Prayers, etc.:
* 04:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 07:20 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5 and Gospel: Matt 20:1-16.
* 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.
* 08:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre:
The Church is a Mother who knows us better than we know ourselves. She knows very well that we are lacking in these areas. We let ourselves be dragged along by so many weaknesses, so many evil tendencies, which mean that we are not subject to our Lord Jesus Christ. “That when the day is gone, and night follows in its due course, having kept ourselves from the cares of the world, we may sing the glory of God.” It is so beautiful, this desire that we express every morning! For it to come true, we need to keep a constant watch over ourselves.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 15:35 – 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= 218.92 lbs.
* bp= 138/85 (71)
Diet:
* 07:15 – plate of nachos with meat and cheese sauce, pizza
* 14:20 – bowl of mung bean soup
* 15:30 – 1 orange
* 17:00 – snack on sugar coated mango cubes
Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 08:40 – follow news reports from various sources
* 09:30 – start my weekly laundry
* 13:30 – listening to relaxing music, quietly reading
* 17:00 – Following news reports on RAV
* 18:00 – watching MLB Tonight on MLBNetwork
* 18:45 – reading “Septuagesima: The Time that the Land Forgot”
Chess:
* 09:50 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Monday, 2021-02-17 ~19:30 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:45 – 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.
* 06:50 – 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 – Epistle: 1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5 and Gospel: Matt 20:1-16.
* 12:00 – 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 219.91 lbs.
* bp= 143/81 (70)
Diet:
* 07:10 – 1 banana, 1 orange
* 08:40 – 1 pb&j sandwich
* 11:30 – snacking on sugared mango cubes and slices
* 12:40 – bowl of home made meat & vegetable soup
* 17:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich
Chores, etc.:
* 07:00 – following news reports from various sources
* 08:30 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 08:50 – tuned into college softball, TX A&M vs Charlotte
* 10:40 – tuned into the “Daytona 500 FOX” pre-race show ahead of this afternoon's running of NASCAR's Daytona 500 Race
* 13:00 to ~17:45 – mostly quietly reading while the Dayton 500 has been held up in a looong rain delay
Chess:
* 14:45 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Sunday, 2025-02-16 ~19:30 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
viewSaturday 2025-02-15
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:40 – 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.
* 06:40 – 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 – Epistle: Eccli 24:14-16 and Gospel: Luke 11:27-28.
* 08:40 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: If we ponder just a little bit the personality of Jesus, we really are struck dumb with astonishment, with admiration. We are in front of the greatest mystery, the most beautiful mystery that men have ever witnessed: that God should become man!
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 13:50 – 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= 218.92 lbs.
* bp= 122/78 (72)
Diet:
* 07:25 – 1 banana, 1 orange
* 09:00 – nachos, cheese and meat sauce
* 11:55 – home made chicken and noodle soup
* 13:35 – 2 seafood salad sandwiches
* 16:20 – big bowl of pork & vegetable soup
Chores, etc.:
* 07:20 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:30 – follow news reports from various sources
* 09:55 – watching college softball, TX A&M vs Oklahoma St.
* 11:00 – have tuned to coverage of the Dante 200 NASCAR Race
* 14:00 – now watching college baseball, Seton Hall vs Austin Peay
* 16:45 – switched over to college softball, UCLA vs Alabama
* 17:00 – follow news reports from various sources
* 18:30 – quietly reading
Chess:
* 12:55 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Saturday, 2025-02-15 ~20:30 #DLFEB2025
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 Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare
* 07:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Col 3:12-17 and Gospel: Matt 13:24-30
* 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: It is a miracle that our Lord Jesus Christ was not simply always in splendor as He was on Mount Tabor. Normally He would have been radiant and He would have had a glorified body, since He had the beatific vision. But in order to suffer and to die for us on the cross, He willed to share our human condition to the full. Yet, our Lord cannot be separated from the two other divine Persons; He is the Son of God, essentially united to the others.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 13:35 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 18:00 – 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 Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 217.93 lbs.
