06.01.2025

41°F W3mph SR0523(0423) SS2038(1938)

Morning Offering given

Jesus, take me as I am
Summon out what I should be
Set your seal upon my heart
Holy Spirit dwell in me

Village peaceful

Coffee strong

June has arrived, this month, we concentrate on the “Sacred Heart of Jesus”.

Lovely time yesterday at the Kircher’s, remembering Valerie and Bike to Mary. The porch was peaceful, food was great, and Val was missed, but her essence was there.

Know you are prayed for

12.31.2025

53°F ENE6mph SR0524(0424) SS2038(1938)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee strong

Today…
..The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
..St Petronilla illustrates that no woman or man can dictate God’s will to us if god Himself shows us another way.
..Mariamante May 31, 1987… Jesus said, “Behold the Heart which has loved mankind so much and been loved so little in return. Love Me as you should, and I will live in you.”
..Antonio Cardinal Bacci…”In the second part of the Hail Mary, the Church places on our lips these words of supplication? “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.” How many times we have recited this prayer! But do we ever think of death? Let us remember that a meditation on death is the most valuable lesson in life. One day we shall find ourselves face to face with God, drawing our last breath on earth.”

Take a personal inventory and finish up this last day of the month in good order. Make your confession… 1st Sunday is tomorrow. Spend more than 5 seconds on this. Your eternal salvation may depend on it.

Know you are prayed for.

Things…

that run thru my mind…

How many drops of maple tree sap does it take to make a gallon?

Why do non Amish people park in front of hitching posts?

Why are the window cashiers at WCCU so slow to come to the window, seem like they are going to catch some kind of germ thru the window, and last but not least, slow as molasses in January?

05.29.2025

48°F NW6mph SR0525(0425) SS2036(1936)

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Today is the Ascension of Jesus
Read Acts 1
RIAY Day 149 Littleness Before the Lord

The bridal wreath shrubs are outstanding this year. I am always amazed by how lovely they make the yard look.

Today’s plan is to see “The Last Rodeo” at 1pm at the Sparta 6. We’ve been trying to catch decent movies there when we can. A great senior price of $8 and an awesome $5 Mondays (ticket & popcorn). In June, we have “The Ritual” on the list. This movie is an authentic portrayal of the Emma Schmidt exorcisms (the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history). Perhaps July will find us watching the new “Superman” movie, and in August, “Americana”.

Books on the Shelf
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls by Angela Sterritt
Unbroken: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (Louis Zamparini’s story)
Unbroken by Ron Schwab ( Historical fiction…1st black cadet to graduate from West Point)
Unbroken by Kimberly Croft (woman’s fight for survival)

Know you are prayed for

05.28.2025

51°F NNE8mph SR0526(0426) SS2035(1935)

Morning Offering given

O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;
for your unfaithful and tepid priests;
for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;
for your tempted priests;
for your lonely and desolate priests;
for your young priests;
for your dying priests;
for the souls of your priests in purgatory.
But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me:
the priest who baptized me;
the priests who absolved me from my sins;
the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me your Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
the priests who taught and instructed me;
all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way (especially …).
O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart,
and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity.

Amen.

Village silent

Coffee good

Good Morning!
Happy Birthday, Sue!


Today
Pray for our seminarians, specifically TJ
Pick a new book in the Bible and begin with chapter 1
I’m choosing Micah 1 if you care to join me
RIAY Day 148 Mother, Daughter, Spouse

Know that you are prayed for

05.27.2025

50°F ENE8mph SR0526(0426) SS2034(1934)

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Today
RIAY Day 147 Fullness of Victory
Take stock of where you are in your faith life. Do you have one? Do you want one? Do you pray daily? Do you want to? Is Jesus important to you? Do you really want him to be? How can you have a relationship if you don’t work on one? If the only time you spend getting to know him and letting him know you is fleeting at best, you will not have the relationship you want/need/yearn for. Take stock of where you are heading. Your eternal life depends on it.

Know you are prayed for.