Monthly Archives: May 2026

The Visitation (transferred)This feast commemorates the visit of the Blessed Virgin to her cousin Elizabeth, recorded in the Gospel according to Luke (1:39–56). Elizabeth, who was then carrying John the Baptist, greeted Mary with the words, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” Mary broke into the song ofContinue reading “Oremus for June 1, 2026”

Trinity SundayAntiphon 1 All power has been given to me in heaven and on earth, alleluia*go therefore and teach all the nations, baptizing themin the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,alleluia, alleluia.V. Give ear, my people, to my teaching; *incline your ear to the words of my mouth.The things weContinue reading “Oremus for May 31, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/2p9c4fyw Look to your covenant, O Lord,and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever.Arise, O God, and defend your cause,and forget not the cries of those who seek you. Psalm 74 Loving God,you are faithful in your promisesand tender in your compassion.Listen to our hymn of joy,and continue to satisfy theContinue reading “Oremus for May 30, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/tfhwfsb8 Bless the Lord, O my soul,and never forget all his benefits. Psalm 103 Almighty God,creator of the universe,we are filled with wonder at all your worksand overwhelmed by your infinite wisdom.We praise you for your majesty;yet even more we rejoice that you do not forget us,yet desire to know and care for us;throughContinue reading “Oremus for May 29, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/228vra7b Come to me, all who labor and are burdened,and I will refresh you, says the Lord. Matthew 11 Lord God, where two or three gather in your name,you promise to be with them.Look upon your family gathered in your name,and graciously pour out your blessings upon us;for the sake of Jesus Christ, ourContinue reading “Oremus for May 28, 2026”

John CalvinJohn Calvin was the premier theologian and leader of the Reformed wing of the Protestant Reformation. He was born in France in 1509. His father wanted him to study law, which he did for a time, but Calvin’s own passions were theology, languages, rhetoric and the literary sciences. Around 1534, he underwent a majorContinue reading “Oremus for May 27, 2026”

St Augustine of CanterburyAugustine was prior of the monastery of St Andrew in Rome. In 596, at the instigation of Pope Gregory the Great, he was dispatched as the leader of a group of forty monks to re-evangelise the English Church. Augustine appears not to have been a particularly confident person, and in Gaul heContinue reading “Oremus for May 26, 2025”

The Venerable BedeBede was born in Northumbria around the year 670. When he was seven years old, his family gave him to the monastery of St Peter and St Paul at Wearmouth. He then moved to Jarrow, where he lived as a monk for the rest of his life. Although it seems he never travelledContinue reading “Oremus for May 25, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. The Spirit of the Lord *has filled the whole world, alleluia;and that which contains all things,knows every language spoken by men, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.V. Let God arise; let his foes be scattered. *Let those who hate him flee from his presence.As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; †like wax that melts before theContinue reading “Oremus for May 24, 2026”

Nicolaus CopernicusBorn in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus first studied law and medicine before serving as a cleric under the direction of his uncle, the Bishop of Warmia (in northeastern Poland). Copernicus first set forth his heliocentric theory of astronomy in a small work called the Commentariolus, which was not published until 1878. His argument that theContinue reading “Oremus for May 23, 2026”