“Our job is to tell the truth fearlessly and to love one another relentlessly.”
Tucker Carlson
Thought for the Day
Never did Our Blessed Lord say: “Be mediocre.”
”Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Matthew 5:48
“He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself.”
Luke 10:27
“Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat.”
Matthew 7:13
*** HIGH LEVEL PREPAREDNESS ALERT STILL IN EFFECT ***
Roughly 3 months ago, we issued a serious alert for the first time in almost 18 years. Nothing has changed. Things have in fact, gotten worse globally. It’s game on. Here’s the alert we issued in July, which still applies. Add to this the growing social unrest in Europe and increasing war drums…
Due to the escalation of the wars with Iran and Russia and the resulting affects on energy supply, product supply and the economy….
WE ARE ISSUING A HIGH LEVEL ALERT!
…One of the most important things right now is to stock up on supplies while they are still available and affordable. See our “15 Points” on the Home page and make your plan now!
Pray to the Holy Ghost for guidance always.
Thought for the Day
The coming chastisement will be equal to our sins.
We must go into it very strong. Spiritually, mentally, physically and logistically.
It’s time to get very serious about authentic Catholic community.
Belated: Feast of Saint Luke
Saint Luke’s feast was an optional Sunday feast yesterday. From the Tridentine Mass, Saint Luke’s Propers…
May Luke, Thy holy evangelist, O
Lord, we beseech Thee, intercede in
our behalf, who for the honor of Thy
name bore continually in his body the
mortification of the cross.
By Thy celestial gifts grant us, we
beseech Thee, O Lord, to serve Thee
with willing hearts, that the offerings
we bring may, through the intercession
of blessed Luke, Thine evangelist,
procure for us both our healing and
our glory.
Grant, we beseech Thee, O almighty
God, that what we have received from
Thy holy altar may, by the prayers of
Thy blessed evangelist, Luke, sanctify
our souls, whereby we may be made
secure.
Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, Who lives and reigns
with Thee in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Saint Luke, Ora Pro Nobis!
"When All the Lights Go Out"
I just wrote this, half asleep, at midnight. I don’t know if it’s good or not. This is the stuff I think about all the time…
When all the phones die
We speak to each other again
When all the cars break down
We’ll learn to walk again
When all the screens go black
We inherit the Earth again
When all the planes are grounded
We’ll begin to fly again
When all the lights go out
We’ll see the stars again
When all the music stops
We’ll hear the angels sing
Thought for the Day
“Truth will ultimately prevail where pain is taken to bring it to light.”
George Washington
Update: Recommended Resources on this Site
The “Resources” button in the topics to the right is like doing a search for the word “resources.” It will also give you the full “Resources” category (indicated below the title of a post). This will appear like a list, in somewhat random order.
However, if the “Resources” category is below the title of a post, clicking on that will give you posts in date order, starting with the most recent, but you will be given the full post and will have to do a lot of scrolling.
I am working on a new button which will provide quick and easy access to recommended resources, such as news, prepper sites and Catholic sites. Please be patient while this is worked out and come back soon! Chiara:)
The Joy of Weekday Mass
I attended Mass yesterday, on the feast of Saint Faustina, great seer of the Divine Mercy. It was a 12 noon Mass, celebrated just as the children at the parish school were getting out for playtime. I have always thought the most beautiful sound in the world is children playing. I don’t know how others feel about this distraction at Mass, but I welcome it. Surely there is still hope, as long as these little voices resound to the heavens.
During the consecration, I thought of all the people in their cars passing the church at that moment, as it is on a main road. Most have no idea they are passing an actual miracle. We Catholics possess so much, and yet evangelize so little. But first, we must evangelize our fellow Catholics, those who even receive Our Blessed Lord and still know not what they do.
Throughout my life, weekday Mass has given me a unique sense of peace and joy. I can’t explain it. You just have to go and experience it. It feels different than going on the obligatory Sunday. On Long Island, many are still well attended. If no one goes, they will gradually fade and become less available. Let us not take our precious faith for granted. Let us not assume all of this will be here for us always.
In our monthly theme posts, we discuss the prominent feasts of the month. Part of the purpose of this, is to remember our Catholic faith in greater fullness. Celebrating these feasts by attending Mass adds a greater dimension to our saintly devotions and the practice of our Holy Religion.
Respect Life Sunday / Usual Feast of Saint Francis
I am spending this day listening to Gregorian Chant, in a spirit of mourning for the unborn and for all those murdered and harmed by the mRNA shots.