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Absalom Jones (1746-1818)Absalom Jones was born a house slave in 1746 in Delaware. After being sold to a store owner in Philadelphia at sixteen, he eventually bought his own freedom in 1784. At St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church, he served as lay minister for its Black membership. The active evangelism of Jones and that ofContinue reading “Oremus for February 13, 2026”

Fanny CrosbyFanny Crosby was the most prolific writer of hymn texts and gospel songs in the American evangelical tradition of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She wrote more than eight thousand sacred texts in addition to other poetry.Frances Jane Crosby was born in Putnam County, New York, on March 24, 1820. Although notContinue reading “Oremus for February 12, 2026”

Brother LawrenceBrother Lawrence of the Resurrection (c. 1614 – 12 February 1691) served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris. Christians commonly remember him for the intimacy he expressed concerning his relationship to God as recorded in a book compiled after his death, the classic Christian text, The Practice of the Presence of God. The text attempts to explain Lawrence’s method ofContinue reading “Oremus for February 11, 2026”

ScholasticaMuch less is known about Scholastica than her famous brother, St Benedict. She too was born at Nursia, central Italy, around the year 480. At an early age she chose to consecrate herself to God, but probably continued to live at home. Only after Benedict moved to Monte Cassino did she settle at Plombariola nearby, joiningContinue reading “Oremus for February 10, 2026”

Daniel EganDaniel Egan, a Bronx native, joined the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement in 1935 and was ordained a priest. A turning point in his life came in 1952, as he was preaching in a church and noticed a woman in grave distress. She confessed that she was a drug addict struggling to kick herContinue reading “Oremus for February 9, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Come, let us worship God * and bow down before the Lord;let us shed tears before the Lord who made us,for he is the Lord our God.V. Come, let us ring out our joy to the Lord; *hail the rock who saves us.Let us come into his presence, giving thanks; *let us hail him withContinue reading “Oremus for February 8, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/h3ebwvj2 To you I call; for you will surely heed me, O God;turn your ear to me; hear my words.Guard me as the apple of your eye;in the shadow of your wings protect me. Psalm 17 By your Holy Spirit, O God,give us hearts to love you,minds to know you,souls to bless you,and strength to serveContinue reading “Oremus for February 7, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/y4eddx4h Arise, Jerusalem, and look to the Eastand see your children gathered from the rising to the setting of the sun. Baruch 5 Give us honest hearts, O God,and send your kindly Spiritto help us confess our sinsand bring us the peace of your forgiveness;in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. CW:DP Music: https://tinyurl.com/ycn4djk5 O Lord, open myContinue reading “Oremus for February 6, 2026”

The Martyrs of JapanIn 1597 twenty-six Christians (some priests or monks, but mostly lay folk, including three altar boys) were put to death near Nagasaki as part of a persecution aimed at wiping out Christianity in Japan. Sub-sequently, many more Christian converts were put to death. The teaching of Christianity was proscribed until the middleContinue reading “Oremus for February 5, 2026”

Cornelius the CenturionAll that we know about Cornelius is contained in the Acts of the Apostles (chapters 10–11). He was the first Gentile converted to the Christian faith, along with his household. The author of Acts considered Cornelius’ conversion very momentous for the future of Christianity. He records that it occurred as the result ofContinue reading “Oremus for February 4, 2026”