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DLDEC2024

Friday 2024-12-20

Prayers, etc.: * 03:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:30 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Isa 11:1-5 and Gospel: Luke 1:39-47 * 09:00 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 11:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: There are good occasions to practice detachment: a lost object that we loved, a letter that never comes, a place we have to leave, detachment from objects, from creatures, but also from “our own ideas.” * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 20:15- 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= 215.61 lbs. * bp= 150/79 (65)

Diet: * 06:00 – 1 banana, 1 pb&j sandwich * 12:15 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 15:00 – ice cream sandwich * 16:45 – 1 can of V8 juice

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:30 to 11:30 – 2 hrs. of yard work, mowing and raking the front yard. * 12:30 – reading and dozing * 18:00 – local news and weather * 18:30 – listening to Notre Dame's pregame show for tonight's NCAA football, IU vs Notre Dame, but “due to broadcast restrictions” this game can't be streamed. Anywhere. It can only be watched over pay stations that I don't subscribe to.

Chess: * 06:15 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Friday, 2024-12-20 ~20:30 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Thursday 2024-12-19

Prayers, etc.: * 07:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 07:30 – praying The Angelus * 09:30 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 10:00 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 10:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Phil 4:4-7 and Gospel: John 1:19-28. * 11:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: God Himself has asked us to make use of the goods of this world to fulfill our duty of state. So it is obvious that we have to make use of the goods of this world. But the disorder that is inside us because of original sin makes it so we seek those goods in a disordered manner, in an excessive manner, which leads us to turn away from prayer, to turn away from God. For what is prayer if not the raising of our soul toward God? Many people no longer raise their soul toward God because they are entirely taken up by the things of this world. They no longer pray and they do not come to unite themselves to the great prayer of our Lord, which is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. They desert the churches because they are caught up in the spirit of the world. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 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= 214.0 lbs * bp= 139/74 (70)

Diet: * 08:00 – 3 cookies * 09:00 – 1 banana * 09:40 – cottage cheese * 11:00 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 13:10 – 1 bottle of Boost Glucose Control Max * 15:30 – 1 ice cream sandwich

Chores, etc.: * 07:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 08:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:45 – start my weekly laundry * 11`:25 – listen to relaxing music, leisure reading * 16:00 – local news and weather * 16:30 – more music and reading

Chess: * 19:50 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday 2024-12-19 ~19:50 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 03:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 04:30 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 08:00 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Isa. 7:10-15 and Gospel: Luke 1:26-38. * 10:40 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 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= 214.51 lbs. * bp= 152/84 (72)

Diet: * 04:15 – 1 cookie * 05:10 – toast & butter * 06:30 – 2 more cookies * 08:30 – cottage cheese * 12:30 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 15:05 – V8 juice * 15:30 – pineapple rings * 16:45 – snacking on cookies

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:00 – following news reports from various sources * 13:15 to 14:30 – yard work, loaded up the green bin with leaves and branches from the back yard, tomorrow the city empties the bin and I get to load it up again for next week's pickup * 14:45 – following news reports from various sources * 16:45 – leisure reading * 18:30 – tuned into the Appalachian State Radio Network for the pregame show ahead of the mens college basketball game between the Appalachian Mountaineers and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Chess: * 08:00 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2024-12-18 ~21:35 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:45 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:20 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 10:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Phil 4:4-7 and Gospel: John 1:19-28. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 17:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 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= 214.51 lbs. * bp= 147/84 (69)

Diet: * 06:30 – toast & butter, 1 banana, 1 seafood salad sandwich * 10:30 – cheese * 15:00 – 2 pieces of fudge * 16:30 – 2 pork chops

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:15 – bank accounts activity monitored * 11:30 – following news reports on OAN * 13:00 – listen to relaxing music and leisure reading * 14:00 – help Sylvia pack * 15:00 – leisure reading * 16:00 – local news and weather * 16:30 – follow news reports on RAV.

