Author Archives: Steve Benner

Maundy ThursdayOn Maundy Thursday the church remembers the last evening Jesus shared with his disciples in the upper room before his arrest and crucifixion. Maundy Thursday marks three key events in Jesus’ last week: his washing of his disciples’ feet, his institution of the Lord’s Supper, and his new commandment to love one another. WS2 Antiphon1Continue reading “Oremus for Thursday, April 17, 2025”

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 apartContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, April 16, 2025”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Father, if this cup cannot pass awayunless I drink it, thy will be done.V. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? †Why are you far from saving me, *so far from my words of anguish?O my God, I call by day and you do not answer; *I call by night and I findContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, April 15, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4xhpruzx Remember your word to your servant, O Lord,by which you have given me hope.This is my comfort when I am brought low. Psalm 119 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.We have turned from our neighbors,andContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, April 14, 2025”

Antiphon1 Ant. Hosanna to the Son of David, the King of Israel.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.V. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; *his mercy endures forever. Matthew 21; Psalm 118 Merciful God,as we enter Holy Week and gather at your house of prayer,turn our hearts againContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, April 13, 2025”

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 Saturday, April 12, 2025”

Howard ThurmanLike many human stories, Howard Thurman’s story is one of resiliency, bravery, and hope. It began in Daytona Beach, Florida on November 18, 1899. Though his family had little to no means, they loved him dearly, and throughout his life, Thurman would often attribute his success to his family’s courage and sacrifice. After highContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, April 11, 2025”

Pierre Teilhard de ChardinPierre Teilhard de Chardin was a ground-breaking paleontologist and Christian mystic whose vision encompassed the evolution of all matter toward a final goal in which material and spiritual shall coincide and God shall be all in all.Teilhard was born in 1881. In 1899, he entered the Jesuit novitiate. In 1902, he wentContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, April 10, 2025”

Dietrich BonhoefferFrom the first days of the Nazi accession to power in 1933, Bonhoeffer was involved in protests against the regime. From 1933 to 1935 he was the pastor of two small congregations in London, but nonetheless was a leading spokesman for the Confessing Church, the center of Protestant resistance to the Nazis. In 1935Continue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, April 9, 2025”

William LawBorn at Kings Cliffe in Northamptonshire in 1686, William Law was educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge and, after ordination as a deacon, became a fellow of the College in 1711. When George I came to the throne in 1714, William declined to take the Oath of Allegiance, being a member of the Non-Juror party who believedContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, April 8, 2025”