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DLJAN2025

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

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

by Roscoe

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

by Roscoe

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

by Roscoe

Monday 2025-01-27

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:40 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:05 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Tim. 4:1-8 and Gospel: Matt 5:13-19. * 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: Three particular graces adorn the soul and the body of Jesus, from the moment of His conception in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and from the infusion of the soul into the body which was prepared for it.

The first grace, which is also the source of the other two, is unique in all of creation. By his eternal decision to unite to His Person a soul and a body, God the Word communicated His very divinity to these creatures in a mysterious, ineffable manner, to the degree that they were capable of receiving it, according to the divine will. It is called the grace of the hypostatic union, which confers a divine dignity upon this soul and this body. All of the acts of this soul and this body are consequently divine, and are justly attributed to God, who assumes responsibility for every action of this soul and this body. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:20 – 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 Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 215.17 lbs. * bp= 124/76 (75)

Diet: * 06:05 – 1 banana, 2 tangerines, a few HEB chocolate chunk cookies, toast & butter * 08:30 – plate of pasta * 13:00 – bowl of pancit, white bread and butter * 14:50 – snack on more cookies * 16:00 – 1 grapefruit

Chores, etc.: * 04:45 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:55 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:15 – follow news reports from various sources * 10:00 – start my weekly laundry * 13:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 13:45 – finish working on my weekly laundry * 16:40 – listen to relaxing music * 19:30 – have tuned into the pregame show for tonight's women's basketball game between the IU Hoosiers and the Washington Huskies

Chess: * 12:55 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Monday, 2025-01-27 ~20:10 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 07:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:05 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:25 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Rom 12:16-21 and Gospel: Matt 8:1-13. * 07:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: One of the psalms talks about those who have not received their soul in vain (Ps. 23:4). I hope that we are among them. It is God who has given us our soul, it is not our parents. Our parents were the occasion for the creation of that soul, but it is God who created our soul directly. And God willed to sanctify it by baptism, washing it in His blood and giving us, by the very fact, faith, hope and charity. So we have to know our Lord Jesus Christ and we have to live His life. * 08:15 – 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 * 15:50 – 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 215.06 lbs. * bp= 120/77 (75)

Diet: * 07:10 – applesauce and cottage cheese * 08:55 – goulash * 09:30 – sweet rice, toast & butter * 15:05 – bowl of pancit * 15:45 – 2 HEB chocolate chunk cookies * 19:50 – more cookies

Chores, etc.: * 06:55 – bank accounts activity monitored * 11:00 – watching men's college basketball, IU vs Maryland * 14:00 – now watching NFL, Commanders vs Eagles * 17:30 – After the Eagles won their game, I've now switched over to the Bills vs Chiefs game.

Chess: * 15:00 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Sunday, 2025-01-26 ~20:20 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 05:30 – praying The Angelus * 06:50 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:15 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Acts 9:1-22 and Gospel: Matt 19:27-29 * 07:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: We have chosen to be on the side of our Lord Jesus Christ, in spite of the difficulties it holds for our poor intellect, in spite of the consequences it has for ourselves. Believing in our Lord Jesus Christ, affirming His divinity, means believing in His work as a whole. So it means believing in the Church, one, holy, Catholic, apostolic, and Roman. It means believing in the value of His sacrifice; it means believing in the necessity of baptism in order to be saved. * 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. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:50 – 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= 217.27 lbs. * bp= 122/78 (63)

Diet: * 06:40 – cottage cheese and applesauce * 08:30 – plate of goulash * 09:10 – McDonald's cheeseburger * 14:40 – snacking on crispy cookies

Chores, etc.: * 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:00 – listening to relaxing music * 11:30 – watching men's college basketball, Georgetown vs Providence. Followed by the New Mexico vs UNLV game. And that followed by a women's game, UConn vs Creighton. * 18:35 – after the Lady Huskies won their game against Creighton I'm moving away from basketball, shall hang out on MeTV waiting for tonight's Svengoolie

Chess: * 09:40 – moved in all pending CC games

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:05 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Tim 6:11-16 and Gospel Luke: 14:26-33. * 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. * 09:50 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Still today, what is it that divides Christians? It is precisely that dogma of the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. The reason people are attacking miracles today is that they want to explain those miracles away as natural occurrences, so they will be able say that our Lord Jesus Christ is a prophet, a kind of superman, but not truly the Son of God. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:10 – 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 Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 218.59 lbs. * bp= 139/82 (61)

Diet: * 05:50 – cottage cheese and applesauce * 06:55 – goulash * 09:30 – pasta * 11:45 – Mongolian beef plate * 14:30 – snack on otap * 18:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:40 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:45 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 13:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 15:15 to 16:00 – physically go to my bank, taking care of business * 17:00 – quietly reading * 20:00 – watching women's college basketball, IU Hoosiers vs. Oregon Ducks.

Chess: * 15:10 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Friday, 2025-01-24 ~20:30 #DLJAN2025

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 31:8-11 and Gospel Luke 12:35-40. * 07:05 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: For the most part, the errors and divisions that have torn through the Church have always been more or less related to the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, directly or indirectly. Arianism, Pelagianism, are essentially attacks on the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. And then, later on, Protestant naturalism, which we are still suffering from today in a very particular manner, refuses to recognize the supernatural or that we are authentically sons of God. * 07:20 – making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 12:00 – The Angelus * 14:00 – 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 Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 219.25 lbs. * bp= 130/81 (74)

Diet: * 06:15 – cottage cheese and applesauce, otap * 12:45 – air-fried pork, seafood soup * 16:30 – snacking on dried mango slices

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:30 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:30 – 1 mile walk in the neighborhood * 12:45 to 13:45 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 18:00 – watching men's college basketball, Memphis vs Wichita St.

Chess: * 15:20 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday, 2025-01-23 ~19:30 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe

Wednesday 2025-01-22

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:15 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:55 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Wis 3:1-8 and Gospel: Luke 21:9-19. * 07:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: You see, the statements of the Gospel, of the Apostles, are perfectly clear: those who affirm the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ are of God; those who deny it are not of God. And the consequences are terrible. You have to think of this world around us, of all humanity living today and of humanity gone by. Our Lord Jesus Christ and His divinity are the ultimate deciding factor for men, the deciding factor for eternal life. * 07:50 – making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 12:00 – The Angelus * 15:00 – 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 Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 217.27 * bp= 108/66 (86)

Diet: * 06:10 – sweet bread, 2 tangerines * 07:15 – applesauce & cottage cheese * 09:30 – snacking on otap * 12:15 – sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuit & jam, pancakes, breakfast taco, spaghetti and goulash * 18:00 – small bowl of spaghetti and goulash

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:50 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 12:15 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:00 – quietly reading * 17:25 – Tuned into the Flagship Station for IU Sports, listening to pregame activity ahead of tonight's college basketball game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Northwestern Wildcats.

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

posted Wednesday, 2025-01-22 ~20:05 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe