Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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For luke:
Sorry, who are these men?
These are some of our finest who were killed in action by coward suicide bombers in Afghanistan this past week.
We lost thirteen, this photo shows sixteen, and doesn’t include the female Marine we lost, so the assertion that these are amongst the fallen is perhaps not entirely accurate.
Here you go.
RIP God speed
What nuggets of truth our God has tucked within His mighty Word! Praise Him??????
How good it is, to relearn a forgotten lesson. Thank you so much for posting this powerful scripture.
Early Church Fathers on the Eucharist and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
I. Didache (mid-first century)
“But let no one eat or drink of your Eucharist, unless they have been baptized into the name of the Lord; for concerning this also the Lord has said, ‘Give not that which is holy to the dogs.’” In the next chapter, there’s a post-Communion prayer of thanksgiving, in which the Church prayed in part: “Thou, Master almighty, didst create all things for Thy name’s sake; You gavest food and drink to men for enjoyment, that they might give thanks to Thee; but to us You didst freely give spiritual food and drink and life eternal through Thy Servant.“
II. Ignatius of Antioch (c. 103-107 A.D.)
This is from Ignatius’ letter to the Smyrnaeans, chapter 7:
“They [the Gnostics] abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they confess not the Eucharist to be the flesh of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which suffered for our sins, and which the Father, of His goodness, raised up again. Those, therefore, who speak against this gift of God, incur death in the midst of their disputes. But it were better for them to treat it with respect, that they also might rise again. It is fitting, therefore, that ye should keep aloof from such persons, and not to speak of them either in private or in public, but to give heed to the prophets, and above all, to the Gospel, in which the passion [of Christ] has been revealed to us, and the resurrection has been fully proved. But avoid all divisions, as the beginning of evils.”
This same Ignatius, in his letter to the Ephesians, refers to the Eucharist as “the medicine of immortality.”
III. Justin Martyr (150-155 A.D.)
Justin Martyr clearly shows that from the beginning, the Church held that not only was the Eucharist the Flesh and Blood of Christ, it also wasn’t bread and wine after the consecration. Here’s Chapter 66 of his First Apology:
“And this food is called among us Εὐχαριστία [the Eucharist], of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that is for the remission of sins, and unto regeneration, and who is so living as Christ has enjoined. For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Saviour, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh.”
IV.Irenaeus (180 A.D.)
Irenaeus, in Book V, Chapter 2 of Against Heresies,
“Then, again, how can they say that the flesh, which is nourished with the body of the Lord and with His blood, goes to corruption, and does not partake of life? Let them, therefore, either alter their opinion, or cease from offering the things just mentioned. But our opinion is in accordance with the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in turn establishes our opinion. For we offer to Him His own, announcing consistently the fellowship and union of the flesh and Spirit. For as the bread, which is produced from the earth, when it receives the invocation of God, is no longer common bread, but the Eucharist, consisting of two realities, earthly and heavenly; so also our bodies, when they receive the Eucharist, are no longer corruptible, having the hope of the resurrection to eternity.”
V. Tertullian (c. 203 A.D.)
Chapter 19 of On Prayer was whether we should receive Communion on fast days (called “Station” days). He says yes, because it’s the Lord’s Body, and that’s Who we’re striving for. He also notes, as many of the above Fathers before him noted, that the Eucharist is truly a Sacrifice offered to the Father:
“Similarly, too, touching the days of Stations, most think that they must not be present at the sacrificial prayers, on the ground that the Station must be dissolved by reception of the Lord’s Body. Does, then, the Eucharist cancel a service devoted to God, or bind it more to God? Will not your Station be more solemn if you have withal stood at God’s altar? When the Lord’s Body has been received and reserved each point is secured, both the participation of the sacrifice and the discharge of duty.”
Conclusion
As you can see, from the earliest days of the Church, we see the Church Fathers proclaiming unanimously that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ, and that the Eucharist truly saves. We also see them articulating that the bread and wine become the Eucharist at the prayer of consecration during mass, and that once consecrated, the bread and wine cease to be common bread and wine. Christ doesn’t just mingle amongst the elements.
The elements cease to be, and become Christ instead, in what has been called transmutation, and would soon be called transelementation and eventually, transubstantiation. The rest of theology was understood through this prism of the Eucharist: if your views caused you to reject the Eucharist, you were out. The Christians would stop communing with you, and if you were a priest, you could no longer offer Mass in good faith. So this very Catholic understanding of the Eucharist served as a benchmark for determining Christianity from the very beginning.
