Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:25 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 10:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Eccli 44:16-27; 45:3-20 and Gospel: Luke 10:1-9. * 11:00 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 11:15 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The grace of the hypostatic union is so sublime that no being here below could ever have received it. It is the grace of divinity itself descending into the humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, anointing it in a way, as the oil which descends upon the head consecrates the one who receives it. The humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ was penetrated by the divinity of the Word of God and thus was He made a priest, that is to say, mediator between God and man. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:20 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 213.63 lbs. * bp= 131/75 (65)

Diet: * 08:50 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 12:00 – bowl of pork, seafood, and vegetables in coconut milk soup * 15:50 – 1 bacon & cheese breakfast taco * 18:00 – cottage cheese

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:20 – bank accounts activity monitored * 06:45 – following news reports from various sources * 11:30 – quietly reading * 16:45 – listening to the pregame show ahead a women's college basketball game, IU vs Rutgers. After a convincing win by the Lady Hoosiers, I spent the rest of the evening working on my chess games and quietly reading.

Chess: * 19:10 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday, 2025-02-06 ~20:30 DLFEB2025

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Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:10 – praying The Angelus * 06:15 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:40 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 1:26-31 and Gospel: Matt 19:3-12. * 09:05 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 10:55 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: By reason of the hypostatic union, our Lord is not only the Mediator and the Savior, but He is also the Priest. He is the Priest because He is the Pontiff, that is to say, one who makes a bridge between Heaven and earth. He is truly the pontiff, the perfect priest, the priest in every sense of the word. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 221.01 lbs. * bp= 120/77 (74)

Diet: * 06:10 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 11:20 – nachos w. guacamole and sour cream * 15:55 – 1 bottle of “Boost” Glucose Control Max Protein drink

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 07:15 – bank accounts activity monitored * 11:30 – follow news reports from various sources * 13:30 – quietly reading

Chess: * 19:05 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2025-02-05 ~20:20 #DLFEB2025

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Tuesday 2025-02-04

Prayers, etc.: * 04:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:10 – praying The Angelus, * 06:20 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Eccli 44:16-27; 45:3-20 and Gospel: Matt: 25:14-23. * 07:45 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 12:10 – praying The Angelus, * 14:10 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Our Lord willed that all souls be saved by Him, by His humanity and by His Church, which is the extension of His humanity in time and space. We do not have the right to say, “No, no, there are plenty of souls who can be saved without going through our Lord Jesus Christ.” * 14:15 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 216.60 lbs. * bp= 131/80 (63)

Diet: * 06:45 – ½ pb&j sandwich * 08:35 – 1 banana, 2 mandarin oranges * 10:00 – snack on crispy cookies * 11:30 – pizza * 17:00 – snack on crispy cookies

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:05 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:30 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 12:30 – quietly reading * 18:00 – watching men's college basketball, Purdue vs Iowa

Chess: * 18:00 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2025-02-04 ~19:50 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus, * 08:00 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 08:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Rom 13:8-10 and Gospel: Matt 8:23-27. * 08:45 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 09:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: “There is no salvation outside our Lord” (cf. Acts 4:12) All those who work for the salvation of souls have to base their activity on this principle of the capital grace of our Lord. A thing done with no relation directly or indirectly to our Lord is vain and useless for salvation. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 220.35 lbs. * bp= 145/87 (64)

Diet: * 06:25 – pizza * 09:45 – cottage cheese and applesauce * 12:30 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 16:15 – crispy cookies * 16:45 – fresh mango

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 09:45 – start my weekly laundry * 10:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 14:00 – quietly reading

Chess: * 16:30 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Monday, 2025-02-03 ~20:20 #DLFEB2025

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Sunday 2025-02-02

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 07:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:15 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 09:20 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Mal 3:1-4 and Gospel: Luke 2:22-32. * 09:40 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 10:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The sanctifying grace of Jesus is such a unique and abundant source of salvation that it is rightly called by a name proper to our Lord: Gratia capitis, the grace of the leader or of the head — making perfectly clear at the same time that in all salutary action and in all action which concerns the spiritual good, everything ultimately comes from and returns to Jesus Christ alone, the Son of God incarnate. * 12:30 – praying The Angelus * 17:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:50 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 218.59 lbs. * bp= 132/77 (72)

Diet: * 09:45 – 1 banana, 2 mandarin oranges * 10:20 – breaded fish steaks * 12:30 – cottage cheese * 15:00 – a big bowl of pork, seafood, cooked vegetables, and white rice

Chores, etc.: * 08:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:30 – listening to the IU Women's Basketball pregame show ahead of their game vs Nebraska * 11:15 to 12:15 – w/o household budget * 13:15 – turned to men's college basketball, Ohio St. vs Illinois, already in progress * 14:00 – watched PGA Tour Golf * 18:10 – follow news reports from various sources

Chess: * 17:40 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Sunday, 2025-02-02 ~21:25 #DLFEB2025

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Prayers, etc.: * 06:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel, followed by praying The Angelus, followed by praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 10:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Rom 8:35-39 and Gospel: John 12:24-26. * 10:45 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 11:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Since God is charity, all that He does can only be charity. And mercy is the summit of charity. A person can give no better expression to his charity than by being merciful. The summit of charity toward our neighbor is to forgive him the wrong he may have done us, to love him in spite of his miseries, in spite of his sins. Obviously, our Lord always lays down the condition of repentance. When He takes away sin, when He gives life back to a soul, it is because that soul opened itself by repentance to receiving that forgiveness. But He is constantly forgiving. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 13:40 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 221.90 lbs. * bp= 120/78 (73)

