Author Archives: Steve Benner

Mother TeresaMother Teresa (1910–1997) was a Roman Catholic nun who devoted her life to serving the poor and destitute around the world. She spent many years in Calcutta, India where she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation devoted to helping those in great need. In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel PeaceContinue reading “Oremus for September 5, 2026”

Albert SchweitzerAlbert Schweitzer, Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts in behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.” The eldest son of a Lutheran pastor, Schweitzer studied philosophy and theology at the University of Strasbourg, where he took the doctor’s degree in philosophy in 1899. At the same time,Continue reading “Oremus for September 4, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/jrf6v6t2 Say to the faint of heart: Be strong and do not fear.Behold, our God will come, and he will save us. Isaiah 35 Gracious God, your goodness surpasses everything else. Uphold us day after day, and teach us night after night, that we may follow in the path of life and be filled with resurrectionContinue reading “Oremus for September 3, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/hs9fh5jk Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all within me, his holy name. Psalm 103 Faithful God,you are hope for the poor and refuge for the oppressed.Remember your people;do not hide your face from our troubles.Give us comfort in times of pain,that we may proclaim the joyous news of freedomin your Son, Jesus Christ, our SaviorContinue reading “Oremus for September 2, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/tnz5zenv The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life; whom should I dread?When those who do evil draw near, they stumble and fall. Psalm 27 Eternal God, in your loving wisdom you set us beside the fountain of life, like a tree planted by runningContinue reading “Oremus for September 1, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/5fmvry9k To you I call, for you will surely heed me, O God;turn your ear to me; hear my words. Psalm 17 God our Maker,you crown the humble with honorand exalt the faithful who gather in your name.Because you have favored us with life,we dance before you in our joyand praise you with unending songfor JesusContinue reading “Oremus for August 31, 2026”

Antiphon1 Ant. Lord, I will be mindful of your justice alone; *you have taught me, O God, from my youth; and so,unto old age and gray hairs, O God, forsake me not.V. In you, O Lord, I take refuge; *let me never be put to shame.In your justice, rescue me, free me; *incline your ear to meContinue reading “Oremus for August 30, 2026”

The Beheading of John the BaptistThe main celebration for John the Baptist is on 24 June, the date observing his birth, but John was also the forerunner of Christ in his death and, as the gospels of Matthew and Mark relate it, followed his denouncing of immoral ways and his call to repentance. On hearingContinue reading “Oremus for August 29, 2026”

AugustineAugustine was born in North Africa in 354. His career as an orator and rhetorician led him from Carthage to Rome, and from there to Milan where the Imperial court at that time resided. By temperament, he was passionate and sensual, and as a young man he rejected Christianity. Gradually, however, under the influence firstContinue reading “Oremus for August 28, 2026”

Hélder CâmaraHélder Pessoa Câmara OFS was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. A self-identified socialist, he was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military dictatorship in Brazil. Câmara was an advocate of liberation theology. He did social and political work for the poor and for human rights and democracy during the military regime. Câmara preached for a churchContinue reading “Oremus for August 27, 2026”