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The Martyrs of BirminghamAddie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley were getting ready for church services when a bomb exploded on this day in 1965 at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing all four of the school-age girls. The church had been a center for civil rights meetings and marches. Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/vm2nse5e YouContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, September 15, 2025”

Holy Cross DayThe cross on which our Lord was crucified has become the universal symbol for Christianity, replacing the fish symbol of the early church, though the latter has been revived in recent times. After the end of the persecution era, early in the fourth century, pilgrims began to travel to Jerusalem to visit andContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, September 14, 2025”

Cyprian of Carthage Born in Carthage in about the year 200, Cyprian was a teacher of rhetoric and a lawyer in the city before his conversion to Christianity. He gave away his pagan library and set his mind to study the sacred Scriptures and the commentaries that were beginning to proliferate. He became a priestContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, September 13, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/823z9syw We have come to know and to believein the love that God has for us. 1 John 4 God of steadfast love,in a constantly changing world we look to you as our rock of hope. Hear us as we pour out our hearts to you, and give us your grace and protection; throughContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, September 12, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/39panrbd I am the light of the world, says the Lord;whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,but will have the light of life. John 8 Merciful God, refuge in times of trouble, our only hope in living, and our only salvation in dying: keep us in your care, that we may always praise you andContinue reading “Oremus for Thursday, September 11, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/ttyjpbkv 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 God of mercy, you know us better than we know ourselves, and still you love us. Wash us from all our sins, create in us clean hearts, and strengthen us by yourContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, September 10, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/2ybp9ax5 Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard;proclaim to the ends of the earth:The Lord has freed his people, alleluia. Cf. Isaiah 48 God our strength, the only refuge of all who trust you.Fortify us with your goodness to live in quietness of spirit,that we may serve you all our days;through Jesus Christ, yourContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, September 9, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/5t7vysmf The glory of the Lord will be revealed,and all flesh will see the salvation of our God. Isaiah 40 O God, none can compare with you; your wondrous deeds for our salvation are without number. Make us bold witnesses to your faithfulness,that all the earth may rejoice in your love toward us inContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, September 8, 2025”

Antiphon  Ant. You are righteous, O Lord, * and right is your judgment;deal with this servant of yours according to your mercy.V. Blessed are those whose way is blameless, *who walk in the law of the Lord!Blessed are those who keep his decrees! *With all their hearts they seek him. Psalm 119 O God, the well ofContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, September 7, 2025”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/n3y7n23f There is one thing I ask of the Lord, only this do I seek:to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. Psalm 27 Loving God,glorious in giving and restoring life,do not hide your face from your people overcome with loneliness and fear.Turn our weeping into dancing,our despair into joy,andContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, September 6, 2025”