Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/3jt6trf4 As for me, in justice I shall behold your face;I shall be filled with the vision of your glory. Psalm 17 God Most High, you have given us life on this earth, and you meet us with the richness of your grace. Crown us with your greatest blessing,the fullness of eternal lifein JesusContinue reading “Oremus for November 4, 2026”

Martin de PorresBorn in Lima in Peru in 1579, Martin de Porres was the illegitimate son of a Spanish knight and a black, Panamanian freewoman. He joined the Third Order of the Dominicans when he was fifteen years old and was later received as a lay brother into the First Order, mainly because of hisContinue reading “Oremus for November 3, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/hs9fh5jk Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all within me, his holy name. Psalm 103 Faithful God,you are hope for the poor and refuge for the oppressed.Remember your people;do not hide your face from our troubles.Give us comfort in times of pain,that we may proclaim the joyous news of freedomin your Son, Jesus Christ,Continue reading “Oremus for November 2, 2026”

All SaintsAll Saints celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete. We gather with the faithful ofContinue reading “Oremus for November 1, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/tebu693h The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;my God is my saving strength. Psalm 18 God our Maker,you crown the humble with honorand exalt the faithful who gather in your name.Because you have favored us with life,we dance before you in our joyand praise you with unending songfor Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BCWContinue reading “Oremus for October 31, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/tebu693h The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;my God is my saving strength. Psalm 18 Loving God,you are faithful in your promisesand tender in your compassion.Listen to our hymn of joy,and continue to satisfy the needs of every living thing,that all your creatures may bless your name,O God, Father, Son, and HolyContinue reading “Oremus for October 30, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/7exhewcj The Lord became my protector.He brought me out to a place of freedom;he saved me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18 Most holy God, the source of all good desires, all right judgements, and all just works, give to us your servants that peace which the world cannot give, so that our minds mayContinue reading “Oremus for October 29, 2026”

Simon and JudeSimon and Jude were named among the twelve apostles in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Simon is called ‘the Zealot’, probably because he belonged to a nationalist resistance movement opposing the Roman occupation forces. There is no indication in the gospels whether Simon moved from the Zealot party to be aContinue reading “Oremus for October 28, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/7exhewcj The Lord became my protector.He brought me out to a place of freedom;he saved me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18 God of earthquake, wind, and fire,may we know you also in the voice of silence.Teach us the way of quiet,that we may find our peace in your presence,in the pattern of our SaviorContinue reading “Oremus for October 27, 2026”

William TempleThough he never experienced poverty of any kind, Temple developed a passion for social justice which shaped his words and his actions. He owed this passion to a profound belief in the Incarnation. He wrote that in Jesus Christ God took flesh and dwelt among us, and as a consequence “the personality of everyContinue reading “Oremus for October 26, 2026”