Author Archives: Steve Benner

Isaac WattsBorn in Southampton in 1674, Isaac Watts was educated at the local grammar school and had the opportunity to go on to university, but declined because he preferred the dissenting academy at Stoke Newington. He received there an education of high academic standard and he went on to become the pastor to the IndependentContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, November 25, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be gladbefore the face of the Lord for he comes.V. O sing a new song to the Lord; *sing to the Lord, all the earth.O sing to the Lord; bless his name. *Proclaim his salvation day by day.Tell among the nations his glory, *and hisContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, November 24, 2020”

ClementClement was active as an elder in the Church in Rome towards the end of the first century and was reputed to have been a disciple of the apostles. He wrote an epistle to the Corinthians which witnessed to ministry in the Church and concerned their authority and duties. That letter clearly showed the authorityContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, November 23, 2020”

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/3060/ Antiphon1 Ant. Ask of me, * and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the utmost parts of the earth as your possession.V. Why do the nations conspire, *and the peoples plot inContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, November 22, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. O Lord our governor, how admirable is your name in all the earth!From the mouths of children and of babes you fashioned praise to foil your enemy, *to silence the foe and the rebel. Psalm 8 Almighty God,to whom all hearts are open,all desires, known,and from whom no secrets are hid:Cleanse the thoughtsContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, November 21, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. I will extol you, O Lord, * for you have drawn me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me. V. O Lord, I cried unto you and you healed me.O Lord, you have lifted up my soul from the grave, *restored me to life from those who sink into theContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, November 20, 2020”

Hilda of WhitbyHilda was born in 614 of the royal house of Northumbria. Baptised in York at the age of twelve by the Roman missionary Paulinus, she was later an influential lay leader of the Church. She was encouraged by Aidan of Lindisfarne to become a Religious, and subsequently established a monastery at Streanaeshalch (Whitby).Continue reading “Oremus for Thursday, November 19, 2020”

Elizabeth of HungaryElizabeth was born in 1207, the daughter of a king of Hungary, and was given in marriage to Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, with whom she had three children. Theirs was a happy, if short, marriage but her husband of four years died of the plague. Elizabeth was driven from the court andContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, November 18, 2020”

Antiphon1 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 Tuesday, November 17, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. Ask of me, * and I will give you the nations as your inheritance and the utmost parts of the earth as your possession.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.“Let us burst asunder theirContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, November 16, 2020”