Nationwide coverage for US fans will be on Setanta Sports (DirecTV ch. 615, DISH Network ch. 406, and Globecast WorldTV satellite services, ITVN internet) and also on MHz Worldview (Globecast WorldTV ch. 156, DirecTV International ch. 2183.
Pregame festivities begin tonight (Friday 9/28) at 11:30 PM Eastern.
GO CATS!
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Fyodor’s Rule # 1(a): The Lord thy God is one God. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind and with thy whole strength.
Fyodor’s Rule # 1(b): Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Fyodor’s Rule #2: Conservative is as conservative DOES. (If it spends like a fascist, corrupts the family like a fascist, and excuses fascism like a fascist, IT’S A FASCIST!)
Fyodor’s Rule #3: Israel and Judaism are NOT the same thing. (Regardless of what you may have heard.)
Fyodor's Rule #4: Always believe the worst about commies. (It helps prepare you to face the horror.)
Fyodor’s Rule #5: You can always spot a totalitarian because he is the one doing that which he accuses others of doing. Only worse.
Fyodor's Rule #6: Get your kids out of the government schools!
Fyodor's Rule # 7: There is no such thing as "born as" except for male and female.
(Corollary A: Our destinies are not determined.)
Fyodor’s Rule # 8: All sins are related.
Fyodor's Rule #9: If you are going to fight, then fight until you eliminate your enemy, because the only thing remembered longer than power is weakness.
Fyodor's Rule #10: You do not need a conspiracy if everyone thinks the same way.
To: The Others
RE: It
Every once in a while, Your Humble Servant feels compelled to disabuse some visitors of the misconceptions and prejudices festering in their heads.
1) This is a place for me to put my stuff.
2) I do not want fans. I would like to have readers.
3) All of you good little kiddies who get it may disregard the balance of this memo and proceed to the next post. As for the rest of you...
4) Congratulations. You found someone (on the Internet, of all places!) with whom you disagree. How novel. How clever of you.
My guess is you haven't been paying attention since puberty set in.
5) No matter how much you wish things were different, nothing here is about you. Nothing here is for you. This is my little idiot corner of Bloggerdom - of me, by me, and for me.
That being said, I do hope you find it interesting, edifying, and occasionally amusing. If not, go away. I will not lose any sleep over it and neither should you.
6) Your opinion of my opinions interests me not at all. Opinions are like...toes: Everybody has nearly a dozen of them and some people's are webbed.
7) Your opinion of my methods, madness, tactics, stratagems, peccadillos, idiosyncrasies, foibles, intellectual bona fides, vocabulary, morality, immorality, politics, character, cheesesteaks, and cheesesteaks, taste in women, religious beliefs, et cetera, interests me even less.
8) The bottom line? I do not care what you think. (Yes, you. That's right, even you. Yep, you guessed it, even you.)
The fact that you seem to care about what I think amuses me for about three seconds every time you remind me of it.
9) Here is a little magic trick for you. Simply ignore me and I won't vex you any longer. I wish I could do that to you, but I must regularly purge my mailbox of your clutter or else I might miss some of those wonderful unsolicited money-making opportunities.
10) You do not understand because you do not want to understand. You do not get it because you think you know.
By the grace of Almighty God, your ignorance is not invincible. But it is willful.
11) I will regularly re-post this memo for even the most obstinate and slow-witted of the beasts may be taught by repetition.