The just shall live by faith. Whatever is not of faith is sin.
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Well, Leon, it’s been a tough week and sometimes a cat just has to take it easy for a while to recuperate…
Diego Maximo Pujol is a respected Argentine guitarist and composer. I have a preference for composers who write music that emphasizes lyricism over technique. The thing abot Pujol’s compositions is that you can quite easily loose yourself in them. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing the music or just listening to someone else perform it, the magic just enfolds you and—for a few minutes at least—you can allow yourself to transported to the composer’s private musical world.
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Thank you Garrison.
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Garrison, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to your offerings and wanted to own them. I’m not much into piracy or downloading tunes, if I like something, I want entire albums, so can you suggest a CD to have these performances, and more, available for our more mellow moments?
This gentleman’s work is exceptional.
here is a list of his recordings.
Recordings — Máximo Diego Pujol (maximopujol.com)
that is his website. no links to purchase, but each album has excerpts you can listen to.
also, there is a link on that site to his youtube page. feel free to play whatever he posts. that isn’t piracy.
his cite is more like an academic’s, listing everything he does. he does list upcoming performances. But the lists should help you find his albums. my searches are poor though. even on that bezos site it is not clear what is his playing, or mp3 vs cd etc
🙂 There was a guitar shop in Buenos Aires that had his CD’s, but I can’t remember the name or find it on the ‘web. Guitar Solo in SF has his sheet music but I couldn’t find his CD’s.
Here is a link to his music publisher Lemoine):
https://www.henry-lemoine.com/en/compositeurs/fiche/maximo-diego-pujol
Presto! His CDs can be found online here!
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7934350–maximo-diego-pujol-guitar-chamber-music
Merci, Maquis.
But unfortunately that is not Pujol on the guitar. It’s his music, but the artist on that album is Maria Isabel Siewers. I found that earlier too but noted that his music has been recorded by other artists.
Pujol recorded several albums as noted on his own website, but as Garrison noted above, none are offered for sale there, and neither he nor I have yet been able to find then on any e-store site.
Yeah, I broke that code, and am here to offer a site that lists his actual recordings, but I suspect much more sleuthing will be required to obtain them.
The hunt is on!
https://www.maximopujol.com/disc-en
Yes that’s his site, the one to which I referred in my prior post. Also the site that Jim in TN referenced in his post.
it’s strange that it lists Maximo’s albums but does not offer them for sale nor provide a link to any sites that do.
Argh. My little head is spinning right now . . .
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Garrison, your musical offerings each day are a such a pleasure. I wonder if you have ever come across the overwhelming voice of Thomas Quastoff, a bass baritone with a voice so sublime yet powerful, and a range that defies belief. From Bach to Mozart to Schubert, he masters them all. Jazz is a favourite of his. With all the discussion of the adverse effects of these jabs, thalidomide is brought up often, with all the horrible ramifications that came with it. Herr Quasthoff is a man cruelly affected by it, so I believe you’d find the power of his amazing voice even more remarkable. Since you, like me, are a lover of fine performance, I suggest that you give yourself a treat, search out his repertoire, sit back, and know that in adversity, Almighty God has blessed him with a truly gracious gift.
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In the current calamity of world affairs, it might be worth noting what it certainly feels like to be free….
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9935707/Young-Afghan-girl-celebrates-escaping-Taliban-bounding-tarmac.html
I’m pretty sure ilhan omar had the same spring in her step!
bob dylan~
man gave names to all the animals … in the beginning..
https://vimeo.com/338440811
As of 01:00 hurricane Ida had a well defined eye. Maximum sustained windspeed was 115 mph. Pressure 955 mb. That makes Ida a major hurricane at a CAT III. The best we can hope for is that this storm goes through a eye wall replacement cycle right at the time of landfall. Otherwise it’s looking like it’s going to be a strong CATIII or even a CAT IV at landfall.
Hurricane Ida at 27.6°N – 88.7°W – NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
29 August 1964
Roy Orbison‘s “Oh, Pretty Woman” is released. It will reach Billboard’s top spot just four weeks later and enjoy a three week stay.
