Feast of Saint James the Apostle, July 25, 2020 July 25, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint James the Apostle. Happy feast day. The brother of Saint John, James was beheaded in Jerusalem in 42 or 43 A.D. upon the orders of Herod Agrippa. Since the 9th century Spain has claimed
2 Corinthians 4:7-15Psalms 126:1-6Matthew 20:20-28 2 Corinthians 4:7-157 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
Jeremiah 3:14-17Jeremiah 31:10-13Matthew 13:18-23 Jeremiah 3:14-1714 Return, O faithless children, says the LORD; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. 15 “`And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge
Feast of Saint Bridget of Sweden, July 23, 2020 July 23, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 –1373). Happy feast day! Lycklig festdag! “Are you feeling unsure on how to go forward from here? Often the best example of how to go forward comes from the
Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13Psalms 36:6-11Matthew 13:10-17 Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-131 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the LORD, I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not
Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, July 22, 2020 July 22, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene. Happy Feast Day! “I love Mary Magdalene, I love that woman!” says Deb Amato, Chief of Staff of the Diocese of Lansing, July 22. “I think Mary Magdalene represents us, each one of
Jeremiah 1:1, 4-10Psalms 71:1-6, 15, 17John 20:1-2, 11-18 Jeremiah 1:1, 4-101 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilki’ah, of the priests who were in An’athoth in the land of Benjamin, 4 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before
Bishop Boyea Reflects Upon the Eve of Final Professions July 21, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow Wednesday, July 22, I will have the great privilege of officiating at the final profession of eight Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, at their mother house in Ann Arbor. “I think the real beauty of a
Bishop Boyea Reflects Upon the Eve of Final Professions July 21, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow Wednesday, July 22, I will have the great privilege of officiating at the final profession of eight Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, at their mother house in Ann Arbor. “I think the real beauty of a
Bishop Boyea Reflects Upon the Eve of Final Professions July 21, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow Wednesday, July 22, I will have the great privilege of officiating at the final profession of eight Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, at their mother house in Ann Arbor. “I think the real beauty of a