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Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/nhj2vtwf Receive the joy of your glory, giving thanks to God,who has called you into the heavenly kingdom, alleluia. 4 Esdras O God,whose greatness knows no limits,whose wisdom no bounds,who peace excels all understanding;you who love and help us beyond measure—help us to love you.Though we cannot fully do sobecause of your infinite goodness,increase and deepenContinue reading “Oremus for April 13, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Sing to the Lord a new song, alleluia; *for the Lord has accomplished wondrous deeds, alleluia;he has revealed his just-ice in the sight of the Gentiles,alleluia, alleluia.Ps. His right hand and his holy arm *have brought salvation.He has remembered his merciful love *and his truth for the house of Israel. Psalm 98 God of life,from whomContinue reading “Oremus for April 12, 2026”

Howard ThurmanHoward Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an American author, philosopher, minister, theologian, Christian mystic, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many social justice movements and organizations of the twentieth century. Thurman’s theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped aContinue reading “Oremus for April 11, 2026”

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a ground-breaking paleontologist and Christian mystic whose vision encompassed the evolution of all matter toward a final goal in which material and spiritual shall coincide and God shall be all in all. Teilhard developed a vision of creation which held that evolution was the process by which matter inexorably arrangesContinue reading “Oremus for April 10, 2026”

Dietrich BonhoefferFrom the first days of the Nazi accession to power in 1933, Bonhoeffer was involved in protests against the regime. From 1933 to 1935 he was the pastor of two small congregations in London, but nonetheless was a leading spokesman for the Confessing Church, the center of Protestant resistance to the Nazis. In 1935Continue reading “Oremus for April 9, 2026”

William LawBorn at Kings Cliffe in Northamptonshire in 1686, William Law was educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge and, after ordination as a deacon, became a fellow of the College in 1711. When George I came to the throne in 1714, William declined to take the Oath of Allegiance, being a member of the Non-Juror party who believedContinue reading “Oremus for April 8, 2026”

Martyrs of RwandaIn a time span of one hundred days, between April and July 1994, Rwanda’s political arena imploded. The country collapsed into chaos, and violence escalated into the genocide of one million people among members of the Tutsi ethnic group and moderate components of the Hutu ethnic majority in the country. The genocide occurredContinue reading “Oremus for April 7, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/yc2wmpsx The merciful love of the Lord fills the earth;by the word of the Lord the heavens were made, alleluia. Psalm 33 You have shown your glory, O God,in raising Jesus from the dead.Raise us to new life in him,and empower us to serve you.May your words be in our mouths,your strength in our arms,and yourContinue reading “Oremus for April 6, 2026”

The Day of Resurrection: Easter Sunday Antiphon Ant. Christ, our Paschal Lamb, has been sacrificed, alleluia; therefore, let us keep the feast by sharing the unleavened bread of uprightness and truth, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.Ps. Give praise to the Lord, for he is good; *his mercy endures forever.Let the house of Israel say, *“His mercy enduresContinue reading “Oremus for April 5, 2026”

Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) AntiphonSetting by Rachel Wilhelm: https://tinyurl.com/ssededyz Man that is born of a womanhas but a short time to live and is full of misery.He comes up and is cut down;much like a flower in spring that blooms and then is gone.He flees, he flees, as he were a shadow;He flees, he flees, asContinue reading “Oremus for April 4, 2026”