Today is the Feast of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint. He is also the first Filipino martyred for the Christian Faith. Lorenzo Ruiz was a layman, married, and had two sons and a daughter. Born in Binondo, Manila, about 1600's, he was educated in the school of the Dominicans there. He served as an altar boy and later was a helper and clerk-sacristan in the church of Binondo. He was a member of the Confraternity of the Rosary. He made his living probably as a calligrapher, one who renders documents in beautiful penmanship for private or official use. To be sure, that work denoted an accomplished and educated person, especially at a time when many an illustrious personage were far from excelling in this art. An adverse event made him leave the Philippines in 1636. When he was in his late twenties or early thirties, he became involved or was accused of being involved in a criminal case, the circumstances of which are far from clear. Whether he was involved or not, one thing was clear, he was afraid that, as a consequence of a trial or mistrial, he might be given a death sentence. Upon landing in Japan where Christians were being persecuted, he was arrested and imprisoned together with his companions. He underwent inhuman tortures and valiantly confessed his Christian Faith. Refusing to renounce his Faith, he told his executioner that he was ready to die for God and give himself for many thousands of lives if he had them. On September 27, 1637, he was hung from a gallows by his feet, his body falling into a pit. After two days of agony, he died of bleeding and suffocation. His body was cremated and the ashes thrown into the sea. He and fifteen companions, martyred in the same persecution, were beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila on February 18, 1981 and elevated to full honors of the altar by canonization on October 18, 1987 in Rome. Pray for us, all you angels and saints.
Today's reading is Aggeus (Haggai) 1:15--2:9.
Today's Responsorial Psalm is Psalms 43:1, 2, 3, 4.
Today's Gospel reading is Luke 9:18-22.
Everyday links:
The Blessed Virgin Mary
The Rosary
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayers from EWTN
National Coalition of Clergy and Laity (dedicated to action for a genuine Catholic Restoration)
The Catholic Calendar Page for Today
ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome
Just in case you are wondering what exactly Catholics believe, here is
The Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession,was left unaided.Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy clemency hear and answer me. Amen.
St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse, pray for us.
Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate me; Water from Christ's side, wash me; Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O good Jesus, hear me; Within Thy wounds hide me; Suffer me not to be separated from Thee; From the malicious enemy defend me; In the hour of my death call me; And bid me come unto Thee; That I may praise Thee with Thy saints and with Thy angels Forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to St. Anthony, Martyr of Desire
Dear St. Anthony, you became a Franciscan with the hope of shedding your blood for Christ. In God's plan for you, your thirst for martyrdom was never to be satisfied. St. Anthony, Martyr of Desire, pray that I may become less afraid to stand up and be counted as a follower of the Lord Jesus. Intercede also for my other intentions. (Name them.)
Prayer To Saint Michael The Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the divine power, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Prayer to End Abortion
Lord God, I thank You today for the gift of my life, and for the lives of all my brothers and sisters. I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion, yet I rejoice that you have conquered death by the resurrection of Your Son. I am ready to do my part to end abortion. Today I commit myself never to be silent, never to be passive, and never to be forgetful of the unborn. I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement, and never stop defending life until all my brothers and sisters are protected and our nation once again becomes a nation with liberty and justice, not just for some, but for all. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer For Vocations
Send forth your Spirit, Lord, into the hearts of your faithful people, that we may be conscious of our vocation to holiness and sevice to others. Grant that many of us may dedicate ourselves to You through the priesthood and the religious life.We pray especially for the needs of our own parish and diocese. Grant that we may always have sufficient good and holy priests, and dedicated Sisters to serve our commumities.We pray, too, for religious orders; that generous men may join them to become zealous missionaries in preaching the Gospel in word and action, especially to the poor and abandoned.We make this prayer through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
Prayer Before The Crucifix
Behold, O kind and gentle Jesus, I kneel before Thee and pray that Thou would impress upon my heart the virtues of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment. At the same time, with sorrow I meditate on Thy five precious wounds, having in mind the words which David spoke in prophecy: "They have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones."
Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints.
May the Heart of Jesus in the most Blessed Sacrament
Be praised, adored and loved
With grateful affection at every moment
In all the tabernacles of the world
Even to the end of time. Amen.
...or, Michael Vicktim.
USA Today: Michael Vick faces restrictions after positive marijuana test
A federal judge Wednesday placed Michael Vick under partial home confinement for testing positive for marijuana. The breech of his conditions for release could work against him at his Dec. 10 sentencing in a federal dogfighting case.
