Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon1 Ant. O God, my God, from daybreak do I watch for you; and in invocation of your name will I lift up my hands.V. O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you; *for you my soul is thirsting.For you my flesh is pining, *like a dry, weary land without water.I haveContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, March 15, 2021”

The Fourth Sunday in LentLaetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Traditionally, this Sunday has been a day of celebration, within the austere period of Lent. This Sunday gets its name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional Latin entrance (Introit) for theContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, March 14, 2021”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4upbec74 Where charity and love are found, there is God. The love of Christ has gathered us together into one. Let us rejoice and be glad in him. Let us fear and love the living God, and love each other from the depths of our heart. Where charity and love are found, there isContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, March 13, 2021”

Gregory the GreatGregory was born in 540, the son of a Roman senator. As a young man he pursued a governmental career, and in 573 was made Prefect of the city of Rome. Following the death of his father, he resigned his office, sold his inheritance, and became a monk. In 579 he was sentContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, March 12, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. It is good to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing in honor of your name, O Most High.V. O Lord, how great are your works! *H ow deep are your designs!The senseless cannot know this,and the fool cannot understand. Psalm 92 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and fromContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, March 11, 2021”

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman is a familiar and revered name in American history. But many are unfamiliar with the details of her remarkable story, the depth of her character, and the inner motivations that drove her. Born into slavery in Maryland in the 1820s, Harriet Tubman’s resolute Christian faith would compel her to extraordinary acts ofContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, March 10, 2021”

Gregory of NyssaGregory of Nyssa was born at Caesarea in what is now Turkey around the year 330, the child of an aristocratic Christian family. Unlike his elder brother Basil, he was academically undistinguished, but ultimately proved to be the most original of the group of the theologians known as the Cappadocian Fathers. He wasContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, March 9, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. At the name of the Lord let every knee bend, *in heaven, on earth and under the earth; for the Lord became obedient unto death, even death on the Cross;that is why Jesus Christ is the Lord, to the glory of God the Father.V. O Lord, hear my prayer, *and let my cryContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, March 8, 2021”

The Third Sunday in Lent For another form of worship in the home based on today’s lessons in the Revised Common Lectionary, go to https://blogs.elca.org/worship/3460/ Antiphon1 Ant. The ordinances of the Lord are right, * bringing joy to all hearts, sweeter than honey or the honeycomb.Therefore your servant will observe them.V. The heavens declare theContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, March 7, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. The Lord says: “I am pondering thoughts of peace and not of affliction* you shall call upon me, and I will hear you; and I will bring you back from all the lands where you are held captive.”V. O Lord, you have favored your land, *and brought back the captives of Jacob.You forgaveContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, March 6, 2021”