Harvey Millican's Blog: Musings of a Trad Dad

There’s a prayer my son and I pray every night when we head out in the car to take a little drive around town. We go out to say our night prayers and any of my novena prayers that I haven’t finished yet. The prayer (found in most 1962 hand missals) reads as follows:

“O God, Who hast doomed all men to die but hast concealed from all the hour of death, grant that I may pass my days in the practice of holiness and justice and that I may deserve to quit this world in the peace of a good conscience and in the embraces of Thy love, through Christ our Lord. Amen.”

I happened to be driving up I-71 in northern Kentucky just moments ago. Actually, I happened to be (uncharacteristically for me) the passenger as my niece drove for a bit. I told her the story of the infamous Kentucky bus collision of 1988. Then we passed the sign.

Friends, you never know when God will call you to judgment.

I’m sure the 27 young people taken that night didn’t suspect it was their time when they boarded the bus.

Be prepared.

STAY CONFESSED!

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Shortly after posting I continued down the road and encountered the world’s largest Immaculate Heart of Mary flag flying high above the same highway with a beautifully painted “Pray the Rosary” sign in front. The flag is from Tradflags.com. Please support them. They are magnificent.

And I tell you… it’s like the Underground Railroad trying to find a TLM out here. And “here’s is the upper Southeast and rust belt.

For a special intention. Thank you!

I’m planning to write a bit more on that but in the meantime, here’s a great sermon I listened to on Our Lady of the Snow. Enjoy.

Toward the end of a beautiful Sunday after a family gathering, my mother-in-law was found doing what she enjoys doing – my dishes. Seriously, I always appreciate the help.

Seeing a certain glass on the counter I remarked, “Oh, I hadn’t seen that one since we bought it at the Prohibition Myseum.” To which my mother-in-law replied, “Yeah, I’ve been using that one all day. But where did you get it again?”

I sensed some general confusion.

“The National Prohibition Museum?” I said, inquisitive that she clearly didn’t see the logo etched on one side of the glass – the side opposite the drawing of a woman. “That’s why it has this picture of Carrie Nation on it with the phrase “All Nations welcome except Carrie.”

We paused and looked at the glass together until the answer I was hoping for came forth.

“Oh,” she said. “I just assumed that was Mother Cabrini.”

And life goes on.

From NVP:

https://nonvenipacem.org/2024/08/03/iranian-president-granted-war-powers-as-khamenei-orders-direct-attack-on-israel/

Remember that at this very moment we have a man who is legally in charge of the nuclear codes who also boarded a completely empty plane because “Me at airport. Plane. Steps. Must board.”

I’ve shared this before but it’s always worth repeating that the souls in Purgatory need our prayers and are grateful for those who’s prayers helped set them free.

Novena prayers