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Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/2p9c4fyw Look to your covenant, O Lord,and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever.Arise, O God, and defend your cause,and forget not the cries of those who seek you. Psalm 74 O God of love,true light and radiance of the world,shine into our hearts like the rising sun,and banish the darkness of sinandContinue reading “Oremus for May 6, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/u9n72yrw Within your will, O Lord, all things are established,and there is none that can resist your will.For you have made all things, the heaven and the earth,and all that is held within the circle of heaven;you are the Lord of all. Cf. Esther 4 Lord, be with us this day—within us to purify us;above usContinue reading “Oremus for May 5, 2026”

MonicaMonica was born in North Africa of Christian parents in 332 and she was married to a pagan named Patricius, whom she converted to Christianity. They had three children of whom the most famous was her eldest child, the future Augustine. Indeed, Augustine ascribed his conversion to the example and devotion of his mother: “SheContinue reading “Oremus for May 4, 2026”

Antiphon 1 Ant. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;shout with joy to God, all the earth;sing a psalm in honor of his name;come and hear, all you who fear God,and I will tell you what great thingsthe Lord has done for my soul, alleluia.V. Burnt offering I bring to your house; *to you I will pay myContinue reading “Oremus for May 3, 2026”

AthanasiusAthanasius was born in about the year 296 of Christian parents and educated at the Catechetical school in Alexandria. He was present at the Council of Nicaea as a deacon, accompanying his bishop Alexander, whom he succeeded as Patriarch in the year 328. Athanasius held firmly to the doctrines of the Church as defined byContinue reading “Oremus for May 2, 2026”

Philip and JamesPhilip and James appear in the list of the twelve apostles in the first three gospels but are frequently confused with other early saints who share their names. In John’s gospel, Philip has a more prominent rôle, being the third of the apostles to be called by Jesus and then himself bringing hisContinue reading “Oremus for May 1, 2026”

Daniel BerriganJesuit Daniel Berrigan, pirest, poet and peacemaker was one of the most influential voices in shaping Catholic thinking about war and peace during the past century. He died on this day in 2016 at the age of 94. Berrigan gained national attention for his work against the Vietnam War, including his participation in a strikingContinue reading “Oremus for April 30, 2026”

Catherine of SienaCatherine Benincasa was born in 1347, the second youngest of twenty-five children. Pious from her earliest years, she overcame family opposition to her vocation and became a Dominican tertiary at the age of eighteen. Nourished by a life of contemplative prayer and mystical experience, she devoted herself to active care for the poorContinue reading “Oremus for April 29, 2026”

Antiphon https://tinyurl.com/fuads5xa I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord.Should they cry to me in any distress,I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever. God of all who worship you,make us one with all your saintsand with any who are in need.Teach us to befriend the weak,and welcome the outcast,thatContinue reading “Oremus for April 28, 2026”

Christina RossettiChristina Rosetti, among the more important poets of the nineteenth century, was born in 1830 to a professor and his devout, evangelical wife. Her eldest sister, Maria, entered an Anglican convent and her poet-painter brother, Dante, was a leading figure in the Pre-Raphaelite movement of the nineteenth century. She suffered from poor health mostContinue reading “Oremus for April 27, 2026”