DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME TOMORROW
Jeremiah, Chapter
10, Verse 2
Thus says the LORD:
Do not learn the ways of the nations, and have no fear of the signs in the heavens,
even though the nations fear them.
What are the ways of the nations? The making of
idols is the way of nations. Have you been worshiping idols? Think about it.
Our idols are expressed in what we love, in what we think, in the things we
see, and what we work for.
“Lord, thank you for helping me
see more clearly than ever that “what I am” is your gift to me and “what I
become” is my gift back to you.” (Poem by Melvin Banggollay)
He
did not create us out of necessity; He did not need us. He did not create us
out of justice; He owed us nothing. No, it is to His sheer love that we owe our
existence. Therefore, we must strive to be humble in accepting our mistakes, to
know how to say, “I was wrong.” You have good qualities—great qualities. Are
you not a marvel of creation, made in the image of God? You are a masterpiece
of His love, wounded, disfigured by sin, but remade by the Redeemer, more
beautiful than before—and at what a price! Be not overcome by evil, but
overcome evil by good. One drowns very quickly in gall. Keep watch, therefore,
over your soul; swallow the bitterness, as Jesus swallowed the vinegar on
Calvary, and know how to smile at those who cause you pain. Poverty, austerity,
fasting, prayer, and the gift of miracles, without love of our brothers, all are
pure illusion. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, give me Your Heart to love my
neighbor. The doctrine of abandonment, which sees God in everything, will make
you marvelously available for this work. This is one of its richest secrets,
for it obliges us to renounce, when necessary, our own views and our little
personal plans, even our plans for sanctification. This total abandonment is
the pinnacle of holiness and love, because it identifies us more perfectly with
Jesus, who lived only to do the will of His Father.[1]
The weapon of Sacred Sacraments
1.
Baptism. Baptism is a sacrament of liberation and deliverance
from Satan and his realm.
2.
Reconciliation. Each time we sin, the Devil strengthens his
grip on us; that is why it’s so important to go to sacramental Confession
regularly
3.
The Eucharist. Mass is a great defense against the assault of
the Devil. Before Him the all-conquering power, the demons must flee. “We must
return from that Table like lions breathing fire, having become terrifying to
the Devil!”
4.
Confirmation. To confirm means to make strong.
5.
Anointing of the Sick. Illness, especially serious illness,
can be a trial in which Satan comes to tempt us to be overcome by fear,
discouragement, doubt, and even despair.
6.
Matrimony. The Devil’s first attack on the human race was
focused on a married couple. The home must become a sanctuary, a holy place, a
fortress against Satan’s assaults.
7.
Holy Orders. The sacrament through which Christ’s mission for
the Church continues to be exercised until the end of the world.
This novena prayer, although short is sufficient.
It would be better of course to add, if time permits, three Hail Mary’s or say
five times the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father, or to use some
of the many well-loved novena prayers from other sources. Remember that prayers
must be said with the lips in order to gain the indulgences. This novena begins
on March 10 and ends on March 19.
Prayer
O dear and good St. Joseph who so lovingly cared for your
little family at Nazareth, pray for all workingmen and their families. Help us
all to enjoy a happy Christian family life. Be a father to us all and watch
over us even as you cherished the Blessed Virgin Mary and her Holy Child.
Patron of the Universal Church, pray for us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I give you my heart and soul.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, assist me in my last agony.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace
with you.
7 years for each invocation.
Plenary, under usual conditions, if any one of three is said daily for a month.
S. Pen., Oct. 12, 1936.
Daylight Savings time had begun in an effort to
help save energy and provide workers with more hours of serviceable daylight
during the long summer
days. Daylight Savings Time was first introduced in the U.S. in 1918.
However, it was not until 1966, when the Uniform Act was passed, that all
states had to either observe DST or pass a state law to abstain.
Daylight Saving Time Begins Facts
·
Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea of DST in 1784.
He wrote An Economical Project for the Journal of Paris, wherein he
discussed the cost of oil for lamps as well as working while it was dark, and
sleeping while it was day.
·
Daylight Savings Time changes at 2:00 a.m. This time is
selected in an effort to provide the least amount of inconvenience to
businesses and citizens.
·
Hawaii and Arizona do not use DST. Up until 2006,
Indiana only used DST in part of the state.
Daylight Saving Time Begins Top Events and Things to Do
·
Move your clocks forward 1 hour before bed on Saturday night
before the Daylight Saving Time day in March.
·
Go to bed an hour earlier Saturday night before the Daylight
Saving Time day.
·
Get outside and enjoy the extra hour of daylight.
·
Replace the batteries in the smoke alarm and carbon dioxide
monitors.
·
Clean out the medicine cabinet. Dispose of all
medicines properly.
Daily Devotions
·
Manhood of
the Master-Day 7 week 6
·
Do
30 min. in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
·
Please
pray for me and this ministry
[1] d'Elbée, Jean C.J. (2013-12-10). I
Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Therese of
Lisieux
[2]Thigpen,
Paul. Manual for Spiritual Warfare. TAN Books.
[3]Prayer
Source: All Day With God by Blanche Jennings Thompson
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