AP: Michael Vick hit with local indictments
Michael Vick, already looking at a federal prison term for bankrolling a dogfighting operation in rural Virginia, now faces two state charges that could get him more prison time if he's convicted.
Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead: neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks. I am the Lord.
Et super mortuo non incidetis carnem vestram neque figuras aliquas et stigmata facietis vobis ego Dominus
Investors Business Daily: The Soros Threat To Democracy
Have you noticed how the left-fascist totalitarians will trip over each other on the way to slavishly lick the boots of a billionaire if said billionaire is a churlish thug with dreams of being Emperor of the World?
Democracy: George Soros is known for funding groups such as Piss on.orgy [Yeah, I did it. So what? - F.G.] that seek to manipulate public opinion. So why is the billionaire's backing of what he believes in problematic? In a word: transparency.
How many people, for instance, know that James Hansen, a man billed as a lonely "NASA whistleblower" standing up to the mighty U.S. government, was really funded by Soros' Open Society Institute , which gave him "legal and media advice"?
That's right, Hansen was packaged for the media by Soros' flagship "philanthropy," by as much as $720,000, most likely under the OSI's "politicization of science" program.
That may have meant that Hansen had media flacks help him get on the evening news to push his agenda and lawyers pressuring officials to let him spout his supposedly "censored" spiel for weeks in the name of advancing the global warming agenda.
Hansen even succeeded, with public pressure from his nightly news performances, in forcing NASA to change its media policies to his advantage. Had Hansen's OSI-funding been known, the public might have viewed the whole production differently. The outcome could have been different.
That's not the only case. Didn't the mainstream media report that 2006's vast immigration rallies across the country began as a spontaneous uprising of 2 million angry Mexican-flag waving illegal immigrants demanding U.S. citizenship in Los Angeles, egged on only by a local Spanish-language radio announcer?
Turns out that wasn't what happened, either. Soros' OSI had money-muscle there, too, through its $17 million Justice Fund. The fund lists 19 projects in 2006. One was vaguely described involvement in the immigration rallies. Another project funded illegal immigrant activist groups for subsequent court cases.
So what looked like a wildfire grassroots movement really was a manipulation from OSI's glassy Manhattan offices. The public had no way of knowing until the release of OSI's 2006 annual report.
Meanwhile, OSI cash backed terrorist-friendly court rulings, too.
Do people know last year's Supreme Court ruling abolishing special military commissions for terrorists at Guantanamo was a Soros project? OSI gave support to Georgetown lawyers in 2006 to win Hamdan v. Rumsfeld -- for the terrorists.
OSI also gave cash to other radicals who pressured the Transportation Security Administration to scrap a program called "Secure Flight," which matched flight passenger lists with terrorist names. It gave more cash to other left-wing lawyers who persuaded a Texas judge to block cell phone tracking of terrorists.
They trumpeted this as a victory for civil liberties. Feel safer?
It's all part of the $74 million OSI spent on "U.S. Programs" in 2006 to "shape policy." Who knows what revelations 2007's report will bring around events now in the news?
OSI isn't the only secretive organization that Soros funds. OSI partners with the Tides Foundation, which funnels cash from wealthy donors who may not want it known that their cash goes to fringe groups engaged in "direct action" -- also known as eco-terrorism.
On the political front, Soros has a great influence in a secretive organization called "Democracy Alliance" whose idea of democracy seems to be government controlled solely of Democrats.
"As with everything about the Democracy Alliance, the strangest aspect of this entire process was the incessant secrecy. Among the alliance's stated values was a commitment to political transparency -- as long as it didn't apply to the alliance," wrote Matt Bai, describing how the alliance was formed in 2005, in his book "The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics."
Soros' "shaping public policies," as OSI calls it, is not illegal. But it's a problem for democracy because it drives issues with cash and then only lets the public know about it after it's old news.
That means the public makes decisions about issues without understanding the special agendas of groups behind them.