Chess: * 09:30 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2024-12-17 ~19:30 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Monday 2024-12-16

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 05:40 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 06:15 – Praying day 8 of 9, of a 9-day Novena for the Conversion of Pope Francis, followed by praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 06:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Oh, yes, there are indeed souls who attach themselves to these goods much more than to God. To avoid this, our souls need to be detached from earthly things by a spirit of renouncement, by a spirit of poverty.

That detachment is not reserved to priests and religious; it is the very condition of the Christian life. Christians know that everything they have belongs first to God, and God is going to ask them how they made use of those goods. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 12:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Cor. 1:3-7 and Gospel: Matt 16: 24-27. * 16:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying 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 Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 214.51 lbs. * bp= 162/82 (67)

Diet: * 04:50 – 1 banana * 05:30 – toast & butter * 08:00 – pork chops * 09:30 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 13:00 – cheese * 15:50 – 1 banana * 16:35 – small bag of potato chips

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 04:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:15 – following news reports on OAN * 10:00 – listen to relaxing music, leisure reading * 13:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:00 – back to reading, without the music this time * 17:00 – local news and weather

Chess: * 06:35 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Monday, 2024-12-16 ~19:50 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:05 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:45 – Praying day 8 of 9, of a 9-day Novena for the Conversion of Pope Francis, followed by praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 08:15 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Why do we have to detach ourselves from the goods of this world? Are the things of this world really to be despised? Things are not worthy of disdain in themselves, but they are for us the occasion of sin. It is because riches and pleasures make us fall into sin that we have to be detached from them. Unfortunately, all of the goods of the earth draw us toward sin, because of the malice which is in us. That is why we need spiritual asceticism. * 08:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Phil 4:4-7 and Gospel: John 1:19-28. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 216.71 lbs *bp= 148/79 (71)

Diet: * 06:50 – 1 banana * 07:40 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 10:20 – cheese, 1 toast & peanut butter sandwich * 12:40 – big bowl of stew, meat and vegetables, ice cream sandwich * 16:40 – 1 banana

Chores, etc.: * 06:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:45 – following news reports on OAN * 10:15 – FOX NFL Kickoff Show * 12:00 – starting the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers * 12:30 – listening to B97 for the pregame show for this afternoon's women's college basketball game between IU and Bellarmine, and I plan to watch the game on Big Ten Plus * 14:50 – after watching the Lady Hoosiers win their game, I turn back to the Cowboys game and am surprised to find them leading the Panthers in the 4th Quarter. * 15:30 – Now watching the Steelers / Eagles game * 18:00 – Now Football Night in America * 19:15 – Now Packers vs Seahawks * 19:45 – listening to relaxing music & reading until bedtime

Chess: * 10:00 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Sunday, 2024-12-16 ~20:35 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:30 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:05 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Man in this world is like a breath of air, a bird resting for a moment and then flying away again. Vanity, vanity, everything we do for ourselves. All that will remain is what we have done for God. Vanity is the mother of lies. Let us seek the truth and there will we find peace. * 07:15 – Praying day 7 of 9, of a 9-day Novena for the Conversion of Pope Francis, followed by praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Rom 15:4-13 and Gospel: Matt 11:2-10. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 17:35 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying 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 Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 213.0 lbs. * bp= 141/70 (66)

Diet: * 07:30 – pizza * 08:15 – applesauce * 10:00 – toast & butter, more pizza * 16:50 – home made stew, meat & vegetables, ice cream sandwich

Chores, etc.: * 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:15 – following news reports on OAN * 10:30 – watching CBS Sports HQ * 11:00 – tuned into the Purdue University Radio Network for the men's college basketball game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Texas A&M Aggies * 14:00 – Listening to the Army Sports Network ahead of this afternoon's college football game, the Army Black Knights vs the Navy Midshipman * 18:00 – local news and weather * 19:00 – tonight's Svengoolie.

