“O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let
us make a joyful noise to the crock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise
unto him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is
his also.
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of
his hand...”
Today's Newsletter
is in honor of all my fellow Medieval history buffs out there, and I'm sure we
are legion.
Yes, I
was reading an old college textbook of mine the other day, and it seems that the
Siege of Damietta took place on June 6, 1249, which was exactly 761 years and
four months ago today. (Oh, c'mon, you knew I was weird from the git-go.)
And after they
landed, the Crusaders sang this very hymn. I am not making this up.
As this hymn is
so very, very old, it has been reset to music many times by many different composers.
Perhaps I just wasn't "holding my mouth right," but I was unable to locate a
midi file of the Gregorian chant I wanted to attach, so just listen to these
glorious bonus videos, and you'll catch the general idea.
Guy, A Knight: Letter from the Sixth Crusade, 1249:
GUY, A KNIGHT, TO B. OF CHARTRES.
Rolls Series, M. Paris. Chron. maj. VI, pp 155 ff. Latin.
[Another translation of this letter can be found in Matthew Paris (Bohn
edition), III, 411 ff]
From Damietta, 1249.
The king, having then entered the city in the midst
of cries of joy, went immediately into the temple of the Saracens to pray and
thank God, whom he regarded as the author of what had taken place. Before
eating, all the Christians, weeping sweet and sacred tears of joy, and led by
the legate, solemnly sang that hymn of the angels, the Te Deum Laudamus.
The Te Deum (also known as Te Deum Laudamus, Ambrosian Hymn
or A Song of the Church) is an
early Christian
hymn of praise. The title is taken its opening
Latin words,
rendered literally as "Thee, O God, we praise".
The hymn remains in regular use in the Roman Catholic Church in the Office of
Readings found in the
Liturgy of the Hours, and in thanksgiving to God for a special blessing such
as the election of a pope, the consecration of a bishop, the
canonization of a saint, a
religious profession, the publication of a treaty of peace, a royal
coronation, etc.....
Authorship is traditionally ascribed to Saints
Ambrose and
Augustine, on the occasion of the latter's
baptism by
the former in AD 387. The petitions at the end of the hymn (beginning Salvum
fac populum tuum) are a selection of verses from the book of
Psalms,
appended subsequently to the original hymn.
The hymn follows the outline of the
Apostles' Creed, mixing a poetic vision of the heavenly
liturgy with
its declaration of faith. Naming God immediately, the hymn proceeds to name all
those who praise and venerate God, from the hierarchy of heavenly creatures to
those Christian faithful already in heaven to the Church spread throughout the
world. The hymn then returns to its creedal formula, naming Christ and recalling
his birth, suffering, and glorification. At this point the hymn turns to the
subjects declaiming the praise, both the Church in general and the singer in
particular, asking for mercy on past sins, protection from future sin, and the
hoped-for reunification with the elect.
HEALTH ALERT:
From Jamey Douglas Bacon ('66) of VA - 10/03/10 and 10/05/10:
Hey Carol,
I wanted to let you
know that I finally had to have my leg amputated. Things are really
rough right now but I think about you and all my old friends often. Hope
to see some of you when I get out of here. [Riv.Rehab]
Patty Dempsey Gibbs ('66) comes to see me quite often and runs many
errands for me. She has been a great help. I hope that I will be able to
run some of those errands myself someday soon.
It's not fun being
like this, but I am not sick anymore, so that is a good thing.
Love ya, Jamey
Dear Jamey, amidst
bouts of crying, I've been trying to think of something wonderfully
comforting to say to you. If those words exist, I cannot find them. I
can only say that I'm so very sorry. You're in our thoughts and prayers.
REUNION
ALERTS:
1. THREE MORE
DAYS!!!
From Chuck Jones ('66) of Northern VA - 07/16/10 - "TYPHOON TAILGATE -
STOKES' REVENGE 2":
Saturday, October 9, 2010 - "TYPHOON TAILGATE - STOKES' REVENGE 2" -
from 10:00 AM and onwards at CNU Parking Lot N - SPONSORED BY THE CLASS
OF 1966 AND THE SPD; OPEN TO ALL!
The NNHS Class of 1963 will
celebrate their 65th Birthdays at a Party on Saturday, October 9, 2010
at the Virginia Power Clubhouse, 1701 Waterview, Yorktown, VA from 5:00
PM to 10:00 PM.
