Ezekiel 24:15-23Deuteronomy 32:18-21Matthew 19:16-22 Ezekiel 24:15-23(15) Also Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, (16) “Son of man, behold, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down. (17) Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the
Proverbs 9:1-6Psalms 34:2-7Ephesians 5:15-20John 6:51-58 Proverbs 9:1-6(1) Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars. (2) She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table. (3) She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city: (4) “Whoever is
Ezekiel 18:1-10,13,30-32Psalms 51:12-15,18-19Matthew 19:13-15 Ezekiel 18:1-10,13,30-32(1) Yahweh’s word came to me again, saying, (2) “What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? (3) “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use
Read: Saint Stephen and the six principles of Christian leadership by Michael Andrews August 16, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Stephen, King of Hungary (969-1038). He was baptized by in about 985AD by Saint Adalbert of Prague who gave him the name of Stephen. King Stephen governed wisely, justly and
Ezekiel 16:1-15,60,63Ezekiel 16:59-63Isaiah 12:2-6Matthew 19:3-12 Ezekiel 16:1-15,60,63(1) Again Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, (2) “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; (3) and say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Jerusalem: “Your origin and your birth is of the land of the Canaanite. An Amorite was your father, and your mother was
Revelation 11:19,12:1-6,10Psalms 45:10-12,161 Corinthians 15:20-27Luke 1:39-56 Revelation 11:19,12:1-6,10(19) God’s temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed. (1) A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under
Read: Saint Maximillian Kolbe | Sanctity amid suffering by David Kerr August 14, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), the Polish Franciscan priest who was executed in the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland after he had offered himself as a ransom for the life of
1 John 3:13-18Psalms 116:10-13,16-17John 15:12-17 1 John 3:13-18(13) Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. (14) We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death. (15) Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know
Reminder: This Thursday is a Holy Day of Obligation August 13, 2024 Diocese of Lansing This Thursday, August 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is also a Holy Day of Obligation. That means that all Catholics are obliged to attend Holy Mass. Masses at Saint Mary Cathedral in
Ezekiel 2:8-3:4Psalms 119:14,24,72,103,111,131Matthew 18:1-5,10,12-14 Ezekiel 2:8-3:4(8) But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.” (9) When I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was in it.