Chess: * 08:05 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Saturday 2024-12-14 ~20:15 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Friday 2024-12-13

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:45 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:10 – Praying day 6 of 9, of a 9-day Novena for the Conversion of Pope Francis, followed by praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Cor 10:17-18; 11:1-2 and Gospel: Matt 13:44-52 * 10:25 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The virtue of humility, absolutely essential to the Christian, is at the basis of all the other virtues, because humility draws us to adoration and it flows from adoration. St. Thomas says it very clearly. The humble man is humble because he is in the presence of God. He seeks to be always in the presence of God, and that life in the presence of God makes him humble and makes him continually aware of his nothingness, aware that he is nothing, that God is everything. That virtue of humility corresponds perfectly to the adoration we need to have toward God. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:40- prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying 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 Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 218.81 lbs * bp= 145/74 (64)

Diet: * 06:30 – toast & butter * 10:45 – cole slaw, cheese * 13:30 – pizza * 17:30 – more pizza

Chores, etc.: * 12:30 – listening to women's college basketball, Rice Owls vs Texas Southern Tigers * 13:30 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:15 – more women's college basketball, now listening to the Army Black Knights vs the Howard Bison * 15:00 – listen to music and leisure reading * 17:00 – tuned into Hoosier Country 105, the Flagship Station for IU Sports waiting for their pregame show ahead of tonight's men's basketball, IU Hoosiers vs Nebraska Corn huskers

Chess: * 11:40 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Friday, 2024-12-13 ~20:40 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:00 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 07:30 – Praying day 5 of 9, of a 9-day Novena for the Conversion of Pope Francis, followed by praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 08:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Charity has such a need for humility in order to develop that it seems to me that the virtue of humility is right next to the virtue of charity. It may not appear so at first glance, and yet it is true, because for charity to exist we have to leave room for it, and what leaves room for charity is our retreating into nothingness, the denial of ourselves after the example of our Lord. * 08:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Rom 15:4-13 and Gospel: Matt 11:2-10. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:10 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying 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= 220.46 lbs. * bp= 148/83 (67)

Diet: * 06:30 – toast & butter, 2 breakfast tacos * 09:00 – applesauce * 11:20 – fried chicken * 16:00 – pork chops, vegetables, stew

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:30 – following news reports from various sources * 14:00 – setup home delivery service for my Rx meds from my pharmacy * 15:30 – leisure reading * 18:00 – now watching TNF Tonight ahead of tonight's Thursday Night Football Game, Rams vs 49ers

Chess: * 09:20 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday, 2024-12-12 ~20:00 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:30 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 08:00 – Praying day 4 of 9, of a 9-day Novena for the Conversion of Pope Francis, followed by praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 08:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Pet 5:1-4, 5:10-11 and Gospel: Matt: 16:13-19. * 09:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: There is an attitude which is necessary, absolutely indispensable for our spiritual progress, and that is the virtue of humility. For St. Benedict, in the image of Jacob's ladder, which climbs up to Heaven, the two sides are our body and our soul, but the steps of the ladder are the levels of humility. St. Benedict therefore considers that a soul which advances in humility is advancing in perfection. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying 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 Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 218.15 lbs. * bp= 145/70 (68)

Diet: * 07:00 – 1 grapefruit, 1 KitKat candy bar * 11:00 – fried rice * 11:45 – 1 peanut butter sandwich * 12:45 – Cole slaw, fried chicken, mashed potatoes * 17:30 – pork chops, vegetables, stew * 18:00 – cooked bananas

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:30 – place online grocery delivery order * 09:00 – started my weekly laundry * 11:00 – tuned into the Baylor Sports Radio Network ahead of the Baylor Bears' men's basketball vs the Norfolk State Spartans * 12:45 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:00 – leisure reading * 15:15 to 16:15 – yard work, cutting branches in the back yard, loading the green organics bin for pickup tomorrow * 17:00 – local news and weather * 18:00 – watching women's college basketball, FDU vs Rutgers

Chess: * 09:10 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2024-12-11 ~19:50 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe