Watch: Be My Witnesses | A Personal Invitation from Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing December 14, 2024 Diocese of Lansing December 15, 2024 Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday Dear friend, Jesus Christ says: “You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea
Sirach 48:1-4,9-11Psalms 80:2-3,15-16,18-19Matthew 17:9,10-13 Sirach 48:1-4,9-11(1) Also there arose Elijah the prophet as fire, And his word burned like a torch: (2) Who brought a famine upon them, And by his zeal made them few in number. (3) By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven: Thrice did he thus bring down
Read: “How to celebrate Saint Lucy’s Day” by little Lucy Stenlund’s dad, Benjamin December 13, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Have you ever heard of Saint Lucy of Syracuse? She was a young martyr who lived in the 4th century in Italy and is celebrated in many Scandinavian countries on her feast day, December 13. That’s
Isaiah 48:17-19Psalms 1:1-4,6Matthew 11:16-19 Isaiah 48:17-19(17) Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go. (18) Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your
Zechariah 2:10-13Judith 13:18-19Luke 1:26-38 Zechariah 2:10-13(10) Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for, behold, I come, and I will dwell within you,’ says Yahweh. (11) Many nations shall join themselves to Yahweh in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has
Read: “Why I love Our Lady of Guadalupe” by Susana Chapa Vargas, Coordinator of the Hispanic Ministry, Diocese of Lansing December 12, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Happy Feast Day! t was in December 1531 that the Virgin Mary first appeared before an indigenous Mexican peasant, Saint
Watch: Bethlehem comes to Williamston | Winter Wonderland Light Parade 2024 December 11, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Bethlehem came to the heart of Williamston on Saturday night as the parishioners of Saint Mary parish participated in the town’s annual Winter Wonderland Light Parade, December 7. “Our church wanted to bring the light of Christ to
Isaiah 40:25-31Psalms 103:1-4,8,10Matthew 11:28-30 Isaiah 40:25-31(25) “To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?” says the Holy One. (26) Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because
Isaiah 40:1-11Psalms 96:1-3,10-13Matthew 18:12-14 Isaiah 40:1-11(1) “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. (2) “Speak comfortably to Jerusalem; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh’s hand double for all her sins.” (3) The voice of one who calls out, “Prepare the
Read: Feast of Our Lady of Loreto | “How we can pursue holiness in domestic life” by David Kerr, Director of Communications, Diocese of Lansing December 10, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Happy Feast of Our Lady of Loreto! It was within a simple family home in Nazareth that the Blessed Virgin Mary was born. It