MONTH OF MARY

Well,, that was interesting...the debate, that is.  As far as I could tell there wasn't a clear winner in the Presidential debates.  Only losers and that would be...us.

I really overslept this morning.  I took an Ibuprofen last eve. for the sore muscles and I guess it doesn't take much to put me out and under.  ZZZ.

I did get some work done though.  My big job was mowing the back yard.  Yup, I am still mowing in mid-October.  Yup, the grass is still growing; just not as fast. And yes, I irritated my sore muscles, but I'll get over it.

Soon I will need to pull up my tomato plants.  There are a number of green tomatoes trying to ripen so I don't want to yank them just yet.  Each time a tomato is nearly ripe for picking something takes a nice bite and ruins it.  It may be slugs or that pesky squirrel that goes tearing across the backyard.  I wish my neighbor would stop feeding them.

As the weather is about to get cooler again, I will need to start covering my air conditioners.  I do love that duct tape
big plastic bags.  I need to speed up on winterizing.

I have not posted much about the Rosary this year, though I did last October.  October is the Month of Mary when we give honor and homage to the Mother of Christ.  The rosary is a powerful intercessory prayer.  I pray the rosary every day, asking the Blessed Mother to pray for my family members that are not well or in need, and for my friends, too.  No, It is not a substitute for praying to God.  There is only one God, but we offer a respectful tribute to she that was chosen to bear Jesus.  We petition her to pray for us and intercede for us.  All good Mothers will pray for their children and we are the children of God.


So...the month is half over and I have been lazy about posting anything about this being the month of Mary.  I have several rosaries.  One,  my sister brought back to me when she went on tour of Europe and one from a friend who went to Rome about a year ago.  They are both beautiful rosaries, but I continue to use an older, worn one.  Once I had a rosary with water from Lourdes in the beads, but I put it in the hands of my sister-in law when she passed away.  She was very good and special.

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MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD

MY SPIRIT REJOICES IN GOD

MY SAVIOR

FOR HE HAS LOOKED

IN FAVOR ON HIS LOWLY

SERVANT

FROM THIS DAY

ALL GENERATIONS

WILL CALL ME BLESSED

THE ALMIGHTY HAS DONE

GREAT THINGS FOR ME

AND HOLY IS HIS NAME

HE HAS MERCY ON THOSE

WHO FEAR HIM

IN EVERY GENERATION

HE HAS SHOWN

THE STRENGTH OF HIS ARM

HE HAS SCATTERED

THE PROUD IN THEIR CONCEIT

HE HAS CAST DOWN

THE MIGHTY FROM THEIR THRONES

AND HAS LIFTED UP THE LOWLY

HE HAS FILLED THE HUNGRY

WITH GOOD THINGS

AND THE RICH HE HAS

SENT AWAY EMPTY

HE HAS COME TO THE HELP

OF HIS SERVANT ISRAEL

FOR HE HAS REMEMBERED

HIS PROMISE OF MERCY

THE PROMISES HE MADE

TO OUR FATHERS

TO ABRAHAM AND HIS

CHILDREN FOR EVER.

 

Luke 1:46-55

 

At first I thought that I might just refer to the Magnificat and tell you where to find it in the Bible because I didn't want to type the whole of it out.  Then, as I thought about it, I remembered that everyone might not have a Bible or  be able to look these verses up.  So I did go ahead and type it in.  I hope it was helpful. 

 



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