Monthly Archives: June 2026

Antiphon 1 Ant. The Lord is the strength of his people, *and the guardian of salvation for his anointed.Save your people, O Lord,and bless your inheritance;be their guide for ever.V. To you, O Lord, I call; *my rock, be not deaf to me.I shall go down to those in the pit, *if you are silent to me. Psalm 28Continue reading “Oremus for June 21, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4x234z2n Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard;proclaim to the ends of the earth:The Lord has freed his people, alleluia. Isaiah 48 Protect your people, O God,and keep us safeuntil the coming of your new dawnand the establishment of your righteous rule.By your Holy Spirit,stir up within us a longingfor the light of yourContinue reading “Oremus for June 20, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4x234z2n Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard;proclaim to the ends of the earth:The Lord has freed his people, alleluia. Isaiah 48 Lord our God,we come before you with thanksgiving and praise,for you have created us as your peopleand you sustain us with your hand.Nourish us in your rich pastureand keep usContinue reading “Oremus for June 19, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/8n5p29s7 God is love, and whoever abides in loveabides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4 Gracious Father,your might is beyond measure,your wisdom beyond knowledge,your love beyond all telling.You have put eternity into our hearts,and made us hunger and thirst for you.Satisfy the longings you have implantedthat we may find you in life,and findContinue reading “Oremus for June 18, 2026”

The Martyrs of Mother Emanuel ChurchThe Charleston church shooting was a mass shooting on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine African Americans were killed during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Among those people who were killed was the senior pastor, state senator Clementa C. Pinckney; threeContinue reading “Oremus for June 17, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/8n5p29s7 God is love, and whoever abides in loveabides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4 God of earthquake, wind, and fire,tame natural forces that defy control,or shock us by their fury.Keep us from calling disaster your justice;and help us, in good times or in calamity,to trust your mercy, which never ends,andContinue reading “Oremus for June 16, 2026”

Evelyn UnderhillBorn in 1875, Evelyn Underhill was in her thirties before she began to explore religion. At first, she wrote on the mystics, most notably in her book Mysticism, published in 1911. Her spiritual journey brought her in 1921 back to the Church of England, in which she had been baptised and confirmed. From the mid-1920s,Continue reading “Oremus for June 15, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. One thing have I asked of the Lord,this will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life.V. The Lord is my light and my salvation; *whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life; *whom should I dread? Psalm 27 Faithful God,remember the covenant youContinue reading “Oremus for June 14, 2026”

Anthony of PaduaAnthony of Padua (born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231)  was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick,Continue reading “Oremus for June 13, 2026”

Medgar EversMedgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist in Mississippi, the state’s field secretary for the NAACP, and a World War II veteran who had served in the United States Army. He worked to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi, end the segregation of publicContinue reading “Oremus for June 12, 2026”