Monthly Archives: February 2024

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/3uzh76j8 The Lord will conceal you with his pinions,and under his wings you will trust. Psalm 91 Eternal God, our judge and redeemer,we confess that we have tried to hide from you,for we have done wrong.We have lived for ourselves,and apart from you.We have turned from our neighbors,and refused to bear the burdens of others.We haveContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, February 20, 2024”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/sef7k9a6 O people of Sion, behold,the Lord will come to save the nations,and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heardin the joy of your heart. Isaiah 30 Eternal God, our judge and redeemer,we confess that we have tried to hide from you,for we have done wrong.We have lived for ourselves,and apart from you.WeContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, February 19, 2024”

Antiphon 1 Ant. I will relate all your wondrous deeds.I will be glad and rejoice in you;I will sing to the honor of your name, O Most High.Ps. But the Lord sits enthroned forever; *he has set up his throne for judgment.He will judge the world with justice; *he will govern the peoples with equity. Psalm 9 Merciful God,youContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, February 18, 2024”

Janani LuwumJanani Luwum was born in 1922 and became Bishop of Northern Uganda in 1969 and Archbishop of the Church of Uganda in 1974. He was murdered on the orders of President Idi Amin on 16 February 1977. His death was a direct result of protests made by the Ugandan bishops about the abuse ofContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, February 17, 2024”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/py2kunu6 Say to the faint of heart: Be strong and do not fear.Behold, our God will come, and he will save us. Isaiah 35 Almighty God,you love us, but we have not loved you.You call, but we have not listened.We walk away from neighbors in need,wrapped in our own concerns.We condone evil, prejudice, warfare,Continue reading “Oremus for Friday, February 16, 2024”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/352rkh56 Your merciful love, O God,we have received in the midst of your temple.Your praise, O God, like your name,reaches the ends of the earth;your right hand is filled with saving justice. Psalm 48 Almighty God,you love us, but we have not loved you.You call, but we have not listened.We walk away from neighbors in need,wrappedContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, February 15, 2024”

Ash Wednesday Antiphon1 Ant. Your mercy extends to all things, O Lord, * and you despise none of the things you have made. You overlook the sins of men for the sake of repentance. You grant them your pardon, because you are the Lord our God.V. Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, *for in youContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, February 14, 2024”

Absalom Jones (1746-1818)Absalom Jones was born a house slave in 1746 in Delaware. After being sold to a store owner in Philadelphia at sixteen, he eventually bought his own freedom in 1784.At St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church, he served as lay minister for its Black membership. The active evangelism of Jones and that of hisContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, February 13, 2024”

Fanny CrosbyFanny Crosby was the most prolific writer of hymn texts and gospel songs in the American evangelical tradition of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She wrote more than eight thousand sacred texts in addition to other poetry.Frances Jane Crosby was born in Putnam County, New York, on March 24, 1820. Although notContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, February 12, 2024”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Come, let us worship God * and bow down before the Lord;let us shed tears before the Lord who made us,for he is the Lord our God.V. Come, let us ring out our joy to the Lord; *hail the rock who saves us.Let us come into his presence, giving thanks; *let us hail him withContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, February 11, 2024”