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Monday, January 26, 2026 (Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops)
Reporting for Snow Shoveling duty! Thank you Lord for your sustaining grace!! Today we are reminded that the Gospel is to be proclaimed to all peoples. AMDG. https://www.gaudiumpress.ca/st-timothy-and-st-titus-two-disciples-of-st-paul-the-apostle/ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints.html
Michael Gold
Jan 261 min read


Friday, January 23, 2026
TGIF! Thank you Lord for sharing your goodness and mercy. In solidarity with the March for Life in Washington, D.C. today. AMDG.
Michael Gold
Jan 231 min read


Thursday, January 22, 2026 (Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children)
A day of welcome thaw! Thank you Lord for the cycles of relief you provide. Warmth allows for additional movement outside HQ. AMDG. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints.html
Michael Gold
Jan 221 min read


Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr)
Easing into Hump Day, Second Week of Ordinary Time. January prayers carrying us through the cold, dark month. Scheduled Open House in Nyack stirs hope for a new HQ by the water. Icy hills of Suffern inspire gratitude for dry, well-kept village roads below us. AMDG. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Rome#/media/File:2872-saint-agnes-domenichino.jpg
Michael Gold
Jan 211 min read


Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (Saint Sebastian, Martyr)
A second day of bright sunshine in freezing cold air. Waiting for accounts to settle and tax forms to arrive. Thank you Lord for the gift of your Church and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. AMDG. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1322596626577281&set=a.482013863968899
Michael Gold
Jan 201 min read


Monday, January 19, 2026
Snow removal duties call. His Justice is Mercy. AMDG.
Michael Gold
Jan 191 min read


Friday, January 15, 2026
Early morning transaction with gratitude for a warm abode. Trusting in God and markets to guide our path forward. AMDG. Saint Prisca and the lion, in a print by Adriaen Collaert , c. 1600
Michael Gold
Jan 161 min read


Thursday, January 15, 2026 (Saint Paul, the First Hermit)
Providing Laundry Services for resident Food Service Workers. Thank you Lord for your presence in the work we are presented! Focus on housing construction in light of Jersey City Mayor joining NYC efforts. May the City of God rise up today. AMDG.
Michael Gold
Jan 151 min read


Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (Saint Felix of Nola, Priest)
We thank God of the luxury of quiet nights and praise Him for the rays of hope He provides in the morning. Tax forms are trickling in this week. AMDG. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_of_Nola#/media/File:Felix_of_Nola-1.jpg
Michael Gold
Jan 141 min read


Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (Saint Hilary of Potiers, Bishop and Doctor)
Protect us from all heresy, Saint Hilary. Help us to find profitable truth to aid us in remaining strong in our faith. AMDG. http://saints.bestlatin.net/gallery/hilaire_bnfms.htm
Michael Gold
Jan 131 min read


Monday, January 12, 2026
Ordinary Time. Rising with God's grace to the challenges before us. Inspired by the saints both long- and short-lived. AMDG. Italiano: Icona di Sant'Antonio Maria Pucci conservata nella Parrocchia di San Michele Arcangelo a Manduria (TA) opera realizzata da P. MARRA 11-1-1966 {Creative Commons, Wikipedia}
Michael Gold
Jan 121 min read


Friday, January 9, 2026 (Saint Andrew Corsini, Bishop of Fiesole)
Grateful for another Friday and for our Housekeeping Contractor. May God bless and keep her family close to Him. AMDG. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Corsini#/media/File:Guido_Reni_039.jpg
Michael Gold
Jan 91 min read


Thursday, January 8, 2026 (Saint Lawrence Giustiniani)
Thank you Lord for the sunshine you provide. Help us to use the light of wisdom to fashion our world as you would have us. AMDG. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints.html First Patriach of Venice (Bellini Portrait of Giustiniani, 1451) Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Patroness of New Orleans, LA) Feast Day - January 8
Michael Gold
Jan 81 min read


Wednesday, January 7, 2025 (Optional Memorial of Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest)
Financial concerns start the day. Saint Raymond, help us to put our house in order. May His Law rule our hearts and actions. AMDG. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/01/07/st--raymond-of--penyafort--dominican--co-founder-of-the-mercedar.html
Michael Gold
Jan 71 min read


Tuesday, January 6, 2026 (Saint André Bessette of Montreal)
Pursuing God's Will for our lives through our vocations. Saint Brother André, pray for us. Saints Joseph and Mary, pray for us. AMDG.
Michael Gold
Jan 61 min read


Monday, January 5, 2025 (Memorial of Saint John N. Neumann)
We struggle to resume our weekly routines after two full weeks of holiday. We pray to Saint John Neumann for guidance for the education of our young. We seek the consolation of the Holy Spirit, through the intercession of King Saint Edward, as we try to do God's Will. AMDG. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Johannes_Nepomuk_Neumann.jpg
Michael Gold
Jan 51 min read


January 2, 2026 (Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church)
First Friday of 2026! Kennel Supervisor meeting starts slow-starting day of debt paydowns. Morning shift cold-induced adjustments precede annual vision exercise. AMDG. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/01/02/sts--basil-the-great-and--gregory-nazianzus--bishops-and-doctors.html
Michael Gold
Jan 21 min read


Thursday, January 1, 2026 (Most Holy Mary, Mother of God)
We report to work today in solidarity with all whose duty requires their presence and labor this day, the first day of the Gregorian Calendar Year 2026. May the Lord Jesus Christ guide our efforts to do His Will as we fully enter into the second quarter century of the 21st century. AMDG. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints.html https://honoringmary.cua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/capanna-puccio_regina-virginum-madonna-and-child_annunciation_8-female_saints_vatican-museums
Michael Gold
Jan 11 min read


Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (Saint Si
Last Day of the Common Era calendar year. Still fighting colds, but improvement over yesterday. Closing out the books amidst rescaling. AMDG. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/12/31/st--sylvester-i--pope.html https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints.html
Michael Gold
Dec 31, 20251 min read


Tuesday, December 30, 2025
A few hours of Sick Leave can make a world of difference! As we finish out the last two days of 2025, we thank God for His Church. AMDG.
Michael Gold
Dec 30, 20251 min read
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