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Sadhu Sundar Singh Known in his lifetime as India’s most famous convert to Christianity, Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889–1929) would not approve of that characterization. He loved Jesus and devoted his life to knowing him and following him, but he never accepted Christianity’s cultural conventions, even as he embraced its stark original teachings. A modern SaintContinue reading “Oremus for June 25, 2026”

Birth of St John the BaptistThe biblical story of John, the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah, begins even before his birth. His leaping in his mother’s womb is seen as a great alleluia in anticipation of the birth of his Redeemer and the good news of Jesus Christ is related in all four gospels asContinue reading “Oremus for June 24, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/h733je The love of God has been poured into our heartsthrough the Spirit of God dwelling within us, alleluia. Romans 5 Eternal God,your Son Jesus Christ,now exalted as Lord of all,pours out his gifts on the church.Grant us that unity which your Spirit gives,keep us in the bond of peace,and bring all creation to worship beforeContinue reading “Oremus for June 23, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/h733je The love of God has been poured into our heartsthrough the Spirit of God dwelling within us, alleluia. Romans 5 O God,your love is wider than all the universeand your mercy greater than the heights of heaven.When we are tempted to break faith with you,put a new song of love on our lips,thatContinue reading “Oremus for June 22, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. The Lord is the strength of his people, *and the guardian of salvation for his anointed.Save your people, O Lord,and bless your inheritance;be their guide for ever.V. To you, O Lord, I call; *my rock, be not deaf to me.I shall go down to those in the pit, *if you are silent to me. Psalm 28Continue reading “Oremus for June 21, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4x234z2n Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard;proclaim to the ends of the earth:The Lord has freed his people, alleluia. Isaiah 48 Protect your people, O God,and keep us safeuntil the coming of your new dawnand the establishment of your righteous rule.By your Holy Spirit,stir up within us a longingfor the light of yourContinue reading “Oremus for June 20, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/4x234z2n Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard;proclaim to the ends of the earth:The Lord has freed his people, alleluia. Isaiah 48 Lord our God,we come before you with thanksgiving and praise,for you have created us as your peopleand you sustain us with your hand.Nourish us in your rich pastureand keep usContinue reading “Oremus for June 19, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/8n5p29s7 God is love, and whoever abides in loveabides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4 Gracious Father,your might is beyond measure,your wisdom beyond knowledge,your love beyond all telling.You have put eternity into our hearts,and made us hunger and thirst for you.Satisfy the longings you have implantedthat we may find you in life,and findContinue reading “Oremus for June 18, 2026”

The Martyrs of Mother Emanuel ChurchThe Charleston church shooting was a mass shooting on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine African Americans were killed during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Among those people who were killed was the senior pastor, state senator Clementa C. Pinckney; threeContinue reading “Oremus for June 17, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/8n5p29s7 God is love, and whoever abides in loveabides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4 God of earthquake, wind, and fire,tame natural forces that defy control,or shock us by their fury.Keep us from calling disaster your justice;and help us, in good times or in calamity,to trust your mercy, which never ends,andContinue reading “Oremus for June 16, 2026”