* bp= 159/92 (66)
Diet:
* 05:40 – 1 pb&j sandwich, 1 banana, 1 orange
* 08:15 – pizza, and continued snacking on a big Valentine's Day cookie
* 15:15 – bowl of home made beef stew
* 17:00 – continued snacking on a big Valentine's Day cookie through out the day
Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 06:10 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 08:10 – follow news reports from various sources
* 12:15 – watch college softball, San Diego St. vs Alabama, the game joined in progress
* 12:40 – and a new game starts, Clemson vs Kentucky
* 14:20 – turning away from sports, listening to relaxing music quietly reading
* 15:15 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 16:00 – quietly reading
* 17:00 – follow news reports from various sources
* 18:00 – have tuned to the Flagship Station For IU Sports for pregame coverage ahead of tonight's men's college basketball game between IU and UCLA
* 19:10 – After the opening few minutes the basketball game proved to be too fast-paced and exciting for me to watch before bedtime, so I've switched over to college baseball, Vanderbilt vs Grand Canyon playing in the 2025 MLB Desert Invitational
Chess:
* 12:50 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Friday, 2025-02-14 ~20:30 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
viewThursday 2025-02-13
Prayers, etc.:
* 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 06:20 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 07:00 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Col 3:12-17 and Gospel: Matt 13:24-30.
* 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.
* 08:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre:
Let us not be of those who only look at the human face of our Lord Jesus Christ. Obviously, it is easier to picture Him as a man, such as He was in Bethlehem, in Nazareth, in Palestine, on the cross. We can and we ought to picture Him like that also. St. Thomas says very clearly that, if we consider Him in His humanity as we pray, it will be the means of enlivening our devotion. But we have to be careful not to consider just His humanity. We always have to keep in mind that behind His humanity dwells the divinity.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 15:20 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine.
* 18:00 – 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= 216.60 lbs.
* bp= 158/93 (67)
Diet:
* 06:45 – 1 banana, 1 orange, 1 pb&j sandwich, cottage cheese
* 10:10 – lasagna
* 11:30 – snacking on sugared mango slices
* 12:30 – pizza
Chores, etc.:
* 04:30 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:40 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 08:15 – follow news reports from various sources
* 12:30 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 14:00 – follow news reports from various sources
* 17:20 – have tuned into a NCAA women's basketball game, already in the 1st quarter of play, Miami Hurricanes vs NC State Wolfpack
Chess:
* 16:00 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Thursday, 2025-02-14 ~19:20 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
viewWednesday 2025-02-12
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.
* 06:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Eccli 44:1-15 and Gospel: Matt 19:27-29
* 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.
* 07:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: We must not reduce the existence of our Lord to His bodily presence in Palestine. Let us not limit the Person of the Word to that body which we could have seen, nor even to that soul which animates that body. God is always God. He is the Eternal, the Almighty. The Word is not limited to the soul and the body of our Lord. His almightiness is not enclosed, limited, restricted to that body. As He animates that body and that soul, it is God who is speaking through them. And at that moment He is holding the entire world in existence.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 13:50 – 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 Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 216.60 lbs.
* bp= 134/81 (61)
Diet:
* 06:30 – 1 banana, 1 pb&j sandwich
* 07:40 – 1 orange, cottage cheese
* 08:15 – lasagna
* 11:45 – Mongolian beef lunch plate, egg drop soup
* 17:20 – snack on crispy cookies
Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 06:25 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources
* 10:00 – quietly reading
* 11:45 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 12:45 – quietly reading
* 16:45 – follow news reports from various sources
* 17:30 – have tuned to the radio station for IU Women's Basketball ahead of their game tonight vs the Michigan Wolverines
Chess:
* 16:10 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Wednesday, 2025-02-12 ~20:00 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare, followed by praying The Angelus
* 06:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Apoc 11:19; 12:1,10 and Gospel: Luke 1:26-31.
* 06:45 – 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 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The Blessed Virgin knows our weakness and the misery of the world. So she has come to visit us the most often possible in order to save souls. And thanks to those apparitions, many souls have returned to the faith. Through the miracles of Lourdes, for example, many souls have returned to the faith.
* 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
* 19:00 – 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= 215.94 lbs.
* bp= 135/79 (68)
Diet:
* 05:00 – 1 banana
* 06:40 – 1 orange
* 10:00 – cottage cheese
* 11:45 – Mongolian beef, fried rice
* 15:00 – sugared mango cubes
* 16:10 – home made chicken and noodle soup, 1 oatmeal raisin cookie
Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:50 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:15 – following news reports from various sources
* 10:00 – quietly reading
* 11:45 – watch old game shows, eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 13:00 – quietly reading
Chess:
* 19:45 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Tuesday, 2025-02-11 ~20:00 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 05:55 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 08:55 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Cor 10:17-18; 11:1-2 and Gospel: Matt 25:1-13.
