Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/2up5tr2v Look to your covenant, O Lord,and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever.Arise, O God, and defend your cause,and forget not the cries of those who seek you. Psalm 74 Gracious God,our sins are too heavy to carry,too real to hide,and too deep to undo.Forgive what our lips tremble to name,what ourContinue reading “Oremus for March 28, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/48bst233 Blessed are the peacemakers,for they shall be called children of God.Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 5 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.WeContinue reading “Oremus for March 27, 2026”

Richard AllenRichard Allen was born into slavery in 1760 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Allen, his parents, and his siblings were eventually sold to owner Stokely Sturgis, whose plantation was in Delaware. The Methodists were already active in Delaware, and Sturgis allowed Allen to attend church. At the age of 17, Richard underwent a classic conversion experience:Continue reading “Oremus for March 26, 2026”

The AnnunciationToday’s feast commemorates how God made known to a young Jewish woman that she was to be the mother of his Son, and how Mary accepted her vocation with perfect conformity of will. It has been said, “God made us without us, and redeemed us without us, but cannot save us without us.” Mary’sContinue reading “Oremus for March 25, 2026”

Óscar RomeroÓscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez was born in a small village in El Salvador in 1917. Ordained priest, he was known as a quiet and unassuming pastor. By 1977, amidst the political and social turmoil suffered by his country, he was therefore seen as a neutral choice to be its Archbishop. Courageously, however, heContinue reading “Oremus for March 24, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/yckpaz6z I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord.Should they cry to me in any distress,I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever. Almighty God,you love us, but we have not loved you.You call, but we have not listened.We walk away from neighbors in need,wrapped in our own concerns.WeContinue reading “Oremus for March 23, 2026”

Antiphon1 Ant. If a man would serve me, let him follow me;wherever I am, my servant will be there too.V. O Lord, hear a cause that is just; *pay heed to my cry.Turn your ear to my prayer: *no deceit is on my lips.From you may my justice come forth. *Your eyes discern what is upright. John 12;Continue reading “Oremus for March 22, 2026”

Thomas CranmerThomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury for twenty-three years under three Tudor monarchs, was martyred on 21 March 1556, when Queen Mary temporarily brought the English church back into the papal fold. Cranmer steered the church through the troubles of the Reformation and left an unparalleled legacy of liturgical writing in the Book of CommonContinue reading “Oremus for March 21, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/48bst233 Blessed are the peacemakers,for they shall be called children of God.Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 5 Merciful God,we confess that we have sinned against youin thought, word, and deed,by what we have done,and by what we have left undone.We have not lovedContinue reading “Oremus for March 20, 2026”

JosephAccording to Matthew, Joseph was a carpenter. He is referred to in the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke. His importance there is to establish Jesus as David’s descendant. Matthew and Luke also present Joseph as a just man, a devout and loyal Jew, who attends to the Jewish legal and religious obligations surrounding theContinue reading “Oremus for March 19, 2026”