Author Archives: Steve Benner

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4xb5hd95 I am the light of the world, says the Lord;whoever follows me will not walk in the darkness,but will have the light of life. John 8 Fill us with your holy love, O Lord,and open the treasures of your wisdom to us.You alone know all that we desire.So perfect what you have begunContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, May 6, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/3v94vcv3 He who ponders the law of the Lord day and nightwill yield fruit in due season. Psalm 1 Lord, be with us this day—within us to purify us;above us to draw us up;beneath us to sustain us;before us to lead us;behind us to restrain us;around us to protect us. Amen. St Patrick Music: https://tinyurl.com/mb6h9xfa O Lord,Continue reading “Oremus for Monday, May 5, 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 Almighty God,through your only Son you overcame deathandContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, May 4, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/5xe373t5 If you love me, keep my commandments, says the Lord,and I will ask the Father and he will send you another Paraclete,to abide with you for ever, alleluia. John 14 Save us, Lord,from being self-centered in our prayers,and teach us to remember to pray for others.May we be so caught up in loveforContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, May 3, 2025”

AthanasiusAthanasius was born in about the year 296 of Christian parents and educated at the Catechetical school in Alexandria. He was present at the Council of Nicaea as a deacon, accompanying his bishop Alexander, whom he succeeded as Patriarch in the year 328. Athanasius held firmly to the doctrines of the Church as defined byContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, May 2, 2025”

Philip and JamesPhilip and James appear in the list of the twelve apostles in the first three gospels but are frequently confused with other early saints who share their names. In John’s gospel, Philip has a more prominent rôle, being the third of the apostles to be called by Jesus and then himself bringing hisContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, May 1, 2025”

Daniel BerriganJesuit Daniel Berrigan, pirest, poet and peacemaker was one of the most influential voices in shaping Catholic thinking about war and peace during the past century. He died on this day in 2016 at the age of 94. Berrigan gained national attention for his work against the Vietnam War, including his participation in a strikingContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, April 30, 2025”

Catherine of SienaCatherine Benincasa was born in 1347, the second youngest of twenty-five children. Pious from her earliest years, she overcame family opposition to her vocation and became a Dominican tertiary at the age of eighteen. Nourished by a life of contemplative prayer and mystical experience, she devoted herself to active care for the poorContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, April 29, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/nhj2vtwf Receive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God,who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia. 4 Esdras Music: https://tinyurl.com/mb6h9xfa O Lord, open my lips,and my mouth shall declare your praise.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and will beContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, April 28, 2025”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Sing to the Lord a new song, alleluia; *for the Lord has accomplished wondrous deeds, alleluia;he has revealed his just-ice in the sight of the Gentiles,alleluia, alleluia.Ps. His right hand and his holy arm *have brought salvation.He has remembered his merciful love *and his truth for the house of Israel. Psalm 98 God of life,from whomContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, April 27, 2025”