From Dave Arnold
('65) of VA - 08/06/10 and 09/23/10 - "Update on locations
AND
Hotel Info - Class of 1965's 45-Year Reunion - Friday
and Saturday, October 15 and 16, 2010 - OPEN TO ALL CLASSES!":
Friday evening we’ll meet at
7:00 PM at the home of Lynn Walker Brothers ’65 and her husband Barry
(York HS - '65). They have graciously extended an offer to open their
home for the event. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served, and we would
request a $5.00 donation to assist in covering the expenses for that
evening if you attend... The Brothers residence
is located at 304 Dogwood Drive, Newport News. The telephone number is
757-595-4116. We’ll post a map providing directions.
The Saturday afternoon picnic
at Newport News Park, 13560 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, begins at
1:00 PM. $20.00 will cover the cost of your food.
45-Year NNHS Class of ’65 Reunion – Hotel Information
The following properties are
within a 15-20 minute drive of our two locations for the reunion activities.
All are
rated by Hotels.com at 3.0 or above
on a scale of 5.0. Rates are approximate based on availability.
I’d suggest using Hotels.com or any
of the travel sites to assist in making reservations.
If
you’re using a GPS the address for Lynn Walker Brothers home is 304
Dogwood Drive, Newport News 23606.
Event begins at 7:00 p.m. October 15th.
Newport
News Park is located at 13560 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News 23603.
Event begins at 1:00 p.m. October 16th.
Omni Newport News - 866-767-0278 - $88.00
Hilton Garden Inn - 866-538-1314 - $74.00
Microtel Newport News - 757-249-8355 or 800-246-8357 - $42.00
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 09/20/10
- "NNHS 64/64 Cruise Announcement":
ATTENTION CLASS OF 1964:
IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR BIRTHDAY CRUISE BY SEPTEMBER 20TH,
YOU CAN STILL JOIN US. IT IS NOT TOO LATE.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TO LOCK IN OUR FINAL NUMBER OF SEATS,
WE CAN STILL RESERVE ADDITIONAL SEATS AT OUR GROUP RATE OF $75.00 PER
PERSON,
WHILE SEATS REMAIN AVAILABLE.
WE WILL REACH THE AGE OF 64 ONLY ONCE, SO DO NOT MISS THIS GALA CELEBRATION.
IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, CONTACT DAVE SPRIGGS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
If you don't know what
I'm going to say next, you don't know me very well.
Last year (2004) just
before the reunion, I tried to be subtle and sensitive and allude to this as
gently as possible.
This
year (2005) I cannot afford to be so coy.
Have you not
noticed how very quickly one of us can be gone? If you're thinking of
waiting until "next time" to see
everyone, look around. "Next time", either they - or you yourself - may
not be around to partake of that opportunity.
How many have we lost this year alone?? You count them all; I
cannot bear to do so.
If you can't
attend, you can't attend, and that's that. But if you're vacillating about
whether or not to come, if you're
just "thinking about it ", and haven't quite decided - and especially if your
mind is filling with a lot of nonsense such
as, "I'm too fat. I don't want to see everybody looking like this" -
please let me point out to you that your friends love
you, and they don't care how you look, they just want to see you again,
and everything else is pure balderdash!!!
As I can't find
the exact quotation, I cannot find the exact date, but I believe it was about
sixty-five years ago when Ashley Montagu
said, "The greatest forces of evil in this world are those which seek to keep a
baby from its
mother's breast."
While I
wholeheartedly agree with that, I would extend it to read, "The next greatest
forces of evil are those
which seek to keep people from their friends by inflicting lies of self-doubt
upon them."
And let me also
remind you what
the Head
Cheerleader of 1965, Pam Smith Arnold
of VA said (ten) years ago, which I have preserved on the Reunion Page,
lest
we forget:
I
think the joy of going to a class reunion is that EVERYONE really knows
how old you are and you don't have to try to pretend a thing.
The other interesting phenomenon
that I have experienced is
that no matter what a person looks like now,
I still tend to see them as looking like the same people I knew in 1965.
Where else can you go and have 35
years shed? Can't wait to see everyone!!!
I might
get off this soapbox soon - but don't count on it.
"I excuse not
myself."
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today
to
Nancy McCormick Nicholson ('57)
AND
Renee Helterbran Benton ('59) of VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow
to
Ellen Anas Smith ('57) AND Dale Parsons
('69) of HA!
Happy Birthday this
week to:
08
- Tippy Rowe ('57)
ANDWayne
Stokes ('65) of VA
AND Richard Cantor ('65) of KY;
09 - Norma Wilson Mitchell ('57)
AND
Linda Alfrey Walker ('61) of VA;
11 -
Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA
AND
Carol Anne Comer Cutler ('70) of VA;
12 - Charlotte Spade Wilkins (Warwick HS -
'65) of NC;
13 -
The United States Navy - 1775
AND
Larry Cutler ('64) of VA
AND
Pattie Hilsdon Reisinger
('66) of CO
AND
My #1 Son,
Lewis Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL
- '89) of IL!
