“Do we have time? Yeah, I think we have time, but every moment that we waste is a moment that we delve further into madness.”
Peter Boghossian
So, no matter how crazy it gets, remember…
The Flow Must Go On!
And…
August is the Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
“And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow. And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him. And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying:
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and were very much afraid. And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them, Arise, and fear not. And they lifting up their eyes saw no one but only Jesus. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen from the dead.”
Matthew 17:1-9
We commemorate the glorious Transfiguration of Our Lord on the 6th of this month, in the trad and the new calendars. Though not a Holy Day of Obligation, it is still a wonderful day to attend Mass, recite a devotion such as a litany, or pray the Luminous Mysteries, which contain the Transfiguration.
Holy Church devotes the next 3 months to our Blessed Mother. August celebrates her Immaculate Heart, September her 7 Sorrows, and October the Holy Rosary (along with sanctity of life issues). At Nomen Christi Apostolate, we call this the “Marian Triad of the Months,” and we encourage meditation upon these aspects of Mariology, along with devotions. If we can see how Our Lady’s heart ties into her sorrows and the Rosary, this would be a path for us to understand and love her more. We are so indebted to her, this is least we can do.
We celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the 15th, a Holy Day of Obligation and one of the Glorious Mysteries. This feast also has a vigil. Other Marian feasts of August: Our Lady of the Snows (which refers to a miracle in Italy combined with the dedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica) on the 5th, Our Lady of Knock on the 17th and the Queenship of the BVM & the Immaculate Heart on the 22nd (double feast, yay!). Marian-related feasts are: Saint Dominic, seer of the Rosary on the 4th & 8th and Saint Joachim, father of the BVM the day after the Assumption, the 16th.
What better way to honor the Immaculate Heart of Mary, than to begin the Fatima Devotion of the First Saturdays “Communion of Reparation” (this month, that is the 3rd)? This is for the purpose of offering reparation to her much-offended heart of incomprehensible love, and for general atonement. In this time of increasing tensions between nations, we would do well to consider the words of Sr. Lucia:
“Whether the world has war or peace depends on the practice of this devotion, along with the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This is why I desire its propagation so ardently, especially because this is also the will of our dear Mother in Heaven.”
Sister Lucia, Fatima Seer, 1939
If your parish does not offer the First Saturdays, why not think about meeting with your pastor and getting it started? Pray on it!
Here are some other notable feasts coming up, note St. Monica and St. Augustine, mother and son, are 1 day apart:
Saint Alphonsus Liguori-1st & 2nd
Saint John Vianney-4th & 8th
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)-9th
Saint Clare (Chiara) of Assisi-11th & 12th
Saint Maximilian Kolbe-14th
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux-20th
Saint Rose of Lima-23rd & 30th
Saint Bartholomew, Apostle-24th
Saint Monica-27th
Saint Augustine-28th
Passion of Saint John the Baptist-29th
Saint Fiacre of Brie (non-standard)-30th
Saints Rose & Fiacre, patrons of gardeners, pray for us!
What is the purpose of paying attention to feastdays? It is part of our Catholic Faith that is sadly being lost. If we are attentive to these days, it can have the following benefits:
1) Encourage us to attend Mass more frequently.
2) Renew our interest in the saints. Provide a chance to teach our children about them.
3) Increase our prayer and devotional life.
4) Provide opportunity for reading Holy Scripture.
5) Give us a greater love for and knowledge of the Catholic Faith.
6) Help us to think creatively about practicing the Faith.
7) Provide grace and bring us closer to the Kingdom of Heaven!
We provide both trad and new feasts.
The Human Spirit Shall Prevail!
To all you totalitarians. Consider yourselves warned…
“The more you tighten your grip Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.”
Princess Leia
Tracy Thurman: Food & Medical Freedom Advocate
[Edited since posting.]