Without more transparency, it amounts to political manipulation. This leads to cynicism. As word of these short-term covert ops gets out, the public grows to distrust what it hears and tunes out.
The irony here is that Soros claims to be an advocate of an "open society." His OSI does just the legal minimum to disclose its activities. The public shouldn't have to wait until an annual report is out before the light is flipped on about the Open Society's political action.
Army Times: Mom prowls Internet to hunt terrorists
Once her son is off to school, Laura Mansfield settles in at her dining room table with her laptop and begins trolling Arabic-language message boards and chat rooms popular with jihadists.
Fluent in Arabic, the self-employed terror analyst often hacks into the sites, translates the material, puts it together and sends her analysis via a subscription service to intelligence agencies, law enforcement and academics.
Occasionally she comes across a gem, such as when she found a recent Osama bin Laden video — before al-Qaida had announced it.
“I realized, oh my gosh, I’m sitting here, I’m a fat 50-year-old mom and I’ve managed to scoop al-Qaida,” said Mansfield, who uses that name as a pseudonym because she receives death threats.
She sometimes spends 100 hours a week online, and she often finds items after word has begun spreading on the Arabic forums of an imminent release.
“It’s really important to understand what the jihadists think and how they’re planning on doing things,” she said. “They’re very vocal. They tell us what they’re going to do and then they go out and do it.”
Mansfield tips off her intelligence sources when she does find something new, part of an informal working relationship with the government.
Amen to that, sister.
“When I send them something, it’s welcome,” she said. “They thank me.”
There have been times when an impending video release has kept her from a planned shopping trip with her daughter.
“It gets really challenging when you’re trying to do that and cook spaghetti at the same time,” she said.
The noted Democrass Heat Nazi demands more of your money to combat the tooth fairy, who is EVERYWHERE. In fact, Comrade Dingell has met the tooth fairy and now knows HE IS US.
The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Plan uses taxes to fight climate change
Dealing with global warming will be painful, says one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. To back up his claim he is proposing a recipe many people won't like - a 50-cent gasoline tax, a carbon tax and scaling back tax breaks for some home owners.
"I'm trying to have everybody understand that this is going to cost and that it's going to have a measure of pain that you're not going to like," Rep. John Dingell, who is marking his 52nd year in Congress, said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press.
Dingell will offer a "discussion draft" outlining his tax proposals on Thursday, the same day that President Bush holds a two-day conference to discuss voluntary efforts to combat climate change.
But Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that will craft climate legislation, is making it clear that he believes tackling global warming will require a lot more if it is to be taken seriously.
"This is going to cause pain," he said, adding that he wants to make certain "the pain is shared in a way that is fair, proper, acceptable and accomplishes the basic purpose" of...
I will not keep you in suspenders, kiddies. Dingell's purpose is to enslave us all and thereby gain his first erection in decades.
An Enormous Crime - The Definitive Account of American POWs Abandoned in Southeast Asia
by Bill Hendon and Elizabeth Stewart
One of the most despicable consequences of allowing a ruling political class to develop in our republic (a natural result of our decadence and effeminacy) is the neglect, ridicule, and abandonment of Our Boys, the best we have to offer. May God wreak his infinite justice upon every stinking son-of-a-whore politician and bureaucrat who is in any way responsible for this abomination or its coverup.
From C.J. Raven of U.S. Veteran Dispatch:
"Some people will call for War Crimes Trials for former and current U.S.
government officials who abandoned our men and covered up their fate;
"Others will call for the impeachment and removal from the U.S. Senate
of John McCain and John Kerry;
"Some will agree with Hendon/Stewart's suggestion to urge a
presidential-level delegation of all former presidents and high-level officials
to go to Hanoi and Vientiane and "stay there and negotiate until they get the
POWs released."
"Some will join the current effort to create a new U.S. House Committee
on POW/MIA Affairs. (Having served in the 1980s on the earlier version of that
committee -- and seeing two more since then -- I can assure you nothing any good
will ever come from a congressional committee; the CIA/DIA infiltrates the staff
and 'rig' the investigations. So we'd be better off channeling our energies
elsewhere.)