* 09:15 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump.
* 09:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Since our Lord did not have original sin and had not committed any personal sin, He was not bound to undergo the consequences of sin; but He willed to endure those consequences which were not incompatible with His dignity as Son of God. And so He knew suffering and death because He willed to do so.
However, our Lord was never sick because sickness is a beginning of decomposition. Moreover, when He died, His body remained absolutely intact. It was not at all like Lazarus, for example, whose sister Martha told our Lord not to roll away the stone because the body had already begun to smell (Jn. 11:39). Decomposition had therefore already set in for Lazarus. But our Lord in the tomb did not suffer the least decomposition in His body. His divinity always remained united to His body, just as it was united to His soul. His soul went to visit the just of the Old Testament while His body remained in the tomb. And when He willed it, He reunited His soul to His body by His own decision, by His almighty power, because He is God, because He is the almighty Word.
* 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
* 19:00 – 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= 215.94 lbs.
* bp= 136/84 (69)
Diet:
* 05:50 – 1 oatmeal raisin cookie
* 06:15 – nachos and cheese sauce
* 11:40 – lasagna
* 15:20 – 2 mandarin oranges
* 18:45 – ½ peanut butter sandwich
Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:45 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 09:45 – watch MLB Network
* 10:50 – start my weekly laundry
* 15:20 – following news reports from various sources
* 17:00 – quietly reading
Chess:
* 17:00 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Monday, 2025-02-10 ~19:30 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 06:10 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 07:15 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Col 3:12-17 and Gospel: Matt 13:24-30
* 08:40 – 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: These divine realities in Jesus Christ shine a light on the intimate and personal relations of Jesus with all of the created spirits in Heaven and on earth. Even in His human soul, Jesus knows each one of us, and He knows us in all the details of our lives; nothing escapes Him, whether as Creator or as Savior. And this knowledge inspires in Him an immense love for the souls who look to Him, who give themselves to Him, who do His will. His soul longs intensely to share His glory with them. This is why Jesus is going to be the Judge of every soul.
* 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.
* 19:20 – 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= 215.94 lbs.
* bp= 128/77 (62)
Diet:
* 06:45 – pizza
* 10:00 – applesauce
* 12:00 – 2 BLT sandwiches
* 15:30 – home made chicken and noodle soup
Chores, etc.:
* 06:30 – follow news reports from various sources
* 08:30 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 13:00 – tuned into the IU Women's Basketball radio station ahead of their game this afternoon vs Minnesota
* 17:00 – tuned into the Westwood One National Radio Broadcast ahead of tonight's Superbowl Game
Chess:
* 10:50 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Sunday, 2025-02-09 ~20:20 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 06:00 – praying The Angelus
* 07:15 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare.
* 07:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Eccli 45:1-6 and Gospel: Matt 19:27-29
* 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.
* 10:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre:
It is hard for us to have a full and true appreciation of the depth and abundance of charity in the soul of Jesus. But even this grace, so ineffably perfect yet nonetheless created, cannot be compared to the infinite wellspring of charity from which it flows, and which is simply the divine life of Jesus in the bosom of the Trinity.
* 12:00 – praying The Angelus
* 14:55 – 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 Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
Health Metrics:
* bw= 213.63 lbs.
* bp= 115/71 (70)
Diet:
* 05:30 – 1 pb&j sandwich
* 08:45 – cottage cheese
* 09:35 – 1 baked chicken leg quarter, white bread & butter
* 13:15 – 1 bean & cheese breakfast taco, scrambled eggs
* 16:15 – 1 baked chicken leg quarter, crispy cookies
Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 07:00 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 08:00 – follow news from various sources
* 10:30 – quietly reading
* 13:15 to 13:50 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 14:00 – quietly reading
* 16:00 – follow news from various sources
* 18:00 – quietly reading
Chess:
* 15:20 – moved in all pending CC games
posted Friday, 2025-02-07 ~20:15 #DLFEB2025
by Roscoe