From Brownstone Institute, a post-Covid freedom advocacy organization:
“Tracy Thurman is an advocate for regenerative farming, food sovereignty, decentralized food systems, and medical freedom. She works with the Barnes Law Firm's public interest division to safeguard the right to purchase food directly from farmers without government interference.”
Articles by Tracy Thurman
Topics center on the globalist’s agenda involving food and how we can work toward greater freedom and safety.
Below, Chris Martenson interviews Thurman-it’s a fabulous discussion, well-worth the 2 hours of viewing. It took me about 2 weeks to get through it with my busy schedule, but I learned so much, including the potential healing properties of raw milk. From Martenson’s notes:
“In this critical interview, Tracy Thurman recounts her front-line experiences working with Robert Barnes to help protect the nearly relentless assaults on Amish farmers by a deeply corrupt Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture coupled to an equally corrupt PA court system.”
Tracy Thurman: The War on Food (and on the Amish, and Farmers)
Here are some insightful quotes by Tracy from the interview:
“I came back to a place of faith through witnessing evil, and concluding that if
evil with a capital E exists, so must good with a capital G,
and that I needed to look for it.”
“If something is already filling the God-shaped hole in your life, it’s very hard for the state to become your God.”
“The control grid is built before it’s turned on.”
“I want to support the farmers who are giving me this incredible blessing of health.”
“Stop eating processed food. It’s poison and it’s becoming more poisonous. Get to know your food and your farmer. See if you can find a local supply. Be intentional about what you eat. Build a local community and start considering how you can set up payments for transaction with your farmer outside of the credit card or digital system because at some point that is going to be shut down for anyone who is a dissident raising healthy food outside the corporate system…
but the two most important things are find your community and find your farmer.”
~ ~ ~
Sometimes when I say Grace, I ask God to bless all those who had a hand in getting the food to my table. Thinking about this, I realize how many thousands of people are involved in our food system and how unnatural that is. A society requires balance between the local and the wider network. You can’t rely entirely on local, in the event that a disaster occurs. You also can’t rely entirely on complex systems which are by their nature, vulnerable (Martenson often talks about the unpredictable nature of complex systems and how disruptions can have a domino effect). All sorts of things can interrupt supply chains and recently, we are seeing more of that. The reasons are varied. With increasing geopolitical tensions, this is now an even greater concern. You may say (just an example), “Oh, we can get our food from California.” What about the trucks that need parts made in other countries? What if California suffers a major earthquake? There are so many things that can go wrong in our highly interdependent, fossil fuel dependent system. These natural resources are depleting, while population continues to grow and the non-Western world is starting to want its piece of the pie. Maybe we’re starting to hone in on why the globalists want their “Great Reset.” Is it all about resources?
Will green energy save the day? Well, it has its limitations. At this time, green is not even remotely capable of doing what oil, gas and coal can do, and is itself, dependent on these resources (see the work of another great mover and shaker SIMON MICHAUX). Perhaps a gradual transition to green is possible, but I don’t think it will be without concessions.
In the end, nature will have her way. In the end, the Authentic Life, the life God meant us to live, must return. This is His world and we are His children. As a society, we have a lot to think about going forward…and we need extremely competent leadership that is willing to make tough decisions.
"What Will Become of Us All?"
I would like to share this song by Chvrches (Scottish band), “Death Stranding,” released in 2019…arguably, the year the world began to change. It gives me hope that young people can still be so clued in and sensitive, even if it’s purely intuitive. The artists are always the prophets…
Let’s make a toast to the damned
Waiting for tomorrow
When we’re played out by the band
Drowning out our sorrows
What will become of us now, at the end of time?
We’ll be fine, you and I
Let’s draw a line in the sand
Keep it straight and narrow
We had it all in our hands
We begged and then we borrowed
What will become of us all at the end of love?
When we’ve stopped looking up?
You can take my heart
And hold it together as we fall apart
Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars, we embark
And keep us together as the lights go dark
Let’s tell the truth, just for once
Asking for an answer
Now that it’s all said and done
Nothing really matters
What will become of us all if we dare to dream?
