Read: “Fatima, a place of peace and prayer” by Father James Conlon May 13, 2024 Diocese of Lansing One of the great joys of priestly ministry is to be able to celebrate Mass at the great Christian shrines of the world, writes Father James Conlon, Pastor of Saint Francis of Assisi in Ann Arbor, upon
Acts 1:1-11Psalms 47:2-3,6-9Ephesians 1:17-23Mark 16:15-20 Acts 1:1-11(1) The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, (2) until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. (3) To these he also
Acts 18:23-28Psalms 47:1-2,7-9John 16:23-28 Acts 18:23-28(23) Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples. (24) Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures. (25) This man had
Acts 18:9-18Psalms 47:2-7John 16:20-23 Acts 18:9-18(9) The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent; (10) for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.” (11) He lived there a year
Read: “Why Saint Damien inspires us to love the most rejected” by Michael Andrews May 10, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Damien, the 19th century Belgian missionary priest who sacrificed his health and, ultimately, his life to care for the lepers on the Kalaupapa Peninsula of Molokaʻi, Hawaii. “Saint Damien
Acts 18:1-8Psalms 98:1-4John 16:16-20 Acts 18:1-8(1) After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. (2) He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to
Pray: Holy Spirit Novena | May 10-18, 2024 May 09, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow the Church worldwide will begin praying a novena – nine days of prayer – to the Holy Spirit as we prepare for the great Solemnity of Pentecost on Sunday, May 19. Veni Sancte Spiritus! Come Holy Spirit!The Diocese of Lansing’s
Acts 17:15,22,18:1Psalms 148:1-2,11-14John 16:12-15 Acts 17:15,22,18:1(15) But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed. (22) Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very
Watch: Week 47 | On the Road to Emmaus w/ Bishop Boyea | Pray for your local bishop May 03, 2024 Diocese of Lansing May 3, 2024 Feast of Saints Philip and James Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, There are two living persons who are always prayed for by name during
Read: Mother’s Day Love Letters to Mom May 08, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Prepare yourself to read a beautifully moving letters from loving daughters to their moms. Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12, we asked various women across the Diocese of Lansing to pen a love letter to their mother. Here are three