Acts 8:26-40Psalms 66:8-9, 16-17, 20John 6:44-51 Acts 8:26-40(26) Now an Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Rise up and go toward the south, to the way which descends from Jerusalem into Gaza, where there is a desert. (27) And rising up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, powerful under Candace,
Pray: Novena for Ordinands to the Diaconate, May 8-16 2025 May 08, 2025 Diocese of Lansing On Saturday, May 17, Bishop Earl Boyea will ordain 12 men to the diaconate for the Diocese of Lansing at Saint Thomas Aquinas parish in East Lansing. Beginning today, we pray for each man concluding, as we will, upon
Acts 8:1-8Psalms 66:1-7John 6:35-40 Acts 8:1-8(1) Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles. (2) Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him. (3) But Saul
Read: Death with dignity | Mother Theresa House open new care home for the terminally ill May 07, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Bishop Boyea offered Holy Mass, May 2, to mark the official opening of a new Catholic care home for the terminally ill in Williamston. The new home is a second location for the
Acts 7:51–8:1Psalms 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21John 6:30-35 Psalms 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21(3) Because I was silent, my bones grew old, while still I cried out all day long (4) For, day and night, your hand was heavy upon me. I have been converted in my anguish, while still the thorn is piercing (6) For this,
Read: “What feminism gets wrong about motherhood” by Moira Cullen, Diocesan Commission on Catholic Social Teaching May 06, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Growing up, I had no idea just how influential the radical feminist movement was in the culture, writes Moira Cullen, pictured, a parishioner at Saint Thomas the Apostle in Ann Arbor and the
Acts 6:8-15Psalms 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30John 6:22-29 Acts 6:8-15(8) Then Stephen, filled with grace and fortitude, wrought great signs and miracles among the people (9) But certain ones, from the synagogue of the so-called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia rose up and were
Read: A life in the Spirit | Dr. Ralph Martin marks 60 years in the Diocese of Lansing May 05, 2025 Diocese of Lansing This year marks the 60th anniversary of Dr. Ralph Martin’s arrival to the Diocese of Lansing. Since then, Ralph has become one of the most popular and influential Catholic evangelists in
Acts 5:27-32, 40-41Psalms 30:2, 4-6, 11-13Revelation 5:11-14John 21:1-19 Acts 5:27-32, 40-41(27) And when they had brought them, they stood them before the council. And the high priest questioned them (28) and said: “We strongly order you not to teach in this name. For behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and you wish to
1 Corinthians 15:1-8Psalms 19:2-5John 14:6-14 1 Corinthians 15:1-8(1) And so I make known to you, brothers, the Gospel that I preached to you, which you also received, and on which you stand (2) By the Gospel, too, you are being saved, if you hold to the understanding that I preached to you, lest you believe