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Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/ccpetpy5 He who ponders the law of the Lord day and nightwill yield fruit in due season. Psalm 1 God of majesty, we are constantly surrounded by your gifts and touched by your grace; our words of praise do not approach the wonders of your love. Send forth your Spirit, that our lives may be refreshedandContinue reading “Oremus for October 20, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/aev9ty64 The sparrow finds a home,and the swallow a nest for her young:by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.Blessed are they who dwell in your house,for ever singing your praise. Psalm 84 Lord our God, we come before you with thanksgiving and praise,for you have created us as yourContinue reading “Oremus for October 19, 2026”

Luke the EvangelistLuke was a dear friend of the apostle Paul, and is mentioned by him three times in his Letters. Paul describes him as ‘the belovèd physician’ and, in his second Letter to Timothy, as his only companion in prison. He is believed to be the author of two books of the New Testament,Continue reading “Oremus for October 18, 2026”

Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius was the second bishop of Antioch in Syria, who was caught in a persecution of the Church around the year 115 and condemned to suffer death in the public arena. The authorities decided to send him all the way to Rome for execution of this sentence. He was put in the custodyContinue reading “Oremus for October 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 our deliverer,when the foundations are shakenand justice has departed,defend the poor and needyand give your people strength to fight all wrongin the name of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. CW:DP Music: https://tinyurl.com/ycn4djk5 O Lord,Continue reading “Oremus for October 16, 2026”

Teresa of ÁvilaTeresa was born into an aristocratic Spanish family in 1515. Following her mother’s death, she was educated by Augustinian nuns and then ran away from home to enter a Carmelite convent when she was twenty. After initial difficulties in prayer, her intense mystical experiences attracted many disciples. She was inspired to reform theContinue reading “Oremus for October 15, 2026”

Antiphon: https://tinyurl.com/4v96u5uv Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk,that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia. 1 Peter 2 Faithful God, remember the covenant you made to your people of old,as well as the one sealed by the blood of your Son. Guard and guide those who look to you, that weContinue reading “Oremus for October 14, 2026”

Antiphon: https://tinyurl.com/4v96u5uv Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual milk,that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia. 1 Peter 2 Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sinand protect us from all anxietyas we wait in joyful hope forContinue reading “Oremus for October 13, 2026”

Elizabeth FryElizabeth Gurney was born at Earlham in Norfolk in 1780. At the age of twenty, she married Joseph Fry, a London merchant and a strict Quaker. She was admitted as a minister in the Society of Friends and became a noted preacher. The appalling state of the prisons came to her notice and sheContinue reading “Oremus for October 12, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. O Lord, if you were to take into account our iniquities,who would withstand the test?But forgiveness abides with you, O God of Israel.V. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; *Lord, hear my voice!O let your ears be attentive *to the sound of my pleadings. Psalm 130 Strong and merciful God,stand with theContinue reading “Oremus for October 11, 2026”