Roscoe's Story

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Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:20 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson: Acts 3:13-15,17-19 and Gospel: John 21:1-14. * 09:35 – 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 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 99) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 10:15 – He Loved Them Unto the End – SSPX Sermons * 10:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: God has revealed His mercy: it is a simple fact. The whole life of our Lord and particularly the Passion are a manifestation of mercy. The question now is how souls are going to react to it. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:10 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 111), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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= 225.20 lbs. * bp= 134/79 (65)

Diet: * 06:10 – 1 bowl of oatmeal w. raisins, ½ Whataburger cheeseburger sandwich, 1 banana * 09:30 – 1 fresh apple, 1 fresh orange * 15:00 – bowl of stew, and white bread * 16:45 – cottage cheese, applesauce

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 07:40 – following news reports from various sources * 13:30 – go to clinic, have blood drawn * 14:45 – watch old game shows, eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 16:30 – following news reports from various sources * 18:30 – now watching college baseball, IU vs Ball St.,

Chess: * 17:55 – moved n all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2025-04-23 ~20:05 #DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:50 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 07:15 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 10:15 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson: Acts 13:16,26-33 and Gospel: Luke 24:36-47. * 10:30 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 148) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 13:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The grace which is given in baptism is a pledge, a seed of this resurrection, but it must germinate, develop, grow until our death. * 17:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 109), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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= 223.55 lbs. * bp= 152/92 (69)

Diet: * 06:00 – 1 banana, 1 bowl of oatmeal w. raisins * 07:30 – cottage cheese and applesauce * 09:30 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 12:15 – stew (beef liver, chicken, vegetables) * 16:00 – cheese

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 07:30 – following news reports from various sources * 12:15 to 13:15 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home * 14:00 – spent the rest of the afternoon and evening mostly listening to relaxing music and quietly reading, briefly following news reports from various sources or chatting with the wife

Chess: * 11:15 – moved in all pending CC games

Posted Tuesday, 2025-04-22 ~20:18 #DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Monday 2025-04-21

Prayers, etc.: * 04:20 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:15 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 06:35 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 07:00 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson: Acts 10:37-43 and Gospel: Luke 24:13-35. * 07:25 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 62) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 08:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Our Lord rose again in order to allow us to participate in His glory and to communicate to us as well all the fruits of His Passion: sanctifying grace and the Holy Spirit by the sacrifice of the Mass and by the sacraments. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 112), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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 Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 227.0 lbs. * bp= 146/85 (68)

Diet: * 05:30 – 1 bowl of oatmeal w. raisins, 3 HEB Bakery cookies * 08:00 – 1 banana * 12:00 – bowl of soup (beef and vegetables * 15:45 – 1 fresh apple

Chores: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 06:40 – follow news reports from various sources * 12:00 to 14:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:00 – follow news reports from various sources while folding laundry

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

posted Monday, 2025-04-21 ~20:50 #DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Sunday 2025-04-20

Prayers, etc.: * 03:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:30 – praying The Angelus * 07:50 – praying the 15 Decades of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 09:00 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 5:7,8 and Gospel: Mark 16:1-7. * 09:30 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 09:45 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 92) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 10:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The power to raise oneself from the dead, as our Lord did, can only belong to God. Only God could raise again His own body, which He had taken to become incarnate and dwell among us.

The Resurrection of our Lord therefore manifests the almighty power of God. Today we are affirming with the Church of all time that Jesus rose again with the body with which He was crucified. May His glorious wounds maintain us in that faith! * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 110), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 225.20 lbs. * bp= 152/87 77

Diet: * 08:20 – 2 HEB Bakery cookies, 1 fresh banana * 11:00 – began eating salmon casserole * 13:20 – 2 HEB Bakery cookies, 1 fresh orange * 17:20 – sweet rice

Chores, etc.: * 08:45 – monitored bank accounts activity * 11:00 – watching college baseball, IU vs Maryland * 13:00 – Switched to Texas Rangers Radio Network for the Warmup Show ahead of this afternoon's Rangers / Dodgers Game * 17:00 – listen to relaxing music, quietly reading

Chess: * 14:05 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Sunday, 2025-04-20 ~20:12 #DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:00 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 08:20 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 08:30 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 50) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 11:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: On Holy Saturday, in the Exsultet, we say, O felix culpa, O happy fault! It is actually a little astonishing that the Church would use such an expression in Her liturgy. Yet the Church, inspired by God, sees that charity was reestablished after the sin of our first parents, and that graces were poured over us in abundance.

The fact that God should have willed that we come into His intimacy is a grace. That is exactly what the word means, a gratuitous gift: a tremendous, unbelievable grace, one to which we had absolutely no claim. We could perhaps be tempted to say, “But why did God love us so much? He should have just left us with our poor human nature. Why do we need to enter the very nature of God, to be so close to God? It gives us even heavier duties.”

Oh yes, it does indeed give us heavier duties. It completely transforms our spirituality, our interior life. We must not see things as we would see them if we had only our human nature. Knowing that we are called to know God directly, to live of Him, to live in Him, we need to have in our hearts a great desire for God. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 13:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 140), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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= 221.12 lbs. * bp= 135/77 (75)

Diet: * 07:40 – sweet rice * 08:15 – 2 HEB Bakery cookies, 1 fresh apple * 09:15 – more sweet rice * 13:00 – beef stew * 13:30 – 2 HEB Bakery cookies * 15:05 – 1 fresh orange

Chores, etc.: * 06:50 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:20 – follow news reports from various sources * 09:10 – watching warmup laps of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – F1 Autosports * 10:40 to 11:00- we had a nice Easter video chat with my daughter and her family * 13:00 – watching college softball, IU vs Nebraska * 14:30 – now watching NASCAR Countdown Live ahead of this afternoon's NASCAR Xfinity Series Race * 15:30 – tuned into the Rangers vs Dodgers game, already in progress * 17:45 – work on household budget

Chess: * 09:53 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Saturday, 2025-04-19 ~21:07 #DL2025APR


by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:45 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 07:15 – praying The Traditional Stations of the Cross * 08:30 – 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 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 147) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 11:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: God made that extraordinary decision, that inconceivable decision, to say, “It is I who will bear the sins of men. It is I who will bear their sins. I am going to become man, I am going to become one of them, I am going to die to reestablish justice toward My Father. And all those who join Me will be saved; those who refuse will be damned.”