29 August 1970
Edwin Starr’s “War” was the top tune on the Billboard singles chart. It would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
29 August 1987
The East LA band, Los Lobos had the number one single on Billboard’s Hot 100 this week with a remake of Ritchie Valens‘ “La Bamba”, from the movie of the same name. Singer Cesar Rosas said that the song itself is a traditional Mexican tune that means “wedding song.”
Dear Father G-D please have mercy on the people in the path of this storm. Our prayers are with the Cajun Navy and all who seek shelter from this impending disaster. Send Your ministering angels to surround them Lord in this their hour of great need. In Jesus name I humbly pray.
Amen and Amen
Illinois Governor Pritzker unilaterally decreed a mask mandate for all public and private schools and daycares in Illinois.
This has prompted a courageous grassroots effort across the state to both repeal the mask mandate at the state level and for schools to exercise local autonomy by defying Pritzker’s mandate and allowing each individual to decide for themselves whether they want to wear a mask.
As tyrants are prone to do, Pritzker has retaliated against this grassroots effort with a heavy hand. As of August 23, 51 Illinois schools have been put on probation for defying the mask mandate.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/state-puts-51-school-districts-on-probation-for-not-following-mask-mandate/article_0cd4d288-0440-11ec-9400-175daf6c6ae9.html
Dr. Jeremy Henrichs, a sports doctor at Carle Hospital and sports team physician at the University of Illinois, also sits on the Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education.
State regulators threatened Dr. Henrichs’ medical license over his criticism of Pritzker’s mask mandate in schools.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/regulatory-agency-drops-investigation-into-school-board-members-position-on-masks-in-schools/article_6036d7b0-01f1-11ec-85cd-93a14767f48c.html
This is a disgusting example of trying to squelch dissent through regulatory retaliation.
Here is a list of individuals and groups that have been leaders in the effort to repeal Pritzker’s school mask mandate and replace it with a mask optional policy.
I wasn’t able to inlcude the links to their websites and Facebook pages due to the fact that posts get blocked on here if they have too many links in them.
Their websites and Facebook pages can be found with a Google search or Facebook search.
State Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, R-Louisville, IL
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, IL
State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, IL
State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelby County, IL
Attorney Thomas DeVore, Greenville, IL
Speak for Students, based in Troy, IL, but focused on the entire St. Louis Metro East region of Illinois
Awake Illinois
Speak for our Students Granite City Facebook Group
Speak for Students in the Triad School District (Troy, IL school district) Facebook Group
Collinsville District #10 Unmask Our Kids Facebook Group
Speak for Students; Edwardsville ed. Facebook Group
We Stand for our Students Facebook Group
Speak for Students in Bethalto Facebook Group
Speak for Students in the Highland CUSD 5 District Facebook Group
St. Clair County We Stand for our Students Facebook Group
Speak for Students – Maryville Christian School (MCS) Facebook Group
The whole idea that “science” can somehow justify suspending our civil liberties and force us to mask up, vaccinate, quarantine healthy people, suspend in-person learning, and test people indefinitely to make sure that they aren’t infected with covid needs to be squelched.
As British Rabbi Jonathan Sacks said:
“Science will explain how but not why. It talks about what is, not what ought to be. Science is descriptive, not prescriptive; it can tell us about causes but it cannot tell us about purposes. Indeed, science disavows purposes.”
In other words, science only tells us what is. It doesn’t tell us what policies to implement. Mask and vaccine mandates are the result of political science, not actual science.
If the vaccine works, then those who are vaccinated should have no reason to be concerned about the vaccination status of others or feel a need to force others to wear a mask in order to protect themselves.
The concept of medical privacy protects those who don’t wish to disclose their vaccination status to their employer, school, or other people in general.
Risk is inherent in a free society. A free people assume that risk as they go about their daily lives. No more restricting our liberty under the guise of additional security.
No more mask mandates, quarantining of healthy people, lockdowns, vaccine mandates, mandatory covid testing, and other covid mandates.
Risk vs. Threat…= Vulnerability?
I have moderate risk in a high threat environment due to society’s ignorance and refusal to wash their filthy hands. However, by the Grace that the Good Lord, My Father and Savior has bestowed upon me, I remain negative and not sick. And unjabbed. I can promise Treepers, that it is my duty to deny the guvnor’ his 100% compliance, if it be the will of the Father in Heaven. Health care decisions are between the patient and their physician. Pandemics have offered a way to circumvent normally used ‘privacy laws’. Its time to declare this farce as OVER.
