1 Kings 21:1-16Psalms 5:1-2,3-6Matthew 5:38-42 1 Kings 21:1-16(1) After these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. (2) Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near my
Read: “All Glory To God” | Diocese Of Lansing Vocations Film Wins Regional Emmy June 17, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Congratulations to the Diocese of Lansing’s multi-media journalist, Matt Riedl, upon winning a regional Emmy Award for his work in creating the Diocese of Lansing’s 2023 vocations film “Portraits of the Call”. “First and foremost,
Ezekiel 17:22-24Psalms 92:1-2,12-152 Corinthians 5:6-10Mark 4:26-34 Ezekiel 17:22-24(22) “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. (23)
1 Kings 19:19-21Psalms 16:1-2,5,7-10Matthew 5:33-37 1 Kings 19:19-21(19) So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Elijah went over to him, and put his mantle on him. (20) Elisha left the oxen, and ran after Elijah,
Requiescat in Pace: Al Kresta (1951 – 2024) June 15, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Upon receiving news of the death today, June 15, of Al Kresta, founder and president of the Ann Arbor-based Ave Maria Radio, Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing has issued the following statement: “Like so many people across the Diocese of Lansing
1 Kings 19:9,11-16Psalms 27:7-9,13-14Matthew 5:27-32 1 Kings 19:9,11-16(9) He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (11) He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and
Read: Week 53 | On the Road to Emmaus w/ Bishop Boyea | Attempt Visio Divina | The Ghent Altarpiece June 14, 2024 Diocese of Lansing June 14, 2024 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You may have heard of Lectio Divina. That’s the practice of prayerfully meditating upon a passage from Sacred Scripture. The
Wisdom of Solomon 7:7-14Ephesians 4:7,11-15Psalms 40:3-4,10-11,17Mark 16:15-20 Wisdom of Solomon 7:7-14(7) For this cause I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and there came to me a spirit of wisdom. (8) I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, And riches I esteemed nothing in comparison of her. (9) Neither did I
Read: Letters from the heart | Three daughters celebrate Fathers’ Day, June 16, 2024 June 13, 2024 Diocese of Lansing This Sunday, June 16, is Father’s Day. A good father is an icon of our heavenly Father. As Pope Saint John Paul II said in his 1981 Apostolic Exhortation on the family, Familiaris Consortio, “the
1 Kings 18:20-39Psalms 16:1-2,4-5,8,11Matthew 5:17-19 1 Kings 18:20-39(20) So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel. (21) Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow