Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/29rt3xn4 I will recount all your wonders,I will rejoice in you and be glad,and sing psalms to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love youand worthilyContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, August 25, 2022”

BartholomewIt has long been assumed that Bartholomew is the same as Nathanael though it is not a certainty. The gospels speak of Philip bringing Nathanael to Jesus and calling him an Israelite worthy of the name. He is also present beside the Sea of Galilee at the resurrection. Although he seems initially a somewhat cynicalContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, August 24, 2022”

Simone WeilSimone Weil belonged to a species so rare, it had only one member. This peculiar French philosopher and mystic diagnosed the maladies and maledictions of her own age and place – Europe in the first war-torn half of the 20th century – and offered recommendations for how to forestall the repetition of its iniquities:Continue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, August 23, 2022”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/8zfp8pca Behold, I am with you always,even to the end of the age, alleluia. Matthew 28 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love youand worthily magnify your holy name;through Christ our Lord. Amen.Continue reading “Oremus for Monday, August 22, 2022”

Antiphon 1 Ant. With expectation I have waited for the Lord, *and he has cast his look upon me; he has heard my supplication and he has put a new canti-cle into my mouth, a song to our God.V. Blessed the man who has placed *his trust in the Lord,and has not gone over toContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, August 21, 2022”

Bernard of ClairvauxBernard was born at Fontaines, near Dijon, in France in the year 1090. He entered the Benedictine abbey at Cîteaux in 1112, taking with him many of his young companions, some of whom were his own brothers. He was a leader of the reform within Benedictinism at this time and in 1115 wasContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, August 20, 2022”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/ccyc2h5h O people of Sion, behold,the Lord will come to save the nations,and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heardin the joy of your heart. Isaiah 30 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your HolyContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, August 19, 2022”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4nsdks7h O sing a new song to the Lord,for he has worked wonders;in the sight of the nationshe has shown his deliverance, alleluia. Psalm 98 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectlyContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, August 18, 2022”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/7fs7f7em The Lord became my protector.He brought me out to a place of freedom;he saved me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love youand worthilyContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, August 17, 2022”

Brother Roger of Taizé Roger Schütz was founder of the Taizé community and a living paradox. Totally identified with the ecumenical “monastery” he had created, humble and stubborn, childlike and cunning, mystical and realist, mild and authoritarian, he was a pioneer in the ecumenical field and never wavered in his self-imposed lifelong mission: to work towardsContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, August 16, 2022”