Monthly Archives: May 2025

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/e5hwhap3 The rich suffer want and go hungry,but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing. Psalm 34 Great God, you are one God,and you bring together what is scatteredand mend what is broken.Unite us with the scattered peoples of the earththat we may be one family of your children.Bind up all our wounds,andContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, May 12, 2025”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Sing unto the Lord, alleluia; *sing to the Lord, bless his name;proclaim his salvation day after day, alleluia, alleluia.V. O sing a new song to the Lord; *sing to the Lord, all the earth.Tell among the nations his glory, *and his wonders among all the peoples. Psalm 96 Lord of life,submitting to death, you conquered theContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, May 11, 2025”

Nikolaus von ZinzendorfNikolaus von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) was a German aristocrat who always had more interest in religious matters than in affairs of court. Following studies at the pietist center of Halle, he developed his own “theology of the heart,” which placed great emphasis on a close personal relationship with the suffering Savior. This “heart religion”Continue reading “Oremus for Saturday, May 10, 2025”

Gregory of NazianzusGregory of Nazianzus, one of the Cappadocian Fathers, loved God, the art of letters, and the human race—in that order. He was born about 330 in Nazianzus in Cappadocia (now Turkey), the son of a local bishop. He studied rhetoric in Athens with his friend Basil of Caesarea, and Julian, later to beContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, May 9, 2025”

Julian of NorwichOn this day in the year 1373, when Julian of Norwich was thirty years old and suffering from what was considered to be a terminal illness, she experienced a series of sixteen visions, which revealed aspects of the love of God. Following her recovery, she spent the next twenty years of her lifeContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, May 8, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/3v94vcv3 He who ponders the law of the Lord day and nightwill yield fruit in due season. Psalm 1 O gracious and holy God,give us diligence to seek you,wisdom to perceive you,and patience to wait for you.Grant us, O God,a mind to meditate on you;eyes to behold you;ears to listen for your word;a heart to loveContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, May 7, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4xb5hd95 I am the light of the world, says the Lord;whoever follows me will not walk in the darkness,but will have the light of life. John 8 Fill us with your holy love, O Lord,and open the treasures of your wisdom to us.You alone know all that we desire.So perfect what you have begunContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, May 6, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/3v94vcv3 He who ponders the law of the Lord day and nightwill yield fruit in due season. Psalm 1 Lord, be with us this day—within us to purify us;above us to draw us up;beneath us to sustain us;before us to lead us;behind us to restrain us;around us to protect us. Amen. St Patrick Music: https://tinyurl.com/mb6h9xfa O Lord,Continue reading “Oremus for Monday, May 5, 2025”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Sing unto the Lord, alleluia; *sing to the Lord, bless his name;proclaim his salvation day after day, alleluia, alleluia.V. O sing a new song to the Lord; *sing to the Lord, all the earth.Tell among the nations his glory, *and his wonders among all the peoples. Psalm 96 Almighty God,through your only Son you overcame deathandContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, May 4, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/5xe373t5 If you love me, keep my commandments, says the Lord,and I will ask the Father and he will send you another Paraclete,to abide with you for ever, alleluia. John 14 Save us, Lord,from being self-centered in our prayers,and teach us to remember to pray for others.May we be so caught up in loveforContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, May 3, 2025”