viewTuesday 2025-01-14
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 06:35 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 07:00 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Tim: 4:1-8 and Gospel: Matt 5:13-19.
* 08:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Men may certainly try to carry on without Him: He is everywhere, in everything, since He created everything. He therefore holds everything in His hands. Everything belongs to Him, and nothing is outside of Him. Men try to escape Him; they do not escape Him; they cannot escape Him. It is impossible, because everything is His.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 14:50 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 18:00 – praying The Angelus
* 19:15 – 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 Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 213.52 lbs.
* bp= 128/76 (68)
Diet:
* 05:30 – 1 banana, 3 fried eggs, fried rice, bacon, sausage
* 06:30 – more fried eggs, fried rice, bacon, and sausage
* 12:30 – Mongolian beef dinner, fried rice, egg roll
* 18:20 – cookies
Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 06:15 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 08:30 – quietly reading
* 12:30 – eat lunch at home with Sylvia and watch old game shows
* 14:30 – stock freshly delivered grocery items
* 17:30 – listening to Xavier Athletics Radio ahead of tonight's college basketball game between the Villanova Wildcats and the Xavier (OH) Musketeers
* 18:00 – now watching Illinois vs IU college basketball on Peacock TV
Chess:
* 15:25 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Tuesday, 2025-01-14 ~19:45 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
viewSunday 2025-01-12
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.
* 06:50 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre:
The history of the world and the history of all creation revolve around our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord is truly the summit, the center and the heart of all creation. So we can't talk about history, for example, and disregard the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the world, disregard all the influence of the Holy Church, His mystical Spouse, His Mystical Body (Eph. 1:23), of which we are members by baptism. You see how many consequences there are to faith in our Lord Jesus Christ!
* 06:55 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Col 3:12-17 and Gospel: Luke 2:42-52.
* 09:40 – praying day 8 of 9 of the Infant of Prague Novena
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 16:55 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 18:00 – praying The Angelus
* 19:15 – 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 212.0 lbs.
* bp= 106/67 (77)
Diet:
* 06:15 – 1 banana
* 07:00 – bacon, fried rice, 1 big stuffed omelet
* 10:10 – cottage cheese
* 12:10 – fried chicken
* 14:30 – snack on cookies
* 16:50 – 1 can of V8 juice
Chores, etc.:
* 06:00 – follow news reports from various sources
* 08:30 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 10:55 – load weekly pill boxes
* 13:30 – tuned into the IU Women's Sports Radio Station ahead of the Lady Hoosiers College Basketball Game vs the Iowa Hawkeyes. Hope the women's team does better against Iowa than the men did last night.
* 16:15 – after a great IU win, I'm once again following news reports from various sources
* 18:30 – listening to relaxing music, quietly reading
Chess:
* 13:00 – moved in pending CC games
posted Sunday, 2025-01-12 ~20:30 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
viewSaturday 2025-01-11
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.
* 07:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre:
Our Lord is the center of human history, and it cannot be otherwise. This event is so incredible, so tremendous, so important in the history of humanity that it has to be like the magnetic pole attracting all souls, those created before His coming and those who would appear after His coming. All of them must turn toward our Lord, toward God come among us to offer Himself on the cross. So the cross of our Lord literally dominates the history of the world.
* 07:05 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Titus 3:4-7 and Gospel: Luke 2:15-20.
* 07:20 – praying day 7 of 9 of the Infant of Prague Novena
* 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
* 19:15 – 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 Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 210.76 lbs.
* bp= 114/70 (76)
Diet:
* 05:35 – 1 banana
* 07:35 – cottage cheese
* 08:15 – 2 HEB chocolate crunch cookies
* 09:15 – homemade soup (meat, potatoes, carrots, beans, cabbage)
* 12:00 – another bowl of the homemade soup
* 13:15 – more of those HEB cookies
* 15:40 – coconut pudding
Chores, etc.:
* 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:45 – follow news reports from various sources
* 11:00 – tuned into Butler Basketball Radio for their game vs the Creighton Bluejays
* 13:00 – after the Butler game, following news reports from various sources
* 18:10 – tuned into the IU Sports Radio Station ahead of tonight's Hoosiers Basketball game vs the Iowa Hawkeyes
Chess:
* 11:30 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Saturday, 2025-01-11 ~20:05 #DLJAN2025
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 Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 09:00 – Readings from today's Mass include, again – Epistle: Isa 60:1-6 and Gospel: Matt 2:1-12.
