Watch: Bishop Boyea on the Seven “O” Antiphons of Advent: Part 7: O Emmanuel (O God with Us) December 23, 2020 Diocese of Lansing This evening the Church will sing the concluding “O” Antiphon before the Magnificat at Vespers: O Emmanuel (O God with Us). Here is Bishop Earl Boyea’s brief reflection upon this final
A Christmas Day Message from Bishop Boyea December 25, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Friday, December 25, 2020 Christmas Day “For to us a child is born,” (Isaiah 9:6) Dear Friend, A merry and blessed Christmas to you and your loved ones. As surprising as it may sound, this week, anticipating the birth of
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16Psalms 89:2-5, 27, 29Luke 1:67-79 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 161 Now when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but
Death Notice: Father Louis Madey R.I.P. December 23, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Louis Madey who died yesterday, December 22, 2020. He was 76-years-old. May he rest in in peace. Father Louis Madey was born April 4, 1944 in Lublin, Poland. He was
Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24Psalms 25:4-5, 8-10, 14Luke 1:57-66 Malachi 3:1-4, 23-241 “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
Watch: Bishop Boyea on the Seven “O” Antiphons of Advent: Day 6: O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations) December 22, 2020 Diocese of Lansing The seven Great ‘O’ Antiphons of Advent are sung before the Magnificat at Vespers during the seven days prior to Christmas. They are seven words or phrases, mostly in
Read: My Story of Sisterhood: Sister Danielle Victoria Lussier December 22, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Meet Sister Danielle Victoria Lussier of the Daughters of St. Paul. 37-year-old Sister Danielle Victoria grew up in a big Catholic family with eight siblings (one in heaven). She received Baptism and First Holy Communion at St. John the Baptist
1 Samuel 1:24-281 Samuel 2:1, 4-8Luke 1:46-56 1 Samuel 1:24-2824 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine; and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh; and the child was young. 25 Then
Watch: Bishop Boyea on the Seven “O” Antiphons of Advent: Part 5: O Oriens (O Dayspring) December 21, 2020 Diocese of Lansing The seven Great ‘O’ Antiphons of Advent are sung before the Magnificat at Vespers during the seven days prior to Christmas. They are seven words or phrases, mostly in Latin, which look forward
Song of Solomon 2:8-14Psalms 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21Luke 1:39-45 Song of Solomon 2:8-148 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. 9 My beloved is like a gazelle, or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice.