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Read: The three Fathers Koenigsknecht | Brothers through blood…and the priesthood

Read: The three Fathers Koenigsknecht | Brothers through blood…and the priesthood June 26, 2025 Diocese of Lansing “Two priests and a deacon drove out to ordination Mass. Three priests drove back.” This isn’t the beginning of a joke waiting for a punch line, writes Elaine Kutas, it is a reflection by Father Todd Koenigsknecht. On

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Mass Readings for June 25, 2025

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18Psalms 105:1-4, 6-9Matthew 7:15-20 Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18(1) And so, these things having been transacted, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great. (2) And Abram said: “Lord God, what will you give to me?

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Read: SENT from Brighton to bring Christ's love to the poor

Read: SENT from Brighton to bring Christ’s love to the poor June 25, 2025 Diocese of Lansing “Entrust your works to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3. In just over two years, Alicia Cergnul, Lindsay Koss, and their team at SENT Global have been putting that proverb into action and getting amazing

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Jun

Mass Readings for June 24, 2025

Isaiah 49:1-6Psalms 139:1-3, 13-15Acts 13:22-26Luke 1:57-66, 80 Isaiah 49:1-6(1) Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name (2) And he has appointed my mouth as a sharp sword. In the shadow

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Jun

Read: Why tonight is a night for a holy cook-out

Read: Why tonight is a night for a holy cook-out June 24, 2025 Diocese of Lansing What are your plans for dinner this evening? Well, it is customary in many countries to celebrate today’s Feast of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist with a bonfire, known as Saint John’s Fire, followed by a summer

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Jun

Mass Readings for June 23, 2025

Genesis 12:1-9Psalms 33:12-13, 18-20, 22Matthew 7:1-5 Genesis 12:1-9(1) Then the Lord said to Abram: “Depart from your land, and from your kindred, and from your father’s house, and come into the land that I will show you (2) And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and magnify your

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Jun

Read: The story of the papal baseball | The Diocese of Lansing connection

Read: The story of the papal baseball | The Diocese of Lansing connection June 23, 2025 Diocese of Lansing On June 4, a photo of Pope Leo XIV signing a baseball during his Wednesday morning audience in Rome started to go viral. The image of the Holy Father using a Sharpie marker to sign the

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Mass Readings for June 22, 2025

Genesis 14:18-20Psalms 110:1-41 Corinthians 11:23-26Luke 9:11-17 Genesis 14:18-20(18) Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was a priest of the Most High God (19) he blessed him, and he said: “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth (20) And blessed be