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St Augustine of CanterburyAugustine was prior of the monastery of St Andrew in Rome. In 596, at the instigation of Pope Gregory the Great, he was dispatched as the leader of a group of forty monks to re-evangelise the English Church. Augustine appears not to have been a particularly confident person, and in Gaul heContinue reading “Oremus for May 26, 2025”

The Venerable BedeBede was born in Northumbria around the year 670. When he was seven years old, his family gave him to the monastery of St Peter and St Paul at Wearmouth. He then moved to Jarrow, where he lived as a monk for the rest of his life. Although it seems he never travelledContinue reading “Oremus for May 25, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. The Spirit of the Lord *has filled the whole world, alleluia;and that which contains all things,knows every language spoken by men, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.V. Let God arise; let his foes be scattered. *Let those who hate him flee from his presence.As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; †like wax that melts before theContinue reading “Oremus for May 24, 2026”

Nicolaus CopernicusBorn in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus first studied law and medicine before serving as a cleric under the direction of his uncle, the Bishop of Warmia (in northeastern Poland). Copernicus first set forth his heliocentric theory of astronomy in a small work called the Commentariolus, which was not published until 1878. His argument that theContinue reading “Oremus for May 23, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/2s4yt5an When I prove my holiness among you,I will gather you from all the foreign lands;and I will pour clean water upon youand cleanse you from all your impurities,and I will give you a new spirit, says the Lord. Ezekiel 36 God our creator, earth has many languages,but your gospel proclaims your loveto all nations inContinue reading “Oremus for May 22, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/22vexxaw Like the deer that yearns for running streams,so my soul is yearning for you, my God;my soul is thirsting for God, the living God. Psalm 42 Make us one, O God, as you are one.Show us the gift of eternal life:to know you as you know us.Help us to finish the workthat you have calledContinue reading “Oremus for May 21, 2026”

AlcuinAlcuin was descended from a noble Northumbrian family. Although the date and place of his birth are not known, he was probably born in the year 735 in or near York. He entered the cathedral school there as a child, continued as a Scholar and became Master. In 781, he went to Aachen as adviserContinue reading “Oremus for May 20, 2026”

DunstanSon of Heorstan, a Wessex nobleman. Nephew of Saint Athelm, and related to Saint Alphege of Winchester. Educated at Glastonbury Abbey by Irish monks. Hermit. Monk. Expert goldsmith, metal-worker, and harpist. Ordained by Saint Alphege. Appointed abbot of Glastonbury in 944 by King Edmund I of England. He rebuilt the abbey, introduced the Benedictine Rule,Continue reading “Oremus for May 19, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/555e7rrf How great is the goodness, Lord,that you keep for those who fear you. Psalm 31 Great God, you are one God,and you bring together what is scatteredand mend what is broken.Unite us with the scattered peoples of the earththat we may be one family of your children.Bind up all our wounds,and heal us in spirit,thatContinue reading “Oremus for May 18, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. God has gone up amidst shouts of joy,the Lord to the sound of the trumpet, alleluia.V. All peoples, clap your hands. *Cry to God with shouts of joy!For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome, *the great king over all the earth. Psalm 47 True and only Light,from whom comes every good gift,send your Spirit intoContinue reading “Oremus for May 17, 2026”