Jeremiah 1:17-19Psalms 71:1-6, 15, 17Mark 6:17-29 Jeremiah 1:17-19(17) Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance (18) For certainly, this day, I have made you like
Watch: Week 35 | Be My Witnesses w/ Bishop Boyea | Mission: Shelter Travelers or Welcome Strangers August 29, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Friday, August 29, 2025 Feast of the Passion of John the Baptist My sisters and brothers in the Lord, Happy Labor Day Weekend! And welcome to week thirty-five of BMW, Be My
1 Thessalonians 3:7-13Psalms 90:3-5, 12-14, 17Matthew 24:42-51 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13(7) As a result, we were consoled in you, brothers, in the midst of all our difficulties and tribulations, through your faith (8) For we now live so that you may stand firm in the Lord (9) For what thanks would we be able to repay
Read: A letter from Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing in response to fatal school shooting in Minneapolis August 28, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Thursday, August 28, 2025 Feast of Saint Augustine of Hippo Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the wake of yesterday’s fatal shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, I extend my
Judges 11:29-39Psalms 40:5, 7-10Matthew 22:1-14 Judges 11:29-39(29) Therefore, the Spirit of the Lord rested upon Jephthah, and circling around Gilead, and Manasseh, and also Mizpah of Gilead, and crossing from there to the sons of Ammon (30) he made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you will deliver the sons of Ammon into my
“Why a mother’s prayer never goes unheard” by Bishop Earl Boyea August 27, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Monica. Happy feast day! Saint Monica (c. 322–387) was the pious Catholic mother who offered many prayers and wept many tears for her wayward son, Saint Augustine. She was reputedly consoled by
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8Psalms 139:1-3, 4-6Matthew 23:23-26 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8(1) For you yourselves know, brothers, that our acceptance among you was not empty (2) Instead, having previously suffered and been treated shamefully, as you know, at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, so as to speak the Gospel of God to you with much solicitude
Read: Back to school with the Stewardship for Saints & Scholars Campaign August 26, 2025 Diocese of Lansing As school bells ring across the Diocese of Lansing, families fall into familiar routines — packing backpacks, racing to the car line, adjusting to earlier bedtimes. But this year, “back to school” carries deeper meaning for Catholic
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8-10Psalms 149:1-6, 9Matthew 23:13-22 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8-10(1) Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (2) Grace and peace to you. We give thanks to God always for all of you, keeping the memory of you in our prayers
Read: King Louis IX of France | A saintly monarch by Michael Andrews August 25, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Louis IX (1214 – 1270), the only King of France to be canonized as a saint. Happy feast day! History records Saint Louis as lovable personality, a kind husband, a