October 06,1939 - The last
Polish army was defeated.
October 06,1939 - Adolf Hitler denied any intention to
wage war against Britain and France in an address to Reichstag.
October 06,1944 - Former French premier and Vichy
collaborator Pierre Laval tried to kill himself on the day he was to be
executed for treason. A physician saved Laval from the cyanide he had
taken. Laval was executed a little less than two weeks later.
October 06,1949 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino was sentenced to 10
years in prison and fined $10,000 for war crimes. The conviction was for
being Japanese wartime broadcaster "Tokyo Rose."
October 06,1949 - U.S. president Harry Truman signed the
Mutual Defense Assistance Act. The act provided $1.3 billion in the form
of military aid to NATO countries.
From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of
VA -
08/05/10 - "Vote for Grace (REPEATED)":
This is my daughter Laura's dog in a contest to be on the cover of a bag
of dog food.
Vote every day for Grace. Thanks.
Oh, Laura is your
daughter, Norris!
Well, that makes it all the more important! When I tried to vote for
Grace again today, I noticed the site was trying to pull a switcheroo on
me. It tried to persuade me to vote for the wrong Grace!
OH, NO!
From Bill Gross (February
1948) of VA - 10/05/10 - "Thanks":
Carol,
Thanks so much for running the
announcement of our 62nd Reunion Anniversary for the NNHS classes of
February and June 1948 held October 2nd and 3rd. It was a great success
and we had a wonderful time. We could only kick our heels up so high
being in 80 + - range.
That's wonderful news, Bill
- you're most welcome!
From Doug Donnelly of MI - 10/05/10 - "RE:
Catherine Barter Buchanan":
Thank you very much for
this answer. I believe Catherine is a distant relative of mine that I
would love to make contact with to try and sort of the possible
connection. I hope to find her!
Thanks again,
Take care,
Doug Donnelly
City Editor
Monroe Evening News
20 W. First St.
Monroe MI 48161
You're welcome, Doug!
We wish you all success!
As I'll be gone for nearly two weeks, we're hoping that those with any answers can respond to
Doug directly at doug@monroenews.com.
From Fred Field (June '45) of CAto
Fred Mays ('60) of VA - 10/05/10 - "RE:
Shackelford Auto Company":
Hello Fred, Tue. Oct. 5,
2010 copy to Carol Harty
My Feb. 1946 Anchor has this ad on page 66:
Shackelford Auto Co., Dodge, Plymouth, Dodge Trucks
Dependable Used Cars
329 -41 25th St.
I have a very faint memory of going there, probably about 1935. It was
about when I was first allowed to go to a movie without parent -- but
only with a friend who had been pre-screened as reliable.
The friend in that case was Joseph Charles Holloway, Jr. (J. C.).
His father was a salesman at Shackelford and after the movie we went
over to Shackelford and walked up an auto ramp to the second floor. J.
C. Sr. gave me a tour of all the latest model cars.
The Holloway's lived in the 100 block of Pear Avenue, on the E. C. Co.
side, so J. C. went to George Wythe School. He always knew everything
about cars, especially the virtues of the make his dad sold. When my
father bought a 1938 Chevrolet J. C. told me that the choice was a
terrible mistake. By then his father had begun selling Fords - "the best
car in the world."
J. C. Jr. transferred from Hampton H.S. to NNHS
and graduated in the class of June 1943. Shortly after that he went into
the Army and I don't think I ever saw him after that. The Holloway
family eventually moved to Florida.
Nostalgic best, Fred
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Fred W. Field
Fullerton, CA fwfield@juno.com
Thank you so
much, Fred!
From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of
VA - 10/05/10 - "Boogie Woogie":
Can you sit still through this one?
Loved it!
Boogie Woogie - This is how it was done........
WOW!!!!!
You'll love this video....it's awesome!
These two are both good but the male dancer is outstanding . . . he
never moves his shoulders compared to what his feet and knees are
doing. This pianist is from Switzerland and he plays some of the best
Boogie Woogie anywhere. He is so BIG over there, they hold a week-long
Boogie Woogie contest every year and all the best players in the world
are invited. In this video he is joined by the 2 amazing dancers...
The male dancer even has a forties haircut. Turn up the volume, watch
and give it a listen! If you experience any trouble tapping your foot to
the beat, you had better hurry and schedule an appointment with your
physician.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T REMEMBER, HERE IS HOW THE BOOGIE WOOGIE WAS DONE!
