Author Archives: Steve Benner

The Day of Resurrection: Easter Sunday Antiphon Ant. Christ, our Paschal Lamb, has been sacrificed, alleluia; therefore, let us keep the feast by sharing the unleavened bread of uprightness and truth, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.Ps. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; *his mercy endures forever.Let the house of Israel say, *“His mercy enduresContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, April 17, 2022”

Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) AntiphonSetting by Rachel Wilhelm: https://tinyurl.com/ssededyz Man that is born of a womanhas but a short time to live and is full of misery.He comes up and is cut down;much like a flower in spring that blooms and then is gone.He flees, he flees, as he were a shadow;He flees, he flees,Continue reading “Oremus for Saturday, March 30, 2024”

GOOD FRIDAY Antiphon Isaiah 53:4-5; 1 Peter 2:21-24(Setting by Stephen Dean: https://tinyurl.com/s7t5v4re) Ant. Ours were the griefs he bore,ours were the pains he carried,Ours were the sins he took on him,and by his wounds we are healed.V. Christ suffered for you,leaving you an examplethat you should follow in his steps.He committed no sin,no guile was found on his lips.WhenContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, April 15, 2022”

Maundy ThursdayOn Maundy Thursday the church remembers the last evening Jesus shared with his disciples in the upper room before his arrest and crucifixion. Maundy Thursday marks three key events in Jesus’ last week: his washing of his disciples’ feet, his institution of the Lord’s Supper, and his new commandment to love one another. WS2Continue reading “Oremus for Thursday, April 14, 2022”

Antiphon 1 Ant. O Lord, I have placed my trust in your merciful love; *my heart has rejoiced in your salvation.I will sing unto the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me.V. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? *How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I bear grief in myContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, April 13, 2022”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Father, if this cup cannot pass awayunless I drink it, thy will be done.V. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? †Why are you far from saving me, *so far from my words of anguish?O my God, I call by day and you do not answer; *I call by night and IContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, April 12, 2022”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4xhpruzx Remember your word to your servant, O Lord,by which you have given me hope.This is my comfort when I am brought low. Psalm 119 Eternal God, our judge and redeemer,we confess that we have tried to hide from you,for we have done wrong.We have lived for ourselves,and apart from you.We have turned fromContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, April 11, 2022”

Antiphon1 Ant. Hosanna to the Son of David, the King of Israel.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.V. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; *his mercy endures forever. Matthew 21; Psalm 118 Merciful God,as we enter Holy Week and gather at your house of prayer,turn our hearts againContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, April 10, 2022”

Dietrich BonhoefferFrom the first days of the Nazi accession to power in 1933, Bonhoeffer was involved in protests against the regime. From 1933 to 1935 he was the pastor of two small congregations in London, but nonetheless was a leading spokesman for the Confessing Church, the center of Protestant resistance to the Nazis. In 1935Continue reading “Oremus for Saturday, April 9, 2022”

William LawBorn at Kings Cliffe in Northamptonshire in 1686, William Law was educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge and, after ordination as a deacon, became a fellow of the College in 1711. When George I came to the throne in 1714, William declined to take the Oath of Allegiance, being a member of the Non-Juror party who believedContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, April 8, 2022”