Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/ysz2pzj8 O sing a new song to the Lord;sing to the Lord, all the earth.In his presence are majesty and splendor,strength and honor in his holy place. Psalm 96 Almighty God,you gave your only-begotten Sonto take our nature upon him,and be born of the Virgin Mary.Grant that we, who have been born againand madeContinue reading “Oremus for January 10, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/yckvuff7 Behold the One of whom John said:I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. John 1 Faithful God,you have appointed us your witnesses,to be light that shines in the world.Let us not hide the bright hope you have given us,but tell everyone your love,revealed in Jesus Christ the Lord,whoContinue reading “Oremus for January 9, 2026”

Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei was born on 15 February 1564 near Pisa, the son of a musician. He began to study medicine at the University of Pisa but changed to philosophy and mathematics. In 1589, he became professor of mathematics at Pisa. In 1592, he moved to become mathematics professor at the University of Padua, aContinue reading “Oremus for January 8, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/bdz28pwk The brightness of God illumined the holy city Jerusalem,and the nations will walk by its light. Revelation 21 O God,you spoke your Wordand revealed your good news in Jesus, the Christ.Fill all creation with that Word againso that by proclaiming your joyful promises to all nationsand singing of your glorious hope to allContinue reading “Oremus for January 7, 2026”

The EpiphanyThe subtitle in the Book of Common Prayer of this, one of the principal feasts of the Church, is ‘The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles’. This emphasises that, from the moment of the Incarnation, the good news of Jesus Christ is for all: Jew and Gentile, the wise and the simple, male and female. NothingContinue reading “Oremus for January 6, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/r5j8et73 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.Indeed, the Lord is near. Lord God of the nations,we have seen the star of your gloryrising in splendor.The radiance of your incarnate Wordpierces the night that covers the earthand signals the dawn of justice and peace.May his brightness illumine our livesand beckon all nations toContinue reading “Oremus for January 5, 2026”

Antiphon1 Ant. For it is God who has established the world, *it shall never be moved;your throne is established from of old;you are from all eternity.V. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed. †The Lord has robed himself with might; *he has girded himself with power. Psalm 93 Almighty God,you have filled us with the light of theContinue reading “Oremus for January 4, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/jrf6v6t2 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 have shed upon usthe new light of your incarnate Word.May this light, enkindled in our hearts,shine forth in our lives;through Jesus Christ our Lord,who lives and reigns withContinue reading “Oremus for January 3, 2026”

Basil the Great and Gregory NazianzenGregory and Basil were two friends bound together by their desire to promote and defend the divinity of Christ as proclaimed in the Nicene Creed. This was against the seemingly overwhelming pressure from both Church and State for the establishment of Arianism, which denied Christ’s divinity and thus the wholeContinue reading “Oremus for January 2, 2026”

The Naming and Circumcision of JesusThe celebration of this scriptural festival marks three events: firstly, the naming of the infant; secondly, the sign of the covenant between God and Abraham ‘and his children for ever’, thus Christ’s keeping of the Law; and thirdly, traditionally the first shedding of the Christ’s blood. The most significant ofContinue reading “Oremus for January 1, 2026”