Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon1 Ant. I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord; *from whatever tribulations they cry out to me,I will give heed to them; and I will be their Lord for ever.Ps. Give ear, my people, to my teaching; *incline your ear to the words of my mouth.I will open my mouth in a parableContinue reading “Oremus for September 20, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/y4dwv48e We have come to know and to believein the love that God has for us. 1 John 4 O God, you clothe the sky with light and the ocean depths with darkness.You work your mighty wonders among us. Give us new and honest hearts, that we may hate evil and love justice; andContinue reading “Oremus for September 19, 2026”

Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hammarskjold (1905 – 1961) was born into an influential Swedish family; his father was a former prime minister. He studied law and economics after which he was offered the post of Swedish ambassador to the United Nations. Hammarskjold then was elected Secretary General, an honored but difficult role he played for eightContinue reading “Oremus for September 18, 2026”

Hildegard of BingenHildegard was born in 1098 at Böckelheim in Germany. From her earliest years she had a powerful, visionary life, becoming a nun at the age of eighteen, much influenced by her foster-mother, Jutta, who had set up the community and whom she succeeded as Abbess in 1136. Her visions of light, which sheContinue reading “Oremus for September 17, 2026”

Edward Bouverie PuseyEdward Pusey was born in 1800 and educated at Oxford, where he became a Fellow of Oriel College in 1823. He became an expert in biblical languages and criticism and in 1828 he was appointed Regius Professor of Hebrew in Oxford, the same year he was ordained. His patristic studies and firm adherenceContinue reading “Oremus for September 16, 2026”

The Martyrs of BirminghamAddie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley were getting ready for church services when a bomb exploded on this day in 1965 at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing all four of the school-age girls. The church had been a center for civil rights meetings and marches. Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/vm2nse5e YouContinue reading “Oremus for September 15, 2026”

Holy Cross DayThe cross on which our Lord was crucified has become the universal symbol for Christianity, replacing the fish symbol of the early church, though the latter has been revived in recent times. After the end of the persecution era, early in the fourth century, pilgrims began to travel to Jerusalem to visit andContinue reading “Oremus for September 14, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. If a man wishes to come after me,let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.V. I will bless the Lord at all times; *praise of him is always in my mouth.Look towards him and be radiant; *let your faces not be abashed.This lowly one called; the Lord heard,andContinue reading “Oremus for September 13, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/823z9syw We have come to know and to believein the love that God has for us. 1 John 4 God of steadfast love,in a constantly changing world we look to you as our rock of hope. Hear us as we pour out our hearts to you, and give us your grace and protection; throughContinue reading “Oremus for September 12, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/39panrbd I am the light of the world, says the Lord;whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,but will have the light of life. John 8 Merciful God, refuge in times of trouble, our only hope in living, and our only salvation in dying: keep us in your care, that we may always praise you andContinue reading “Oremus for September 11, 2026”