea is inviting each of us to meditate upon the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit that should animate
Read: My Sisterhood Story: Sister Pio Maria OP May 18, 2021 Diocese of Lansing “I wrestled and ran still more, seemingly as the rich young man who went away sad when Christ asked him to sell everything he had and follow Him,” recalls Sister Pio Maria OP of her sophomore years studying abroad in Austria
Acts 19:1-8Psalms 68:2-7John 16:29-33 Acts 19:1-81 While Apol’los was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. 2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have never even heard that there is a Holy
View: Stunning Images of a Sacred Ceremony | Diaconate Ordinations 2021 May 17, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Below are some stunning images capturing some of the key moments from Saturday’s ordination to the diaconate of seven men from across the Diocese of Lansing. The photographer is Tom Gennara. Thank you, Tom. “You, my brothers and
Watch: Kindness | A Fruit of the Holy Spirit | Pentecost Novena w/ Bishop Boyea May 18, 2021 Diocese of Lansing This Sunday marks the great Solemnity of Pentecost. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, and other followers of Jesus Christ, while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of
Watch: Patience | A Fruit of the Holy Spirit | Pentecost Novena w/ Bishop Boyea May 17, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today, May 17, is Day Four of our Pentecost Novena led by Bishop Earl Boyea with today’s meditation dwelling upon another of the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Patience. Here is what Bishop Boyea
Acts 2:44-47Psalms 131:1-3Luke 12:22-31 Acts 2:44-4744 And all who believed were together and had all things in common; 45 and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with
Watch: Acts 19 Explained | Father Tim MacDonald | Bishop’s Year of the Bible | May 17 May 17, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Chapter 19 of the Acts of the Apostles sees Saint Paul arrive in the busy trading port of Ephesus which was also the location of one of the Seven Wonders of the
Acts 16:11-15Psalms 149:1-6, 9John 15:26–16:4 Acts 16:11-1511 Setting sail therefore from Tro’as, we made a direct voyage to Sam’othrace, and the following day to Ne-ap’olis, 12 and from there to Philip’pi, which is the leading city of the district of Macedo’nia, and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days; 13 and on
Watch: Peace | A Fruit of the Holy Spirit | Pentecost Novena w/ Bishop Boyea May 15, 2021 Diocese of Lansing In his letter to the Church in Galatia, Saint Paul identifies nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith in action, gentleness, and inner strength (Galatians 5:22-23). In the