Have lived in this nasty state for over30 years. These people believe their governor and government will save them, and it does by way of state employee benefits.
Part of the problem is in local government who use a governmental business model, spewed by the educators in “Public Administration”…that perpetuates the ongoing socialistic and fascist totalitarian systems of city management.
I am asking all Treepers for prayers and discernment in what I have to face and making necessary decisions.
Ditto for us all Aggie!
SUBLIME INTIMACY
“Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John xi. 40
Every time you venture out in the life of faith, you will find something in your common-sense circumstances that flatly contradicts your faith. Common sense is not faith, and faith is not common sense; they stand in the relation of the natural and the spiritual. Can you trust Jesus Christ where your common sense cannot trust Him? Can you venture heroically on Jesus Christ’s statements when the facts of your common-sense life shout – “It’s a lie?” On the mount it is easy to say – “Oh, yes, I believe God can do it”; but you have to come down into the demon-possessed valley and meet with facts that laugh ironically at the whole of your mount-of-transfiguration belief. Every time my programme of belief is clear to my own mind, I come across something that contradicts it. Let me say I believe God will supply all my need, and then let me run dry, with no outlook, and see whether I will go through the trial of faith, or whether I will sink back to something lower.
Faith must be tested, because it can be turned into a personal possession only through conflict. What is your faith up against just now? The test will either prove that your faith is right, or it will kill it. “Blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in Me.” The final thing is confidence in Jesus. Believe steadfastly on Him and all you come up against will develop your faith. There is continual testing in the life of faith, and the last great test is death. May God keep us in fighting trim! Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us.
Oswald Chambers
August 29th Devotional
“Faith, substance of things hoped for evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
The moon represents faith, sun represents love or God. It has light and warmth. The moon is a reflection of the suns light absent the warmth.
When you read “faith” do you see that image? Most do not, it Is not taught but is always in our sight.
But, these images are important to see and understand because it gives understanding and ultimately wisdom.
I see how Gods word is obscure to men As knowledge is.
When you see the sun you should immediately see God and love. We see it’s effects in everything. How long would we live without the sun? We would immediately die, just as if Gods presence were gone. Subsequently hell is death, no access to God.
As you study the sun you actually become aware of Gods immensity and potential. As you study the moon you understand the importance of faith. We cannot live without the moon, and how many ways does it change our being and environment.
By studying the moon you
study faith.
Gravity is effected by the moon, gravity keeps us in place. Faith keeps us in place.
Heavens angels see or understand these things first when they reference the sun or moon.
To see light in darkness reflected is faith, that is the moon.
Knowing God is there even when we do not feel his
warmth of love.
Do you see why man was so fixated on astronomy, heavenly bodies in ancient times? It wasn’t the floating rocks it was God and all his secrets they
were seeking.
The moon and suns trajectories were important for all things.
Everything in our world points to God, you just must acknowledge that and seek him. He is without limits and if we follow that path of thinking we discover we shed our limits also.
It is not a pagan path but one of truth to seek God in more than a religious house, but seek him in all
things.
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WTNT64 KNHC 290951
TCUAT4
Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021
500 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
…NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND IDA HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN…
…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE IDA EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LATER TODAY…
Reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum
sustained winds have increased to 145 mph (230 km/h).
A NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana, recently reported
a sustained wind of 60 mph (96 km/h) and a gust to 74 mph (118
km/h).
SUMMARY OF 500 AM CDT…1000 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.2N 89.3W
ABOUT 80 MI…130 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 65 MI…100 KM S OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…145 MPH…230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…946 MB…27.93 INCHES
$$
Forecaster Stewart/Papin
That makes it a pretty strong CAT IV. Hitting shallow coastal waters soon. A hurricane pulls the thermal energy out of shallow waters quickly. No evidence of eye wall replacement. Eye is better defined than at 01:00. This storm is more than likely going to be more powerful than Katrina was when it made landfall in the same area. Katrina had 125 mph sustained max winds and a core pressure of 920 mb when it came ashore there. However Ida’s wind field will be smaller than Katrina’s was.
Yesterday Joe Bastardi said he would not be surprised if there were 50 tornadoes associated with this storm ranging from the coast up through Tennessee.
