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dljan2025

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:20 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:40 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Ecclus 51:1-8, 12 and Gospel: Matt 25:1-13. * 08:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Humanity divides itself into two groups. It was already apparent on Calvary, with the good thief and the bad thief. There are those who do not know our Lord Jesus Christ and who despise Him, and there are those who do believe and who adore Him. * 08:05 – making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:10 – 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 Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 214.29 lbs. * bp= 111/67 (74)

Diet: * 05:30 – 1 banana, 2 tangerines * 07:00 – cottage cheese & applesauce * 09:00 – snacking on sugared mango cubes * 13:30 – 1 bowl of homemade meat and vegetable soup, 1 peanut butter sandwich * 15:30 – goulash & white bread, sweet bread

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:15 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:00 – following news reports from various sources * 17:55 – listening to Butler Bulldogs Radio ahead of tonight's men's college basketball against the Connecticut Huskies, opening tip just minutes away.

Chess: * 13:05 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2025-01-21 ~20:00 #DLJAN2025

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 * 08:05 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Heb 11:33-39 and Gospel: Luke 6:17-23. * 08:30 – praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump * 08:40 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: “They did not receive Him.” God come down among us, the beginning and the end, the Creator of all things, He who made all spirits, all men, all the material world, comes to save us and He is not received.

Indeed, there we have the whole history of the Church, for twenty centuries, unfolding before our eyes. We see that opposition to the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every way that could possibly be imagined.

The Church, on the other hand, is filled with that faith in the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. * 09:10 – making an [Act of Spiritual Communion(https://write.as/roscoes-thoughts/an-act-of-spiritual-communion) * 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 * 20:00 – 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= 213.52 lbs. * bp= 119/77 (68)

Diet: * 06:00 – yogurt, 1 banana, 2 tangerines * 07:50 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 10:15 – snacking on sugared mango cubes * 12:45 – meat loaf, white bread and butter * 17:00 – snacking on otap

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:50 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:20 – stock grocery delivery * 10:20 – following RAV coverage of the Presidential Inauguration of Donald J. Trump and the post Inauguration activities * 14:00 – quietly reading * 16:00 – on ESPN watching the National College Championship Football Game Shows start * 20:20 – have turned off the TV, will follow the remainder of the football game on the radio

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

posted Monday, 2025-01-20 ~21:20 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe

Sunday 2025-01-19

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 05:30 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:10 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Rom 12:6-16 and Gospel: John 2:1-11. * 06:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The principal objection of those who opposed Jesus and crucified Him is that our Lord Jesus Christ said that He was God. That is what Annas and Caiphas asked our Lord:

“Just tell us, are you God or not?” “Yes, I am God.” “He has blasphemed!” (cf. Mt. 26:63-65)

Rather than bowing before the truth, rather than believing that He was God, they crucified Him, they put Him to death. * 07:00 – praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 13:40 – 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 212.97 lbs. * bp= 124/77 (72)

Diet: * 05:30 – 1 banana, 2 tangerines * 06:40 – yogurt * 09:00 – homemade stew (beef & vegetables & banana) * 11:15 – ice cream treat * 12:45 – snack on otap * 14:30 – meat loaf, white bread and butter

Chores, etc.: * 07:00 – following news reports on Newsmax Radio * 09:45 – tuned into The Radio Home for IU Women's Basketball ahead of today's game vs. the USC Trojans * 11:00 – following that IU vs USC game * 13:00 – Football Night in America ahead of the Rams / Eagles game, opening kickoff moments away * 13:10 – started my weekly laundry * 18:20 – placed online grocery delivery order * 18:30 – watching RAV's live coverage of the Trump Victory Rally

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

posted Sunday, 2025-01-19 ~20:00 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:15 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:40 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Ecclus 45:1-6 and Gospel: Luke 12:35-40. * 06:50 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: How can we imagine that man could be indifferent to the presence of the Word of God in our midst? It is not possible. God willed to come down among us. Who then can say, “I personally don't care, I live my life, I don't need our Lord to be able to make a living.” It's unthinkable. The fact that God should have come to earth, have taken a soul and a body like ours, should have come to dwell among us – how could it not affect man! It is not possible. All the more so that He came to redeem us from our sins! It therefore concerns all of us, because we are all sinners. * 07:20 – praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:40 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:45 – 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= 213.52 lbs * bp= 106/66 (78)

Diet: * 05:50 – garlic bread, sausage, 4 fried eggs * 08:00 – 1 banana * 12:30 – house salad, 1 bread stick, lasagna, chocolate cake

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 12:00 to 14:00 – birthday dinner with the wife at Olive Garden * 14:30 – quietly reading * 16:00 – following news reports on RAV * 17:45 – tuned into the Providence Friars Sports Network ahead of tonight's men's college basketball between the Friars and the Villanova Wildcats

Chess: * 16:20 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Saturday, 2025-01-17 ~20:10 #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 * 07:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The only happiness of men is to unite themselves to our Lord Jesus Christ, that is to say, to live His life – to live the life of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, since He is God. He gives us the means to do so. That is the reason He came. * 07:05 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Pet 5:1-4; 10-11 and Gospel: Matt 16:13-19. * 07:20 – praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:40 – 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 Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 215.39 lbs. * bp= 114/72 (73)

Diet: * 05:30 – 1 banana * 06:30 – yogurt * 07:45 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 09:25 – 1 tangerine * 13:00 – 1 ½ big Whataburger sandwiches * 17:20 – 1 can of V8 juice

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 13:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:00 – quietly reading * 18:20 – tuned into the radio call of a men's college basketball, Michigan Wolverines vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

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

posted Thursday, 2025-01-16 ~19:50 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe

Wednesday 2025-01-15

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:25 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:50 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Phil 3:7-12 and Gospel: Matt 11:25-30. * 07:15 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: We cannot understand anything of the history of humanity without our Lord Jesus Christ, because He is at the center of history. Absolutely everything was made through Him and for Him. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:50 – 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 Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 218.15 lbs. * bp= 116/73 (72)

Diet: * 05:00 – 1 banana * 06:10 – pizza * 12:30 – homemade meat & vegetable soup * 15:00 – 1 tangerine * 16:20 – meat loaf, white bread and butter

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:30 to 09:15 – repair broken toilet * 09:30 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:30 – quietly reading * 12:30 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 16:20 – follow news reports from various sources * 17:30 – listening to Butler Sports Network ahead of tonight's college basketball between the Butler Bulldogs and the Seton Hall Pirates

Chess: * 16:15 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2025-01-15 ~20:10 #DLJAN2025

by Roscoe

Tuesday 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

Sunday 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

Saturday 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