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of IL -
10/04/10 - "Angels Flight":
Please watch from beginning to
end—the world should hear this. This video is about the making of
the song, "Angels Flight" and the video is short enough with the song being
played at the end. It kind of gave me goose bumps. Give it a whirl and see how
it affects y'all.
From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of
VA - 10/05/10 - "Nymphomaniac Convention":
Nymphomaniac Convention
A man boarded an airplane and took his seat. As he settled in, he
glanced up and saw the most beautiful woman boarding the plane.. He soon
realized she was heading straight towards his seat .. As fate would have
it, she took the seat right beside his.
Eager to strike up a conversation he blurted out, "Business trip or
pleasure?"
She turned, smiled and said, "Business. I'm going to the Annual
Nymphomaniacs of America Convention in Boston."
He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen
sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting of nymphomaniacs.
Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your
business role at this convention?"
"Lecturer," she responded. "I use information that I have learned from
my personal experiences to debunk some of the popular myths about
sexuality."
"Really?" he said. "And what kind of myths are there?"
"Well," she explained, "one popular myth is that African-American men
are the most well-endowed of all men, when in fact it is the Native
American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another
popular myth is that Frenchmen are the best lovers, when actually it is
men of Jewish descent who are the best. I have also discovered that the
lover with absolutely the best stamina is the Southern Redneck."
Suddenly the woman became a little uncomfortable and blushed.
"I'm sorry," she said, "I shouldn't really be discussing all of this
with you. I don't even know your name."
"Tonto," the man said, "Tonto Goldstein, but my friends call me Bubba."
Norris Sweetie,
I was eating my yogurt snack when I read this, and I laughed so hard I
nearly choked myself! Thanks for the crazy wild chuckle!
Confidence from my point of view is about letting go of the stories that
block the light and power that you already are. It is about, as Robert
Browning said:
"There is an inmost center in us all, where truth abides in
fullness;....and, to know, rather consists in opening out a way where
the imprisoned splendor may escape, then in effecting entry for a light
supposed to be without."
We've had it backwards for so long. From the time we were children, we
have been conditioned, via ignorance, to look for our security, love and
self-esteem outside of ourselves. We look around the landscape and
compare our worth relative to others, based on external values of
gender, race, culture, class and even clothing.
These are all just judgments made from a wounded ego, the storytelling
part of the brain. These are the ways of victim consciousness and it is
totally disempowering. The confidence that I speak of comes from "core
confidence" which is an inside job.
I can sense though intuitively and from listening to others that these
changing times of ours are shifting this tide. I have a sense that there
is a sense of restlessness. A growing number of people are looking for
some new answers to some old questions such as:
1. Who am I?
2. Why am I here?
3. Why do I believe what I believe; what is life about?
For the most part, the stories of who we think we are were written from
a foundation rooted in FEAR - the fiction accepted as Truth when in
reality it was only a way of interpretation, a story that covered over
the Light of our being, our Authentic Self. The challenge is that if it
is "true" for you, it will create your experience via your nervous
system.
In our brains, we have an area called "autobiographical memory" which
via our conclusions and thus formed perceptions, we create a "Mental Me"
- the story of who we think we are. Be aware through, that as a whole,
these deeply rooted conclusions were formed by you unconsciously often
before the age of seven when you were most illogical and a bundle of
shifting emotions.
In other words, who you think you are was formed in the mind/brain of a
child who still believed in the boogeyman under the bed. The way to
empower up, truly empower yourself, is to realize that you are more than
your stories and you are more than "only human". This is the starting
point. You must open your mind to new ideas from science and learn to
trust your own intuitive guidance.
Then as you learn how to retrain your brain, via updating your
information, and opening your mind to use energy awareness and tools
that can go to the root of these stories. You can eliminate the "blind
spots" that are covering your inner splendor, that "Magnificent Me"
instead of continuing to look for your power and love in all the wrong
places.
This works and the change can be made as fast as you are willing to
commit and evolve. This is not about "fixing" yourself for you are not
"broken". It is about awakening and remembering, getting in touch with
your spirit, your Authentic Self, your purpose and having the courage,
the "Core Confidence" to release the cellular memory, the energetic
stories that are hanging out in your nervous system.
Yes, you have/are an inner spirit, yet you live in a physical body.
Learning how to operate your own brain and mind consciously is the door
to empowering yourself for lasting change, spiritually, emotionally,
mentally and physically. These stories limit everything from business
success to the level of good health you experience. You can only
accomplish this sort of lasting change with awareness from the inside
out. What do you think?
About the Author:
Valencia Ray MD is a former eye surgeon who with clear intention sold
her medical practice to now show women entrepreneurs and professionals
how to eliminate blind spots that block their true potential and limits
their vision for business success, happy relationships and good health.
