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The Birth of Saint John the Baptist The 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 fourContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, June 24, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. Render secure my footsteps in your paths * so that my feet do not slip; incline your ear and hear my words;display your wonderful mercies, O Lord, Savior of those who place their hope in you.Ps. O Lord, hear a cause that is just; *pay heed to my cry.Turn your ear to myContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, June 23, 2020”

St Alban Alban was a soldier in the Roman city of Verulamium (now St Albans in Hertfordshire) who gave shelter to a Christian priest fleeing from persecution, hiding him in his house for several days. Greatly influenced by his devotion to prayer, Alban received instruction from the priest and was converted. When the priest’s hiding-placeContinue reading “Oremus for Monday, June 22, 2020”

For another form of worship in the home based on today’s lessons in the Revised Common Lectionary, go to https://blogs.elca.org/worship/2448/ Antiphon1 Ant. Render secure my footsteps in your paths * so that my feet do not slip; incline your ear and hear my words;display your wonderful mercies, O Lord, Savior of those who place theirContinue reading “Oremus for Sunday, June 21, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. Hearken, O Lord, unto my voice * which has calledout to you; deign to be my help, forsake me not, donot despise me, O God my Savior.Ps. The Lord is my light and my salvation; *whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life; *whom should I dread? Psalm 27 EternalContinue reading “Oremus for Saturday, June 20, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.Ps. The Lord is my light and my salvation; *whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life; *whom should I dread? PsalmContinue reading “Oremus for Friday, June 19, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. All you who are thirsty, * come to the waters, says the Lord, and you who have no money, come, drink in gladness.Ps. Give ear, my people, to my teaching; *incline your ear to the words of my mouth.I will open my mouth in a parable *and utter hidden lessons of the past.Continue reading “Oremus for Thursday, June 18, 2020”

Antiphon1 Ant. The sparrow has found herself a home, * and the turtle dove a nest in which to lay her young: at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God! Blessed are they who dwell in your house, they shall praise you for ever and ever.Ps. How lovely is your dwellingContinue reading “Oremus for Wednesday, June 17, 2020”

Richard of ChichesterRichard de Wych, or of Droitwich as it is now known, was born there in 1197 and worked hard for his yeoman father to restore the family fortunes. Later he studied at Oxford and Paris and then in Bologna as an ecclesiastical lawyer. When he returned to England in 1235, he was made Chancellor ofContinue reading “Oremus for Tuesday, June 16, 2020”

Evelyn UnderhillBorn in 1875, Evelyn Underhill was in her thirties before she began to explore religion. At first, she wrote on the mystics, most notably in her book Mysticism, published in 1911. Her spiritual journey brought her in 1921 back to the Church of England, in which she had been baptised and confirmed. From the mid-1920s,Continue reading “Oremus for Monday, June 15, 2020”