+PAX A very happy birthday and lots of prayers to Livi, codgering into her 24th year even as we write!! Ad multos annos! Also, prayers and congratulations for...
+PAX February 1, June 2, October 2 Chapter 7: On Humility The fourth degree of humility is that he hold fast to patience with a silent mind when in this...
+PAX February 2, June 3, October 3 Chapter 7: On Humility The fifth degree of humility is that he hide from his Abbot none of the evil thoughts that enter his...
+PAX Prayers, please, for a special family in great need. Cath, the Mom, has inoperable cancer, her middle child, with Downs Syndrome, has leukemia. The...
+PAX February 4, June 5, October 5 Chapter 7: On Humility The seventh degree of humility is that he consider himself lower and of less account than anyone...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Tom, thyroid biopsy, and for Ellen and Mike and all their family and for Mike's mother, who is dying, also for Pete, carotid artery...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Paul and his wife Mary, Paul needs surgery for a carotid artery blockage, also for Tom who is having thyroid scans and a biopsy,...
+PAX Sorry this is so late today! But a blessed Pentecost to all! JL February 7, June 8, October 8 Chapter 7: On Humility The tenth degree of humility is that...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Jimmi, on chemo and possibly near death. God's will is best! Thanks so much! NRN JL February 8, June 9, October 9 Chapter 7: On...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Fr. Robert of Spencer, better prognosis now, but still must have aorta surgery later this month, also for Jan, failing badly, and for...
+PAX Deo gratias! Prayers of Thanksgiving for Richard and Mary Lou, celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary this week, also for a safe and holy pilgrimage...
+PAX February 11, June 12, October 12 Chapter 9: How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at the Night Office In winter time as defined above, there is first this verse...
+PAX A blessed feast of Saint Anthony of Padua to all! He is one of my old favorites! Prayers, please, for Lynn, serious cancer, and for her husband. They are...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Bob Simmons and all his family. Bob died of cancer on 6/12. Prayers also for Fr. Michael Hayduk, just appointed Protopresbyter...
+PAX In the Byzantine calendar, today is the feast of the Holy Prophet Amos, one of my favorites for his staunch defense of social justice! It is also the 11th...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Granny Donovan, who died this week, and for all her family, also for the health of Debbie, having a pacemaker put in tomorrow, and...
+PAX Prayers, please, for a clergyman who is thinking of leaving his ministry and his faith. God's will is best! Thanks. NRN JL February 16, June 17, October...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Ann Murray, terminal liver and pancreatic cancer and for Ethan O'Brien, 18 months, cerebral plasy and now blind, may never walk, also...
+PAX A blessed Feast of St. Romuald to all! Thanks be to God and to St. Romuald for all those Camaldolese monastics that enrich our lives!! Prayers, please,...
+PAX February 19, June 20, October 20 Chapter 16: How the Work of God Is to Be Performed During the Day "Seven times in the day," says the Prophet, "I have...
+PAX February 20, June 21, October 21 Chapter 17: How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at These Hours We have already arranged the order of the psalmody for the...
+PAX A blessed Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ to all, even those who still celebrate on Thursday! (My personal preference, but hey, what good is...
+PAX February 22, June 23, October 23 Chapter 18: In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said At Terce, Sext and None on Monday let the nine remaining sections of...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Trappist Fr. Robert of Spencer, 6 hours or so of heart surgery today. Also for Maria, 9 hours of delicate spinal surgery on Friday....
+PAX Prayers, please, for the Hazletts and their family. They celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday. Continued prayers for Trappist Fr. Robert,...
+PAX Prayers, please, for Marianne, an Oblate who suffered a stroke on Monday. Prayers, too, for Francisco and Misha, whose hearts are seeking God. God's will...
+PAX Prayers, please for Johanna, undergoing delicate eye surgery, and for Judith, her concerned Mom. Also for Mrs. Hazlett, Mary's Mom, who suffered a stroke...
+PAX Prayers, please for the continuing recovery of Johanna after eye surgery and Fr. Robert of Spencer, doing nicely after heart surgery and deeply thankful...
+PAX A blessed Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul to everyone! Prayers, please, for Anthony, a young man who committed suicide, for his family and his best friend...
+PAX If so inclined, you might offer a prayer for my quail hatch. Due today and they don't seem to be in any hurry.... God's will is best, even for quail!...