* 09:15 – praying day 6 of 9 of the Infant of Prague Novena
* 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
* 19:10 – 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= 212.0 lbs.
* bp= 104/66 (68)
Diet:
* 06:30 – cottage cheese, applesauce
* 08:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich
* 10:30 – cole slaw
* 11:30 – snacking on crispy cookies
* 12:45 – 2 lemon pepper chicken quarters
* 13:20 – 2 chocolate chunk cookies
* 15:30 – 1 can of V8 juice
Chores, etc.:
* 06:15 – monitor bank accounts activity
* 09:30 – quietly reading
* 14:15 – following news reports from various sources
* 16:30 – watching sports talk shows on ESPN ahead of tonight's Cotton Bowl Game
Chess:
* 11:00 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Friday, 2025-01-10 ~20:05 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – 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
* 07:30 – Readings from today's Mass include, again – Epistle: Isa 60:1-6 and Gospel: Matt 2:1-12.
* 07:40 – praying day 5 of 9 of the Infant of Prague Novena
* 07:55 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (Jn. 1:4).
The life spoken of here is especially spiritual life. St. John affirms that all intellectual and spiritual life in us comes from the Word. It is like a continual communication of the light that is in God. This light is diffused and comes to us by the intermediary of the Word. It is this light which illuminates our minds. We would be incapable of the least intellectual conception, of formulating an idea or reasoning, without the light of the Word. All that our intellect studies, conceives or produces occurs under the illumination of the Word. It is a stupendous thing!
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 18:00 – praying The Angelus, 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 Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 211.20 lbs.
* bp= 140/84 (61)
Diet:
* 06:30 – cottage cheese and applesauce, toast and butter
* 08:20 – mashed potatoes & gravy
* 09:20 – 1 pb&j sandwich
* 11:30 – egg drop soup, beef chop suey
* 14:00 – snacking on otap and rice cake through the afternoon and evening
Chores, etc.:
* 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:00 – follow news reports from various sources
* 11:30 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 12:30 – listen to relaxing music and reading
* 18:30 – watching college football, Notre Dame vs Penn St.
Chess:
* 09:55 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Thursday, 2025-01-09 ~22:20 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 07:10 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 07:40 – Readings from today's Mass include, again – Epistle: Isa 60:1-6 and Gospel: Matt 2:1-12.
* 07:45 – praying day 3 of 9 of the Infant of Prague Novena
* 07:50 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The most beautiful page of St. John is the one that we read every day at the end of the holy Mass as a thanksgiving: the prologue of his Gospel. We have certainly read and re-read it and know it by heart. But we still need to read it again attentively, peacefully, so as to be really imbued with what St. John writes of our Lord, for it truly is the revelation of our Lord.
* 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
* 21:00 – 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= 212.0 lbs.
* bp= 100/59 (71)
Diet:
* 08:05 – cottage cheese & applesauce
* 08:30 – lasagna
* 13:15 – small bag of chips
* 14:20 – 2 boiled eggs
* 19:40 – pizza
* 20:30 – pudding and biscuits
Chores, etc.:
* 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 11:30 – work on household budget
* 19:00 – the wife returned from her overseas trip
Chess:
* 10:40 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Tuesday, 2025-01-07 ~22:12 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
viewMonday 2025-01-06
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 07:10 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare
* 07:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Isa 60:1-6 and Gospel: Matt 2:1-12.
* 07:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: ...Then the shepherds of Bethlehem were invited in their turn by the angels of Heaven to sing the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ (Lk. 2:9-14). Finally it was the three kings who came to humble themselves before this Child in the manger, acknowledging all of His prerogatives as a king... What a magnificent cloud of witnesses has gone before us in the testimony which we need to offer to the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ!
* 07:50 – praying day 2 of 9 of the Infant of Prague Novena
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 18:00 – praying The Angelus
* 18:40 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 19:30 – 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= 210.76 lbs.
* bp= 120/74 (72)
Diet:
* 05:50 – 1 pb&j sandwich, 2 boiled eggs
* 14:10 – lasagna
Chores, etc.:
* 05:40 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 13:15 – started my weekly laundry
* 17:00 – local news and weather
Chess:
* 12:15 – moved in all pending CC games
Posted Monday 2025-01-06 ~21:15 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
viewSunday 2025-01-05
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.