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WTNT64 KNHC 291057
TCUAT4
Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021
600 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
…NOAA PLANE FINDS IDA STRONGER…
…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE IDA EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LATER TODAY…
Reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum
sustained winds have increased to near 150 mph (240 km/h) with
higher gusts. The latest minimum central pressure estimated from
reconnaissance aircraft data is 935 mb (27.61 in).
An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Pilot’s Station East near
Southwest Pass, Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 82
mph (131 km/h) and a gust to 107 mph (172 km/h). Another NOAA
elevated C-MAN station at Southwest Pass recently reported a
sustained wind of 77 mph (124 km/h) and a wind gust of 93 mph (150
km/h).
SUMMARY OF 600 AM CDT…1100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.3N 89.4W
ABOUT 75 MI…120 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 60 MI…95 KM SSW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH…240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…935 MB…27.61 INCHES
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Forecaster Brown/Brennan
559
WTNT64 KNHC 291254
TCUAT4
Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021
800 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
…800 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE…
…HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS OCCURING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA…
An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana,
recently reported a sustained wind of 105 mph (169 km/h) and a wind
gust of 121 mph (194 km/h).
The latest minimum central pressure based on data from an Air Force
Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 930 mb (27.46 in).
SUMMARY OF 800 AM CDT…1300 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.6N 89.7W
ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 100 MI…160 KM SSE OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH…240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…930 MB…27.46 INCHES
$$
Forecaster Brennan/Brown
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WTNT64 KNHC 291355
TCUAT4
Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021
900 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
…900 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE…
…NORTHERN EYEWALL OF IDA APPROACHING THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA…
An elevated NOAA C-MAN station at Southwest Pass, Louisiana,
recently reported a sustained wind of 102 mph (165 km/h) and a wind
gust of 116 mph (187 km/h). Another elevated NOAA C-MAN station at
Pilot’s Station East near Southwest Pass recently reported a
sustained wind of 97 mph (156 km/h) and a gust to 121 mph (194
km/h).
A NOAA National Ocean Service observing site at Pilottown,
Louisiana, recently reported a sustained wind of 52 mph (84 km/h)
and a gust of 77 mph (124 km/h).
SUMMARY OF 900 AM CDT…1400 UTC…INFORMATION
———————————————-
LOCATION…28.7N 89.8W
ABOUT 40 MI…65 KM SSE OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 90 MI…145 KM SSE OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH…240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH…22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…930 MB…27.46 INCHES
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Forecaster Brennan/Brown
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WTNT44 KNHC 291456
TCDAT4
Hurricane Ida Discussion Number 14
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021
1000 AM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021
Ida’s rapid strengthening appears to have leveled off within the
past hour or so. NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter
aircraft that have been in the storm this morning have reported
peak flight-level winds of 146 to 148 kt between 8000 and
10000 ft, and believable SFMR winds around 130 kt. Based on
these observations, the initial wind speed remains 130 kt for this
advisory. The central pressure appears to have bottomed out around
929 mb, and the latest dropsonde in the eye from the Air Force
plane supports a minimum pressure of 933 mb. Ida’s satellite and
radar presentation is very impressive, as the 15-nm-wide eye is
very well-defined and surrounded by a ring of intense convection.
Within the past hour or so, there is evidence in radar imagery of a
secondary eyewall, and this has likely caused Ida’s intensity to
level off for now. Although Ida’s extreme winds are confined to the
inner eyewall, the aircraft data indicate that hurricane-force winds
extend outward about 45 n mi to the northeast of the center, and
based on buoy data the tropical-storm-force wind field extends
outward about 130 n mi northeast of the center.
Ida’s eyewall is nearing the coast of Louisiana, and any additional
strengthening seems less likely now given the recent structural
changes of the inner core. While rapid weakening should occur after
landfall, damaging winds will penetrate well inland across
southeastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi through tonight.
Ida is forecast to weaken to a tropical depression over Mississippi
by late Tuesday. The global model guidance now indicates that Ida
will likely transition to an extratropical low when it nears the
east coast of the United States and the new forecast shows the
extratropical low becoming a gale center near Atlantic Canada at day
5.
Ida has begun to slow down according to the latest aircraft and
radar fixes, and the initial motion estimate is 320/11 kt. Ida’s
forward speed is likely to slow further during the next 12 to 24
hours as the hurricane turns north-northwestward, and then
northward around the western periphery of a deep-layer ridge near
the southeastern United States coast. The cyclone is predicted to
turn northeastward by late Tuesday ahead of a short-wave trough
that will move across the central United States. The new NHC track
is close to the HCCA corrected consensus and the GFS ensemble mean,
and is not very different from the previous advisory.
