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Coming in a timely manner is the 2024 Novena for Our Nation. This is a 54-day Novena run again by Fr. Richard Heilman. I'll be completing my participation in this year's Annual Novena for Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney's canonization on Monday and my work in the Novena for our Nation begins on Thursday.
posted Saturday, 2024-08-10 ~11:45 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
Early Friday afternoon, relaxing to the radio broadcast of the Cleveland Guardians Pregame Show ahead of their early afternoon MLB Game vs the Minnesota Twins. Plans are to follow an NFL Preseason Game tonight. There's a very good chance that I may grab a nap between the baseball game and football game.
posted Friday, 2024-08-09 ~ 12:44 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
Another triple-digit heat day, another day I stay inside under the a/c. And it looks like there'll be MLB games to keep me entertained through the afternoon before tonight's NFL game.
posted Thursday, 2024-08-08 ~ 10:59 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
Another quiet day. Triple digit weather again keeps me inside again.
I finished another set of books today and now I'm wondering what to start reading next.
posted Wednesday, 2024-08-07 ~ 18:17 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
Mid-morning Tuesday and I'm happy to note the day is moving along at a pretty good pace.
When I woke this morning it was with three main chores ahead of me: doing my weekly laundry (two loads are running through the machines now), charging the lithium batteries used doing yesterday's yard work (batteries are on their respective chargers now), and treating both bathroom drains with Drano (completed a few minutes ago).
Today is the start day for a CC tourney at ICCF for which I've already received pairings. First moves have now been made in all my pending games.
posted Tuesday, 2024-08-06 ~ 09:57 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
A full Monday! This morning's yard work, mowing and trimming much of the front lawn, nearly did me in. Even though I took frequent cool dawn and water breaks, and did the work in the morning before the worst of the day's heat set in, I still passed out while sitting in the front room recliner with sweaty work clothes on, and some of the tools still on the front porch. I woke up when Sylvia returned home from work, put the rest of the tools away, showered and fixed myself some lunch.
Phone conversations with representatives from two of my banks in the afternoon resolved two issues that had been bothering me over the weekend to my satisfaction. And the rest of my day has been calm and peaceful.
posted Monday, 2024-08-05 ~ 18:59 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
It took 3 weeks for me to checkmate the White King in this Correspondence Chess Game with a Rook-Rook combination against the edge of the board. The game started on 15 July and ended late last night.
posted Sunday, 2024-08-04 ~08:20 #QNAUG2024 #chess
posted by Roscoe
An afternoon full of MLB games and an evening full of Svengoolie, that pretty much defines this Saturday for me.
posted Saturday, 2024-08-03 ~ 15:10 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
Intention to be offered for the Novena for Blessed Michael McGivney – August 4 – 12 (Feast day August 13)
English
God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Blessed Michael McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor.
Through the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast.
We humbly ask that you glorify Blessed Michael McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (personal intention). Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Intention: Protection and growth of the Traditional Latin Mass within the Church and throughout the Knights of Columbus
Latin
Deus, pater noster, protector pauperum atque defensor viduarum et orphanorum: vocasti sacerdotem tuum, beatum Michaelem McGivney, familiari vitae christianae apostolum, iuvenibusque ducem ad adiuvandum proximum. Per exemplum vitae virtutisque eius, Filium tuum propius sequamur, Iesum Christum, ut mandatum caritatis perficiamus ad corroborandum corpus Eius quod est Ecclesia.
Fiat nobis inspirationi famulus tuus ut confidentes tuae caritati pergamus curare indigentes et incuria captos. Humiliter petimus ut inter caelites connumeretur beatus Michael McGivney presbyter in terra secundum voluntatem tuam. Concede propitius gratiam hanc ______(pete quod desideras) per Christum Dominum Nostrum. Amen.
posted Saturday, 2024-08-03 ~11:00 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe
Friday night and nearing the end of a pretty good day. Glad I was able to stay calm and deal with three different situations that could easily have gone sideways, but didn't. It'll be next week sometime before two of them are fully resolved, but it looks like everything will turn out well.
posted Friday, 2024-08-02 ~ 20:14 #QNAUG2024
posted by Roscoe