ABBREVIATED ALERT:
From Jane
Chambers of VA - 07/01/09, 02/07/10, AND 07/31/10 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD"
AND 61-62 DECADERS ADDENDA AND DRAMATIC WORKSHOPS STUDENTS:
1.
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch
gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak
House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News
at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if
you have fiends in that year, go visit with them.
3.
Saturday, October 9, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1963 will celebrate their
65th Birthdays at a Party at the Virginia Power Clubhouse, 1701 Waterview at Yorktown from 5:00 PM to 10:PM. For details, contact Susie
Overton Jones at
tnsjones@charter.net - CLASS OF 1963
4.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon
on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at
the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM.
Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food
and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for
reservations.
5.
Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1965
will hold its 45-Year Reunion: Friday night at 7:00 PM at the home of
Barry (York HS - '65) and Lynn Walker Brothers, 304 Dogwood Drive,
Newport News, VA 23606 ($5.00@); Saturday afternoon at 1:00 PM at
Newport News Park, 13560 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23603
($20.00@) For more details, contact Dave Arnold at
captarnold@vprj.net - SEE:
http://nnhs65.com/REUNION-2010-65.html -
http://nnhs65.com/REUNION-2010-65-ATTENDING.html - OPEN TO ALL CLASSES,
HOSTED BY THE CLASS OF 1965
7. Thursday, November 4, 2010 - The NNHS Class of
1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first Thursday of every month
at Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh
Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to
just the Class of '55; if you have fiends in that year, go visit with
them.
8. Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - The NNHS Class of
June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for
a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club
Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference.
Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan
at 803-7701 for reservations.
9
.
Saturday, April 30, 2011 - The NNHS Class will have a Luncheon. Team
Leaders are Mickey Marcella (mcmiceli@verizon.net
- 757-249-3800), Betty Hamby Neher
(bjneher@cox.net - 757-898-5099), and Dr. Harry Simpson
(hdsdds@aol.com - 804-694-0346). -
CLASS OF 1954
10.
Saturday, July 9, 2011 (6:30 PM to 11:30 PM) - The Class of 1971 will
hold its 40-Year Reunion at Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740
Town Center Drive, Newport News. For details, contact Richard Rawls
at Richard@Rawls.com - CLASS OF
1971
To donate, click on the Donate Button on the left,
or just mail it directly to my home (address available upon request). Thanks!
nnhs65@gmail.com
Te Deum Laudamus
Te Deum
laudamus:
te Dominum confitemur.
Te aeternum Patrem
omnis terra veneratur.
Tibi omnes Angeli;
tibi caeli et universae Potestates;
Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim
incessabili voce proclamant:
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra
maiestatis gloriae tuae.
Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus,
Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus,
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.
Te per orbem terrarum
sancta confitetur Ecclesia,
Patrem immensae maiestatis:
Venerandum tuum verum et unicum Filium;
Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum.
Tu Rex gloriae, Christe.
Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius.
Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem,
non horruisti Virginis uterum.
Tu, devicto mortis aculeo,
aperuisti credentibus regna caelorum.
Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, in gloria Patris.
Iudex crederis esse venturus.
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni:
quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.
Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari.
Salvum fac populum tuum,
Domine, et benedic hereditati tuae.
Et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in aeternum.
Per singulos dies benedicimus te;
Et laudamus Nomen tuum in saeculum, et in saeculum saeculi.
Dignare, Domine, die isto sine peccato nos custodire.
Miserere nostri Domine, miserere nostri.
Fiat misericordia tua,
Domine, super nos, quemadmodum speravimus in te.
In te, Domine, speravi:
non confundar in aeternum.
Thee, O God, We Praise
We praise
thee, O God :
we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee :
the Father everlasting.
To thee all Angels cry aloud :
the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To thee Cherubin and Seraphin :
continually do cry,
Holy, Holy, Holy :
Lord God of Sabaoth;
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty :
of thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles : praise thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : praise thee.
The noble army of Martyrs : praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world :
doth acknowledge thee;
The Father : of an infinite Majesty;
Thine honourable, true : and only Son;
Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter.
Thou art the King of Glory : O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man :
thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death :
thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come : to be our Judge.
We therefore pray thee, help thy servants :
whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with thy Saints : in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people :
and bless thine heritage.
Govern them : and lift them up for ever.
Day by day : we magnify thee;
And we worship thy Name : ever world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us :
as our trust is in thee.
O Lord, in thee have I trusted :
let me never be confounded.
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!!
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
The United States Navy - 1775
AND 