Key Messages:
1. Extremely life-threatening storm surge inundation of 9 feet or
greater above ground level is imminent somewhere within the area
from Burns Point, Louisiana, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Overtopping of local levees outside of the Hurricane and Storm
Damage Risk Reduction System is possible where local inundation
values may be higher.
2. Catastrophic wind damage will occur where the core of Ida moves
onshore along the southeast coast of Louisiana in the next few
hours. Hurricane-force winds and damaging wind gusts are expected
today within the Hurricane Warning in southeastern Louisiana,
including metropolitan New Orleans.
3. Damaging winds, especially in gusts, will spread inland near the
track of the center of Ida into southwestern Mississippi tonight
and early Monday. These winds will likely lead to widespread tree
damage and power outages.
4. Ida will continue to produce heavy rainfall today through Monday
across the central Gulf Coast from southeast Louisiana, coastal
Mississippi, and far southwestern Alabama, resulting in considerable
to life-threatening flash and urban flooding and significant river
flooding impacts. As Ida moves inland, significant flooding impacts
are possible across portions of the Lower Mississippi, Tennessee
Valley, Upper Ohio Valley, Central Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic
through Wednesday.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 29/1500Z 28.8N 90.0W 130 KT 150 MPH
12H 30/0000Z 30.0N 90.8W 90 KT 105 MPH…INLAND
24H 30/1200Z 31.6N 91.0W 50 KT 60 MPH…INLAND
36H 31/0000Z 33.2N 90.3W 30 KT 35 MPH…INLAND
48H 31/1200Z 34.9N 88.5W 25 KT 30 MPH…INLAND
60H 01/0000Z 36.4N 85.9W 20 KT 25 MPH…INLAND
72H 01/1200Z 37.8N 82.5W 20 KT 25 MPH…POST-TROP/INLAND
96H 02/1200Z 40.5N 74.2W 30 KT 35 MPH…POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
120H 03/1200Z 43.5N 67.0W 35 KT 40 MPH…POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
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Forecaster Brown
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Jesus, Where Are You?.
n times such as these, times of tribulation, of chaos and confusion, of division and demonization, of isolation and irrationality, and of secularism and sinfulness, many Christians might be tempted to cry out to heaven asking – “Jesus where are you?” Yet, Jesus is not far from us. He came to dwell with us (John 1:14) and remains with us (Matthew 28:20). Jesus is not lost; we are. He has kept His promises. He is where He said He would be. It is we who are lost and, by our priorities and our choices, are far from Him. The answer to our pleas for our hidden Savior and the solution to the problems of our post-Christian culture might, oddly enough, be found in a curious, seemingly misplaced Biblical story from the hidden life of Jesus.
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https://catholicstand.com/jesus-where-are-you/
Dora, we are going through a chastisement prophicied by Our Blessed Mother. As Our Lady of Good Success in 1634:
«Shortly after the mid-Twentieth Century, the passions will erupt and there will be a total corruption of customs for Satan will reign almost completely by means of the Masonic sect».
«The Sacrament of Matrimony, which symbolizes the union of Christ with His Church, will be attacked and deeply profaned. Freemasonry, which will then in power, will approve iniquitous laws with the aim of doing away with this Sacrament».
«Moreover, in these unhappy times, there will be unbridled lust …Innocence will almost no longer be found in children nor modesty in women. In this supreme moment of need of the Church, that one who should speak will fall silent».
«During this epoch, the Church will find Herself attacked by terrible hordes of the Masonic sect …The vices of impurity, of blasphemy and sacrilege will dominate, in these times of depraved desolation and that one who should speak will fall silent».
«The fury of the devil, in trying to raze the Catholic Church, would be served by Her children who would lose their faith.They would work to oppress the Church, and prevent public devotion for they would have already entered the party of Satan, by becoming members of Masonic Lodges… and the loathsome and pestiferous wild boar of Freemasonry would enter the beautiful and flourishing vineyard of the Church, leaving it in complete ruins and destroyed».
«The Masonic Sect will be so subtle as to penetrate into the heart of families in order to corrupt the children, and the Devil will pride himself in dining upon the exquisite delicacy of the hearts of children».
