Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/2p8s2n8w You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven,endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste. Wisdom 16 Light of the world,Enter into the depthsof our lives.come into the darkand hidden places.Walk in the storehouseof our memories.Hear the hidden secretsof the past.Plumb the very depthof our being.Be present throughthe silent hours,and bring usContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, May 16, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/2et3ektu With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life,and in your light we see light. Psalm 36 Lord of my greatest fear:Let in your peace. Lord of my darkest shame:Let in your grace. Lord of my oldest grudge:Let in your forgiveness. Lord of my deepest anger:Let in your love. Lord of my loneliestContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, May 15, 2025”

MatthiasAfter the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, the apostles brought their number back to twelve by choosing Matthias to replace him. He was chosen by lot from amongst the disciples. The author of the Acts of the Apostles sees apostleship differently from Paul’s interpretation of the rôle and seems to reflect the understanding ofContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, May 14, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/fuads5xa 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. God of all who worship you,make us one with all your saintsand with any who are in need.Teach us to befriend the weak,and welcome theContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, May 13, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/e5hwhap3 The rich suffer want and go hungry,but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing. Psalm 34 Great God, you are one God,and you bring together what is scatteredand mend what is broken.Unite us with the scattered peoples of the earththat we may be one family of your children.Bind up all our wounds,andContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, May 12, 2025”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Sing unto the Lord, alleluia; *sing to the Lord, bless his name;proclaim his salvation day after day, alleluia, alleluia.V. O sing a new song to the Lord; *sing to the Lord, all the earth.Tell among the nations his glory, *and his wonders among all the peoples. Psalm 96 Lord of life,submitting to death, you conquered theContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, May 11, 2025”

Nikolaus von ZinzendorfNikolaus von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) was a German aristocrat who always had more interest in religious matters than in affairs of court. Following studies at the pietist center of Halle, he developed his own “theology of the heart,” which placed great emphasis on a close personal relationship with the suffering Savior. This “heart religion”Continue reading “Oremus for Saturday, May 10, 2025”

Gregory of NazianzusGregory of Nazianzus, one of the Cappadocian Fathers, loved God, the art of letters, and the human race—in that order. He was born about 330 in Nazianzus in Cappadocia (now Turkey), the son of a local bishop. He studied rhetoric in Athens with his friend Basil of Caesarea, and Julian, later to beContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, May 9, 2025”

Julian of NorwichOn this day in the year 1373, when Julian of Norwich was thirty years old and suffering from what was considered to be a terminal illness, she experienced a series of sixteen visions, which revealed aspects of the love of God. Following her recovery, she spent the next twenty years of her lifeContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, May 8, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/3v94vcv3 He who ponders the law of the Lord day and nightwill yield fruit in due season. Psalm 1 O gracious and holy God,give us diligence to seek you,wisdom to perceive you,and patience to wait for you.Grant us, O God,a mind to meditate on you;eyes to behold you;ears to listen for your word;a heart to loveContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, May 7, 2025”