"Some will want to return to the in-the-streets activism of the 1980s
and 1990s -- staging demonstrations aimed at making the media and the government pay attention to the Live POW issue.
"Others will get on their computers and spread the word through the
blogosphere in an effort to -- finally -- get the truth about our living POWs
out there with thousands of supporting documents to back us up.
"Some might write supportive letters-to-the-editors to their newspapers
and magazines and urge them to cover the live POW issue -- truthfully and
fairly.
"Others will come up with other ideas and ways to get the Live POW
issue back into our national consciousness.
"Whatever you do, DO SOMETHING!
It seems a sizeable number of you uppity proles have decided to express your disdain and contempt for the once and future dictatrix of the Unfree World, Senatrix Hitlery Schicklgruber (N-NY). I hope you all remembered to use the phony Hotmail address you created to cruise those naughty "personals" websites. Of course, that will not help you when ol' Hit completes her inexorable Long, Long March (she has been working tirelessly since the end of the Nuremburg Trials) to total power. All ISPs will roll over and cough up your name and address on Inauguration Day - if she deigns to bother with that piece of bourgeois legalism, of course.
US News & World Report: Growth Market: Hillary Haters
The Facebook page "Stop Hillary Clinton: (One Million Strong AGAINST Hillary)" has topped the 420,000 mark, seeing growth of about 12,000 a week. About seven days ago, it had some 408,000 members. Love her or hate her, she seems to be tops on the Internet.
While her official Facebook page only has about 42,000 members, the anti-Facebook page has now bested Sen. Barack Obama's Facebook page, which used to be king, reports our Kim Clark. He has about 146,000 members right now. One thing is for sure: Democrats continue to dominate the social networking sites online. Just consider the blogosphere's love of Republican Ron Paul.
Despite all the Internet chatter, he's got about 26,000 Facebook friends—and he's the most Facebook-friended of all the GOP presidential hopefuls.
I know it seems from the first headline below that the folks up in the Granite State have lost their minds, but compared to Senator Token 's "Nuke Pakistan Now and Ask Questions Later" policy, La Schicklgruber does seem more realistic.
New Hampshire Union Leader: Hillary's realism: Total retreat from Iraq a fantasy Hillary Clinton created a great deal of buzz when she refused to say she would pull all troops out of Iraq immediately, or even by the end of her first term.
Bloomberg: Clinton Rivals Go After Her Record on Iran, Iraq, Health Care Hillary Clinton's main competitors for the Democratic presidential nomination last night tried to chip away at her record as a New York senator and former first lady on the issues of Iraq, Iran and health care.
Meanwhile, The Miracle Worker continues his very, very bad acid trip...
Roto-Reuters: In a debate Edwards assails Clinton over Iraq
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday criticized rival Hillary Clinton's position on ending the Iraq war at a debate as he sought to undercut Clinton's status as the campaign front-runner.
Today is the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, founder of the Congregation of the Mission or Lazarists. It would be impossible to enumerate all the works of this servant of God who was born about 1580. Charity was his predominant virtue. It extended to all classes of persons, from forsaken childhood to old age. The Sisters of Charity also owe the foundation of their congregation to St. Vincent. In the midst of the most distracting occupations his soul was always intimately united with God. Though honored by the great ones of the world, he remained deeply rooted in humility. The Apostle of Charity, the immortal Vincent de Paul, breathed his last in Paris at the age of eighty. Pray for us, all you angels and saints.
Today's first reading is Aggeus [Haggai] 1:1-8.
Today's Responsorial Psalm is Psalms 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 9.
Today's Gospel reading is Luke 9:7-9.
Everyday links:
The Blessed Virgin Mary
The Rosary
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayers from EWTN
National Coalition of Clergy and Laity (dedicated to action for a genuine Catholic Restoration)
The Catholic Calendar Page for Today
ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome
Just in case you are wondering what exactly Catholics believe, here is
The Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession,was left unaided.Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy clemency hear and answer me. Amen.