«Know that the Divine Justice sends terrible punishments on entire nations, not only for the sins of the people, but above all for the sins of Priests and Religious… Deviating from their sublime mission they will deteriorate to the point where that, in the eyes of God, they are the ones to accelerate the severity of punishment».
Keep in mind, this prophecy was 120 years before the founding of free masonry, which worships the “light bringer” (aka Lucifer) at the 33rd degree. It’s why any Catholic involved in masonry is excommunicated latae sentenciae.
Greg Gutfeld Is Humiliating Liberal Late Night Hosts
But there’s a new wave coming behind Gutfeld. It will drown Hollywoke like the Red Sea did the Egyptian army in that old two-part tome they never read, and in a manner even Ridley Scott couldn’t direct. Conservative artists who know what we’re doing have entered the arena. And to outcast traditionalist moviegoers, we say, “Keep watching the screens. Quality entertainment is on the way.”
I was able to see him live last Sunday in Nashville. TPAC had sent out notices that masks were required for the entire performance and that put a bit of a downer on our expectations. We did what normal people do and left the masks off until TPAC sent out enforcers. They never came. It was a great show. It was two hours of stream of consciousness commentary. They had a flow of subjects to be discussed that was managed by changing images on a screen. He would move effortlessly for one to the next. They included is coworkers at FOX and political figures.
One thing he said has stuck with me. He said that Donald Trump was that lawyer that everybody in the courtroom hates. When he shows up in a courtroom, everyone knew that he will do everything in his power to represent his client, the American citizen. He has no friend there except the people he represents. Biden is the lawyer that walks in and knows the judge, knows every lawyer there, even knows the bailiff and the stenographer and glad hands everyone before the start. He is the lawyer that is more interested in his position with the court than justice for his client.
nice
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Some commentary on hurricanes from Ticker Guy.
I remember Rush Limbaugh, Florida resident, puzzling over why the people lined up in the heat, after one storm, for some bottled water, hadn’t stocked up on water from their own faucets ahead of time.
“The wailing and gnashing of teeth will commence with this storm in the next couple of days I’m sure. It shouldn’t. The government is no more rational in being prepared for this than they were for Covid, and their actions both before and afterward will be no more rational either. Did you learn anything from Katrina? “
“Folks, I don’t live in Hurricane Central anymore, but I did for 20 years. I moved there knowing what the risk was, and assumed that the government at all levels was going to **** things up every single time there was a storm. If I got pleasantly surprised, so be it. “
Never, ever rely on government to do the right thing.
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=243420
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
I’m on my way to church. Many in my family are in SE Louisiana. Please join me in prayer, thanks.
Heavenly Father I pray your mighty hand of protection for those who’ll be in this storm, in Jesus name
Amen.
Verse of the Day for Sunday, August 29, 2021
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“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
1 Corinthians 1:18 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
Mornin’ infidels.
Day 15 of 30 Collective Fast
Psalm 107
8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
15 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name
Bring us our of darkness, out of the shadow of death and brake these totalitarian chains that we might again be a free people. Amen
Judge orders Michigan parents who destroyed son’s porn trove to pay obscene amount of money
By Jerilyn Jordan
27 Aug 2020
https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2021/08/27/judge-orders-michigan-parents-to-pay-obscene-amount-of-money-after-they-destroyed-sons-porn-trove
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Somethings I don’t think many people understand about storm surge.
There are other factors but these are the major ones that apply everywhere.
Afterfeast of the Dormition
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 16th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
August 29th on the civil or commercial calendar
First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians 4: 9 – 16
Holy Gospel according to the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew 17: 14 – 23
Among the many Saints and Holy Martyrs and events commemorated today are these:
Translation from Edessa to Constantinople of the Icon of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ “Not Made by Hands” – the Holy Napkin or Mandelion (in 944)
Holy Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia (+ 298)
Holy New Martyr Stamatios of Volos (+ 1680)
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What’s in a statement? https://scroll.in/latest/1004020/under-indias-presidency-un-security-council-drops-taliban-reference-on-supporting-terrorism
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
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Will Zelensky ask if he’s being listened to still? https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/29/bidens-meeting-ukrainian-president-zelensky-revive/
Of all people, Li’l Macron is ‘leading’ the way on peace through strength in the Middle East https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210829-macron-visits-is-former-stronghold-in-iraq-s-mosul
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.