Diet: * 08:15 – 1 grapefruit, ½ pb&j sandwich * 11:30 – cooked vegetables w. cheese sauce, breaded fish steaks * 14:05 – 1 banana * 17:10 – snack on cheese slices

Chores, etc.: * 07:50 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:10 – watchingThe Thing From Another World (1951) * 11:00 – listening to men's college basketball, Washington Huskies vs Minnesota Golden Gophers * 13:30 – now tuned into the Iowa St. vs Kansas St. game * 15:40 – listening to relaxing music and quietly reading

Chess: * 10:30 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Saturday, 2025-02-01 ~20:50 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 07:05 – praying The Angelus, followed by praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Philipp 4:4-9 and Gospel Matt 18:1-5. * 07:45 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 10:05 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Jesus comes to save us. So He is constantly giving expression to that yearning which is fundamental in Him: that desire to save souls. Even while He is saving bodies, while He is giving sight to the blind, or as He gives the paralytic the ability to walk again, He has no other goal than to save souls. In saving bodies, He is saving souls because He demands faith of those whom He wishes to heal. Therefore He saves them by the faith which they have in Him. So He is communicating sanctifying grace to them at the same time. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:40 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 220.35 lbs. * bp= 138/81 (75)

Diet: * 06:15 – toast & butter * 07:50 – big plate of nachos w. meat & cheese sauce * 10:00 – cottage cheese & applesauce * 13:10 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 13:45 – meat and vegetable combination plate * 20:05 – snacking on otap

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – following news reports from various sources * 11:00 – listen to relaxing music, leisure reading * 19:00 – After having spent most of the afternoon and evening buried between the covers of a book, I'm putting it down now to work on the day's chess games, and catch up on my afternoon and evening prayers.

Chess: * 19:30 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Friday, 2501-01-31 ~21:40 #DLJAN2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:10 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:40 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Sir 51:1-8, 51:12 and Gospel: Matt 25:1-13. * 07:00 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 07:15 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: If we turn to the most Blessed Virgin Mary to ask her what happened, she will tell us of the conversation which she had with the angel Gabriel when he appeared. She will tell us that His name is Jesus because He came to save Israel and all nations.

And if we ask St. Joseph, he will tell us, “I hesitated. I wondered how it was possible that Mary was bearing a child and I wanted to step away, but an angel came to tell me: 'Do not be afraid, Joseph, the child which she carries is come through the operation of the Holy Spirit, and you will call His name Jesus.'” It was the custom among the Jews for the father to give the name. That is why it is St. Joseph who gave the name to Jesus. And the angel goes on, “because it is He who will save Israel” (cf. Mt. 1:20-21).

So, if we ask the most Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and the shepherds, they will tell us, “Here is the Savior of Israel and of all nations.” So our first introduction to Jesus is under that essential aspect. * 13:30 – praying The Angelus * 14:20 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:40 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 218.59 lbs. * bp= 129/78 (75)

Diet: * 06:15 – 1 banana, 2 mandarin oranges, toast & jam * 10:30 – 1 peanutbutter sandwich * 11:45 – Mongolian beef lunch plate * 15:00 – plate of candied bananas * 16:30 – snacking on cheese slices and sugared mango cubes

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:30 – following news reports from various sources * 09:00 – begin working on my federal taxes * 11:45 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 13:00 – listening to relaxing music while working through the afternoon's prayers, chess games, and leisure reading.

Chess: * 15:05 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday, 2025-01-30 ~20:10 #DLJAN2025

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Wednesday 2025-01-29

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:35 – praying The Angelus * 06:45 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Tim 4:1-8 and Gospel: Matt 5:13-19. * 08:00 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 09:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Our Lord Jesus Christ, who unites in Himself the divine nature and a human nature in a single Person, which is the divine Person, the Person of the Word, becomes by the very fact the Savior of humanity, the only Savior of humanity. There is no other Savior; there is no other path to salvation besides our Lord Jesus Christ. * 12:30 – praying The Angelus * 14:20 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 219.80 lbs. * bp= 137/76 (66)

Diet: * 06:50 – 1 banana, 2 mandarin oranges, ½ pb&j sandwich, 3 cookies * 11:30 – bowl of pancit, 1 seafood salad sandwich * 14:10 – cooked bananas & butter * 17:00 – snacking on crispy cookies and cheese slices

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:25 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:20 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:30 to 12:15 – watch old game show and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 12:30 – listen to relaxing music while organizing paperwork and reading * 16:50 – tuned into the Army Sports Network pregame coverage of tonight's men's college basketball game between the Army Black Knights and the Colgate Raiders

Chess: * 16:20 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2025-01-29 ~20:15 #DLJAN2025

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Tuesday 2025-01-28

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:55 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:20 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 4:9-14 and Gospel: Luke 12:32-34. * 07:45 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 08:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Our Lord Jesus Christ is a mediator. Men had broken with God, but God did not want this break to be definitive. He did not want all those whom He had created for His glory and their happiness to be definitively separated from Him. That is why He decided, in His immense charity, in His infinite mercy, to become our mediator. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity. – And that followed by the Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 217.27 lbs. * bp= 121/73 (65)

Diet: * 06:55 – pizza * 09:45 – 3 mandarin oranges * 10:30 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 12:45 – big bowl of lugau * 15:15 – snacking on cookies

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:15 – follow news reports from various sources * 10:30 – listening to relaxing music, quietly reading * 12:45 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 13:50 – listening to relaxing music, quietly reading * 17:15 – tuned into the pregame show for tonight's men's college basketball game between the St. John's Red Storm and the Georgetown Hoyas

Chess: * 15:45 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2025-01-28 ~20:00 #DLJAN2025

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by Roscoe