* 06:55 – Readings from today's Mass include, again – Epistle: Titus 2:11-15 and Gospel: Luke 2:21.
* 07:15 – praying day 1 of 9 of the Infant of Prague Novena
* 07:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Our piety has to have solid foundations so that, if the storm comes, if difficulties come along, our spiritual life does not change. It cannot change if it is built on definitive, eternal principles, on realities which come to us from God. We can rely on those principles absolutely.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 14:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 18:00 – praying 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 215.0 lbs.
* bp= 120/75 (77)
Diet:
* 06:30 – applesauce
* 08:30 – 3 boiled eggs
* 10:30 – 2 caramel apple tartlets
* 12:45 – 1 pb&j sandwich
* 16:00 – lasagna
Chores, etc.:
* 08:05 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 09:00 – following news reports and opinion pieces from various sources
* 10:40 – listening to the pregame show for today's men's college basketball game between IU and Penn St.
* 13:15 – after an exciting IU win, I've switched to the NFL and find Dallas leading Washington 6-3 near the end of the 2nd Quarter
* 15:45 – enough of following sports, time to get to other chores
Chess:
* 09:00 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Sunday, 2025-01-05 ~20:10 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
viewSaturday 2025-01-04
Prayers, etc.:
* 06:15 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel followed by praying The Angelus.
* 07:00 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 08:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Titus 2:11-15 and Gospel: Luke 2:21.
* 09:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: “He who perseveres to the end will be saved” (Mt. 10:22; 24:13). Today more than ever, priests have to hold onto that word of our Lord.
If they persevere to the end in faith and Christian virtue, according to the teaching which they have received in the Tradition of the Church, according to the most beautiful examples which the saints and martyrs have left them, then they will be saved, and they will draw after them many souls, carried along by their words, by their courage and by their virtue. Today more than ever, the faithful need priests who are the light of the world and the salt of the earth.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus.
* 14:50 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 18:00 – praying 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 Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 212.0 lbs.
* bp= 105/64 (71)
Diet:
* 06:55 – applesauce
* 08:30 – pizza
* 10:00 – 2 boiled eggs
* 11:15 – 1 pb&j sandwich
* 13:30 – 1 bottle of Boost Glucose Control Max Protein
* 15:10 – 2 caramel apple tartlets
* 17:30 – snacking on peanut butter and jam
Chores, etc.:
* 07:30 – follow news reports from various sources
* 08:20 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 11:00 – watching women's college basketball, IU vs UCLA
* 15:15 – starting the day's NFL double-header, 1st game is Browns vs Ravens
* 18:45 – deciding not to follow the 2nd NFL game, I've put on some relaxing music and plan to read until bedtime.
Chess:
* 11:30 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Saturday, 2025-01-04 ~21:10 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 04:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 04:30 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 07:15 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Titus 2:11-15 and Gospel: Luke 2:21.
* 10:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: You see with what delicacy our Lord shows what He is thinking when He changes water into wine at Cana. Our Lord certainly willed to announce the Holy Eucharist as well, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, transubstantiation. What a miracle! The miracle of bread changed into the body of our Lord and of wine changed into His blood is much more perfect, much more divine, much more extraordinary, than that of water changed into wine.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 14:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 18:00 – praying 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 Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 212.75 lbs.
* bp= 117/68 (69)
Diet:
* 04:45 – cottage cheese & applesauce
* 06:35 – 1 bologna & cheese sandwich
* 08:15 – 2 poached eggs
* 13:30 – pizza
* 19:15 – 1 pb&j sandwich
Chores, etc.:
* 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:45 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:45 to 08:30 – phone convo. with Sylvia
* 09:00 – watching Bannon's War Room
* 11:00 to 12:30 – mow and rake leaves in front yard
* 13:00 – follow news reports from various sources
* 15:00 – now watching the Servpro First Responder Bowl, North Texas vs Texas State
* 18:30 – now watching Duke's Mayo Bowl, Minnesota vs Virginia Tech
Chess:
* 15:40 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Friday, 2025-01-03 ~21:20 #DLJAN2025
by Roscoe