The Word of God therefore became incarnate because of the sin of man, to make reparation for it and thereby give a new birth to the divine life in souls, so that they might be once again agreeable to God, glorify Him in this world and for eternity. So Jesus, in His merciful love, willed to take on Himself in a certain way the sins of humanity and to offer Himself in a sacrifice of redemption and propitiation to His Father, to restore the life of the Holy Spirit, the life of charity, in souls, by a participation in His own life, now the only source of life and salvation for men.

The sacrifice of Calvary thus appears as the light which shines in the darkness, as the one fountain of life in the midst of the desert. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:20 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 150), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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= 219.80 lbs. * bp= 135/76 (77)

Diet: * 06:15 – 1 bowl of oatmeal with raisins * 06:40 – sweet rice * 08:10 – 3 boiled eggs * 13:00 – pizza * 15:00 – salmon casserole * 19:30 – 3 HEB Bakery cookies

Exercise * 11:15 – 1 ½ hours mowing the back yard, pushing the lawn mower

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 11:15 to 12:45 – yard work, mowed back yard * 14;00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 16:35 – listening to relaxing music, quietly reading

Chess: * 10:45 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Friday, 2025-04-18 ~20:21 DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:00 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 11:00 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 146) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 11:10 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 11:20-32 and Gospel Jn 13:1-15 * 11:30 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 119), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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= 219.36 lbs. * bw= 146/82 (72)

Diet: * 06:30 – 1 bowl of oatmeal w. raisins * 07:30 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 10:15 – 3 boiled eggs * 12:00 – pizza

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:20 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:30 – follow news reports from various sources. * 12:00 to 13:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 15:00 – following baseball news on MLB Network * 17:15 – listening to relaxing music, quietly reading

Chess: * 14:40 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday, 2025-04-17 ~20:00 DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:30 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 06:55 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 07:10 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson Isa 62:11; 63:1-7 / Passion Lk 22:39-23:53 * 08:00 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 64) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 11:10 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Once the priest has offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the morning, all of the graces of his apostolate flow from there. Even if he has no apostolate to perform for one reason or another, if he is sick or in a country where unfortunately the apostolate is not very fruitful, well then, he has the consolation of having offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and of having spread graces in the measure willed by God. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 127), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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= 221.12 lbs. * bp= 144/85 (65)

Diet: * 06:00 – bowl of oatmeal w. raisins * 07:10 – cottage cheese and applesauce * 13:00 – cheese, bowl of beef stew, white bread * 16:00 – 1 fresh apple * 19:20 – snack on little cookies

Chores, etc.: * 04:45 – follow news reports from various sources while attending to house hold chores * 11:00 – listen to relaxing music, quietly reading * 13:00 to 14:30 – watch old game shows, eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:45 – listen to relaxing music, quietly reading

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

posted Wednesday, 2025-04-16 ~20:00 #DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:30 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 06:55 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 07:20 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson Jer 11:18-20 and Gospel Mark 14:32-72; 15:1-46. * 10:05 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: It is very useful always to keep in mind that grace is efficacious, grace is fruitful based on the dispositions of those receiving it. The treatise on justification in theology shows that justification, meaning reception of grace, occurs based on the following principle: “All that is received, is received according to the capacity,” and therefore according to the dispositions, “of the one receiving it.” * 10:10 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 66) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:40 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 125), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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= 223.55 * bp= 157/87 (64)

Diet: * 06:20 – bowl of oatmeal w. raisins * 07:15 – 3 little cookies * 09:35 – cottage cheese and applesauce * 13:30 – bowl of beef stew and white bread * 16:35 – bowl of pancit

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:15 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:00 – move furniture * 14:30 – work with bank accounts * 17:30 – quietly reading

Chess: * 17:15 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2025-04-15 ~20:50 #DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

Monday 2025-04-14

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:00 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Traditional Holy Rosary in English, followed by the Memorare * 07:20 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson Isa 50:5-10 and Gospel John 12:1-9 * 07:30 – 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 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 5) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). *10:10 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Our Lord willed that priests be the instruments to communicate eternal life to souls and He confided the sacraments to them. He placed Himself in their hands, in a certain way, in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and in the sacrament of the Eucharist, but also in the other sacraments because the sacraments are the channel of His own life. It is so good for priests to remember the need to venerate the sacraments which they give to the faithful! * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion, (Psalm 115), as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 19:00 – 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 Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 223.55 lbs. * bp= 154/91 (63)

Diet: * 06:50 – 1 bowl of oatmeal w. raisins * 07:30 – cottage cheese & applesauce * 10:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 13:00 – bowl of stew and white bread * 16:20 – 1 fresh apple

Exercise * 17:45 – stretches: “good mornings,” trunk rotations, side bends

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 10:00 – start my weekly laundry * 12:45 to 14:15- watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with the wife * 14:30 – follow news reports from various sources

Chess: * 17:30 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Monday, 2025-04-14 ~20:46 #DLAPR2025


by Roscoe

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