St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse, pray for us.
Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate me; Water from Christ's side, wash me; Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O good Jesus, hear me; Within Thy wounds hide me; Suffer me not to be separated from Thee; From the malicious enemy defend me; In the hour of my death call me; And bid me come unto Thee; That I may praise Thee with Thy saints and with Thy angels Forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to St. Anthony, Martyr of Desire
Dear St. Anthony, you became a Franciscan with the hope of shedding your blood for Christ. In God's plan for you, your thirst for martyrdom was never to be satisfied. St. Anthony, Martyr of Desire, pray that I may become less afraid to stand up and be counted as a follower of the Lord Jesus. Intercede also for my other intentions. (Name them.)
Prayer To Saint Michael The Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the divine power, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Prayer to End Abortion
Lord God, I thank You today for the gift of my life, and for the lives of all my brothers and sisters. I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion, yet I rejoice that you have conquered death by the resurrection of Your Son. I am ready to do my part to end abortion. Today I commit myself never to be silent, never to be passive, and never to be forgetful of the unborn. I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement, and never stop defending life until all my brothers and sisters are protected and our nation once again becomes a nation with liberty and justice, not just for some, but for all. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer For Vocations
Send forth your Spirit, Lord, into the hearts of your faithful people, that we may be conscious of our vocation to holiness and sevice to others. Grant that many of us may dedicate ourselves to You through the priesthood and the religious life.We pray especially for the needs of our own parish and diocese. Grant that we may always have sufficient good and holy priests, and dedicated Sisters to serve our commumities.We pray, too, for religious orders; that generous men may join them to become zealous missionaries in preaching the Gospel in word and action, especially to the poor and abandoned.We make this prayer through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
Prayer Before The Crucifix
Behold, O kind and gentle Jesus, I kneel before Thee and pray that Thou would impress upon my heart the virtues of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment. At the same time, with sorrow I meditate on Thy five precious wounds, having in mind the words which David spoke in prophecy: "They have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones."
Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints.
May the Heart of Jesus in the most Blessed Sacrament
Be praised, adored and loved
With grateful affection at every moment
In all the tabernacles of the world
Even to the end of time. Amen.
AP: Craig tries to withdraw guilty plea
Sen. Larry Craig said he hopes that his guilty plea in an airport sex sting will be rescinded by a court in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
...still, a closeted homosexual hypocrite who votes the right way most of the time is preferable to left-fascist heterosexuals who always vote to advance Big Sodomy's anti-reality agenda.
KRON: Prosecutor: Sen. Larry Craig was urged to get a lawyer after sex sting arrest
The prosecutor who brought the charges against Senator Larry Craig following an arrest in an airport sex sting says he told the Idaho senator that he should hire an attorney.
CNN: Source: Craig won't quit Senate while appeal before court
Sen. Larry Craig won't resign from the Senate while awaiting a judge's ruling on his effort to get a guilty plea withdrawn in a restroom sex sting, a source said Wednesday.
The Canadian Press: Putin government is 'all in the family' as succession battle goes forward
Vladimir Putin's government has started to look like a family affair since a cabinet shakeup this month that left two pairs of close relatives serving in top posts.
Roto-Reuters: Putin critic, accused of extremism, faces court
A political analyst defended himself in a Moscow court today against charges of inciting nationalist extremism in a book critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
CBS News: Garry Kasparov: The Match Of His Life
At the chessboard, he was a legend, becoming the world?s top-ranked player. But now Garry Kasparov has his hand in Russian politics, where his opponent, Vladimir Putin, seems to have the upper hand.
Bloomberg.com: Putin Staying Put to Lead Russian Reassertion
In the past year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has morphed from a noisy irritant to the West who was reaching the end of his two-term limit to a swaggering antagonist who isn't going away.
