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JUNE 18 Thursday Third Week after Pentecost International Picnic Day-World Tapas Day   Sirach, Chapter 48, Verse 12 When Elijah was enveloped in the whirlwind, Elisha was filled with his spirit; He worked twice as many marvels, and every utterance of his mouth was wonderful. During his lifetime he FEARED no one, nor was anyone able to intimidate his will.   Is there anything that threatens or frightens you?   Are there bullies or organizations (IRS/FBI/CIA) that scare you?   Does the threat of terrorism or the coercing by dark government out of control worry you?   Then welcome to the 21 st Century. We need the spirit of Elisha so that all may know that we feared no one in our lifetime and were not daunted by threats nor were we overawed by demonstrations of power and that we are resolute in our following of the gospel.   O LORD, you have probed me and you know me; you know when I sit and when I stand; you understand my thoug...

  SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT June 17 — Don Félix and the Cold River Choose a Don Félix tonight — a simple, working‑man’s smoke — the kind a man reaches for when he wants a little warmth against the truth. Hold it beside Drithelm in the freezing river. He broke the ice with his own hands, stood in the bitter water, and when men marveled he answered only: “I have seen greater cold.” One man hides in the haze. One man wakes in the cold. Better to face the small burn now than the greater cold later. Prayer O my God, we beg of Thee in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, through the merits of the Precious Blood offered in every Mass throughout the world, to grant conversion to sinners and to all who will die this day the grace of repentance and a happy death. If it be Your Will, accept this offering to console the Heart of Jesus in agony for souls who flee discomfort and delay repentance. Have mercy on the holy souls in Purgatory, especially the forgotten. Do not del...

  SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT June 16 — Relief of the Souls in Purgatory Choose a cheap, honest night‑smoke — the kind that burns quick and sharp, like the valley Drithelm saw where the late‑repentant are purified. They died confessing, not defiant — saved, but unfinished. Better to burn now in mercy than later in justice. Prayer O my God, we beg of Thee in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, through the merits of the Precious Blood offered in every Mass throughout the world, to grant conversion to sinners and to all who will die this day the grace of repentance and a happy death. If it be Your Will, accept this offering to console the Heart of Jesus in agony for souls who delayed repentance until the end. Have mercy on the holy souls in Purgatory, especially the forgotten. Do not delay their deliverance, but let the purifying flame consume their defects so they may stand in Your divine presence. Amen. The late‑repentant suffer now so they may shine later. ...