At the end of the scene?
Let’s open up to the sky
Askin’ it for closure
'Least we can say that we tried
But it’s never really over
What will become of us all, at the end of the line?
Will we live? Will we die?
You can take my heart
And hold it together as we fall apart
Maybe together we can make our mark in the stars, we embark
And keep us together as the lights go dark
(Iain Andrew Cook, Martin Clifford Doherty, Lauren Eve Mayberry)
During These Tumultuous Times...
“…stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved…Rejoice in the Lord always, again, I say, rejoice…The Lord is nigh…in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
…whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things. The things which you have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these do ye, and the God of peace shall be with you. Now I rejoice in the Lord exceedingly…I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content therewith…I can do all these things in him who strengtheneth me…Now to God and our Father be glory world without end. Amen…The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.”
Saint Paul to the Phillipians, Chapter 4
Thought for the Day
“Clarity comes from taking action…How much longer will you avoid doing what you are capable of, in order to continue with what you are comfortable doing?…we have two lives, that second one beginning the moment we appreciate we only have one.”
Simon Alexander Ong
Saint Kateri, on this your feastday, pray for us!
Thought for the Day
“For anybody who’s been in Washington DC for more than 2 terms, you are the oldest profession.”
Chris Martenson You Tube
Peak Prosperity Website
I couldn’t resist putting this up:)
The End of the Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency? What They Said Could Never Happen....
I like Andy Schectman and I also like Kitco News. Here, Andy is interviewed by Michelle Makori. The Petrodollar deal which Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia is discussed, along with Nixon’s departure from gold-backing and the world’s current moving away from the dollar. There’s a one-hour video and a short article…
End of the Petrodollar?
Excerpts from the article:
Saudi Arabia reportedly let the 50-year petro-dollar agreement expire on June 9th, opting to sell oil in multiple currencies instead of exclusively using the U.S. dollar. Andy Schectman, President and Owner of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, warns that if the "petro" is taken from the "dollar," the U.S. currency will be backed by "nothing," which could trigger "catastrophic" consequences…
The foundation of the petrodollar system lies in a 1974 agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States. Under this deal, Saudi Arabia agreed to recycle its petrodollars into U.S. Treasuries in exchange for a security guarantee from the U.S., creating a strategic alliance that has significantly influenced global politics for decades. By 1975, all OPEC members had agreed to price oil in dollars and invest in U.S. government debt…
If the U.S. dollar is no longer the primary payment option for oil, Schectman foresees a massive spike in interest rates as one of the consequences, with the situation getting quite chaotic for the U.S.
“If this happened all at once, it would be catastrophic. It would be chaotic because the natural reaction of the dollar being dumped globally is hyperinflation. It would hit our shores in a tsunami of inflation,” Schectman said. “The dollar would collapse, the stock market would collapse, the bond market would collapse, the banking system would collapse, the insurance companies would collapse. Everything. This is the great reset.”
…The move away from using the U.S. dollar in international trade transactions is not new, but it has been accelerating…
Caution with Generators
A generator is a prepper must-have, but they must be used with caution. Read your owner’s manual and make sure you know how to properly operate it in the event of a power outage. Don’t wait for the outage to occur. If you don’t know how to use your equipment (or where to find it), it’s not going to be very useful if you suddenly need it. Carbon Monoxide is an issue with gas-powered generators. Electrocution in flood water is also an issue…and always be careful venturing into your basement during flooding!
From The Epoch Times:
Hurricane Beryl Death Toll Rises to 7, Generator Misuse Is Blamed for 2 Deaths
Excerpt:
Mr. [Emergency Management Chief] Kidd said two of the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, and he warned against mishandling gas-powered generators to power their homes. He reminded people that carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas.
“If you have a generator that you’re running, please make sure it is far away from the area [where] you’re living and sleeping,” he said.
“These are preventable deaths.”