Oremus for Thursday, November 21, 2024

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/n8f3hdcf All that you have done to us, O Lord,you have done with true judgment,for we have sinned against youand not obeyed your commandments.But give glory to your nameand deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy. Daniel 3 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secretsContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, November 21, 2024”

Oremus for Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/w94vju7 Remember your word to your servant, O Lord,by which you have given me hope.This is my comfort when I am brought low. Psalm 119 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love youandContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, November 20, 2024”

Oremus for Tuesday, November 19, 2024

ElizabethElizabeth was born in 1207, the daughter of a king of Hungary, and was given in marriage to Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, with whom she had three children. Theirs was a happy, if short, marriage but her husband of four years died of the plague. Elizabeth was driven from the court and she settledContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, November 19, 2024”

Oremus for Monday, November 18, 2024

HildaHilda was born in 614. She was baptised at the age of 13 and even-tually sought a monastic life when she was 33. Bishop Aidan, im-pressed by her holiness, made her an abbess, and in 657 she estab-lished her own monastery at Whitby. It was for both men and wom-en, and, under Hilda, became famousContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, November 18, 2024”

Oremus for Sunday, November 17, 2024

Antiphon 1 Ant. The Lord says: “I am pondering thoughts of peace and not of affliction*you shall call upon me, and I will hear you;and I will bring you back from all the lands where you are held captive.”V. O Lord, you have favored your land, *and brought back the captives of Jacob.You forgave the guilt of yourContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, November 17, 2024”

Oremus for Saturday, November 16, 2024

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/8yn2nv7k O God, come to my assistance;O Lord, make haste to help me!You are my rescuer, my help;O Lord, do not delay. Psalm 70 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly loveContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, November 16, 2024”

Oremus for Friday, November 15, 2024

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/9jxj8mak The Lord is the strength of his people,a saving refuge for the one he has anointed.Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage,and govern them for ever. Psalm 28 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of yourContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, November 15, 2024”

Oremus for Thursday, November 14, 2024

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/fuads5xa I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord.Should they cry to me in any distress,I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever. Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your HolyContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, November 14, 2024”

Oremus for Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/35jr9xdc You must rejoice, my son,for your brother was dead and has come to life;he was lost and is found. Luke 15 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love youand worthily magnify yourContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, November 13, 2024”

Oremus for Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Søren Aabye KierkegaardBorn in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 5, 1813, Kierkegaard became more influential after his lifetime than he was during it.  His father was Michael Pederson Kierkegaard (d. 1838), an erstwhile farmer who had moved to the capital city and became a prosperous wool merchant.  Michael was also a melancholy, puritanical who passed hisContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, November 12, 2024”