Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon1 Ant. Andrew said to his brother Simon: “We have found the Messiah” which means Christ; and he led him to Jesus.V. I will bless the Lord at all times; *praise of him is always in my mouth.In the Lord my soul shall make its boast; *the humble shall hear and be glad. John 1; PsalmContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, January 14, 2021”

Hilary of PoitiersHilary was born at Poitiers in about the year 315; his family, though pagan, gave him an excellent education and he was proficient in Latin and Greek. After extensive personal study, he tells us that he was baptised at the age of thirty. He was elected bishop of the city in the yearContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, January 13, 2021”

Aelred of RievaulxAelred was born in 1109, of a family which had long been treasurers of the shrine of Cuthbert of Lindisfarne at Durham Cathedral. After intense disillusion and inner struggle, Aelred went to Yorkshire, where he became a Cistercian monk at the abbey of Rievaulx in 1133. Aelred soon became a major figure inContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, January 12, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. The Lord said unto me: You are my Son, today I have begotten you.V. Why do the nations conspire, *and the peoples plot in vain?They arise, the kings of the earth; *princes plot against the Lord and his Anointed. Psalm 2 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom noContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, January 11, 2021”

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/3235/ Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/y3w79tum Ant. As many as have been baptized into Christ,have put on Christ, alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:both now and ever and unto the agesContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, January 10, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. People of Zion behold, * the Lord is coming to save all nations; and the Lord shall cause you to hear his majes-tic voice for the joy of your heart.V. O shepherd of Israel, hear us, *you who lead Joseph like a flock:enthroned on the cherubim, shine forth †upon Ephraim, Benjamin, Manasseh. *Rouse upContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, January 9, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. God is in his holy dwelling place; * the God who causes us to dwell together,one at heart, in his house; he himself will give power and strength to his people.V. Let God arise; let his foes be scattered. *Let those who hate him flee from his presence.As smoke is driven away, soContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, January 8, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. All you who are thirsty, * come to the waters, says the Lord, and you who have no money, come, drink in gladness.V. Give ear, my people, to my teaching; *incline your ear to the words of my mouth.I will open my mouth in a parable *and utter hidden lessons of the past. cf.Continue reading “Oremus for Thursday, January 7, 2021”

The EpiphanyThe subtitle in the Book of Common Prayer of this, one of the principal feasts of the Church, is ‘The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles’. This emphasises that, from the moment of the Incarnation, the good news of Jesus Christ is for all: Jew and Gentile, the wise and the simple, male and female. NothingContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, January 6, 2021”

Antiphon1 Ant. I am the true vine, and you are the branches; he who abides in me and I in him, he it is who bears much fruit, alleluia, alleluia.V. O shepherd of Israel, hear us, *you who lead Joseph like a flock. John 15; Psalm 80 Almighty God,you wonderfully created,and yet more wonderfully restored,the dignityContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, January 5, 2020”