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FT XVIII=Knights Of Columbus Free Throw

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:53:00 +0000

The Annual Ritual of many a Knights of Columbus Council, called the Knights of Columbus International Free Throw Basketball Championship, will be in swing during the month of January at the Council or Assembly Level.

For Msgr Sherman Council #5103, it will be Free Throw Comtest Number 18, or FT XVIII, once again held in Forest Hills in Queens on Saturday, 01/16/10, in the early afternoon.

The Contest actually has served as an expansion tool for greater growth in service across the Forest Hills-Glendale-Moddle Village region of Queens.

The Tradition Continues:

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A Farewell In NJ This Blustery And Bitter Cold Evening

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:04:00 +0000

Passing Into Memories
Giants Stadium

It closed with the Jets defeating the Bengals 37-0, and the Jets going into Cincinnati next Saturday afternoon in an NFL Wild Card Game.

But thus passes Giants Stadium, home of Three Time Super Bowl Champion NY Giants.

By The Way, if you said that the 1st Champions of Giants Stadium was the NY Cosmos Soccer Club in the North American Soccer League, you would be right.

For awhile, a Papal Mass in 1995, was the top crowd in that stadium. Pope John Paul The Great offered Mass before 82,000+ people.

For I saw Pele retire from Soccer in 1977 @ Giants Stadium. The Master of Ceremonies was himself a Pro Football Hall Of Fame Halfback from The NY Giants, Frank Gifford of ABC Sports. Also present was Boxing Heavyweight Champion of The World, Muhammed Ali.
When I think of Pele's Farewell, I look back & remember the vibrant Ali and get tearfully sentimental about that day, as Ali suffers from Parkinson's Disease.

Those are the memories.

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twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:33:00 +0000

Thus, after starting at 5-0, the NY Giants have faded to black. New Defensive Coordinator may be needed.

On The Martyrs Of The Early Church-A Young Example

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:34:00 +0000

In Regard to St Agnes:

She was a young daughter of a Pagan Roman family, who became a Devout Christian. Her father espoused her to a Pagan man who planned to forbid her Christian worship. She remaiined Christian and refused the marriage, committng two capital offenses. Her father threatened her with Prostitution and, after a long trial, Agnes died at Age 13, a resolute Martyr in the Diocletian persecution circa 304AD.

Sancta Agnete, Ora Pro Nobis

Truly a Martyr for Youth!

It should be so noted that in the Parish Church at 147 East 43rd Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, the Story of The Martyrs is posted in the 1st Pew. Currently, young people are taught next to nothing about the Lives of The Saints, but for those young adults who head over to St. Agnes in Midtown, they do take an interest in reading about the lives of the Young Martyred Saints.

When I was in a Catholic Elementary School in Brooklyn in the 1960s, we read about the lives of the Saints. For not to know of the Lives of The Saints, especially the Martyrs, is not to know the History of The Church, Catholic and Apostolic, as those Martyrs were truly an Imitation of Christ.

Again, Kyrie was chanted in Greek, Agnus Dei and Communion Antiphon were chanted in Latin and from what I read from the Gospel, King Herod was one jealous and paranoid dude. It is a good thing the Three Wise Men went home via a different route, so as not to meet up with Herod.

As this was the Feast of Epiphany(Meaning Revelation), I am glad to have read about the life of St. Agnes, a brief life of Virtue and Courage.

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twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:02:00 +0000

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Software Update on My eMac

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:58:00 +0000

Bean and iText Express remain along with iWork ‘’08. iWork Pages does open MS Office Word documents and can be saved to Pages. No Need for Neolithic Office at this time as it slowed down my eMac.
Any other unneeded Software will be eliminated. Besides upon resumption of writing the novel, I need something where text can be added rapidly. This & iText Express meet my requirements.

2010 Opens At Mass-Whilst The City Sleeps

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:56:00 +0000

It is now 2010:

A Priest named Fr Jonny Domenic, gave a valuable Homily at the 12:30PM Mass, on this The Solemnity Of Mary, Mother of God, @ St. Agnes RC Church at 143 East 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan. This while much of New York City is sleeping off the imbibing of many adult beverages.

In regards to Salvation, the words of this day are "Carpe Diem", Latin for "Seize The Day."

We are blessed with opportunity to obtain Blessings from God in the form of Grace. As Mary was filled with Grace, she gave birth to The Christ, so willingly.

It was good news to witness The Mass being so well attended, with Kyrie chanted in Greek, Agnus Dei sung in Latin and Communion Antiphon chanted in Latin & a good number of the Faithful receiving Holy Communion at the Altar Rail.

Tradition is making a comeback.

Gloria In Excelsis Deo!

Even whilst The City Sleeps Today!

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twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:27:00 +0000

The City is Silent today. But at East 43rd Street, the Faithful are gathering for a solemn and joyful Holy Sacrifice of The Mass in the Ordinary Rite with Chant

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:24:00 +0000

For the last ever NFL Football Game at Giants Stadium, Bengals at NY Jets, no beer will be sold. Hence, a very sober and sobering farewell!

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:04:00 +0000

It begins now, 2010. Many blessings to you all. The Pez Report

One FINAL Pet Peeve For 2009

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:59:00 +0000

It regards Catholic Holy Days Of Obligation:

The Solemnity Of Mary, Mother Of God, Formerly Known as Feast Of The Circumcision, is part of Christmastide. In The United States, It is a Holy Day Of Obligation;

YET, there are hardly any Masses for this day of OBLIGATION in most Parishes in this Diocese of Brooklyn, hence my having to travel to find a Mass, like in Manhattan at East 43rd Street, between Lexington & 3rd Avenues, where there is a Quasi Decent Schedule;

I guess since the time of when the Episcopal Conference in this Country, came up with the idea that when such Holy Day falls on Saturday or Monday(Sunday Sandwich), the day is NOT of Obligation, diminishing said days importance;

Hence, Confusion! In most countries, many of these Feasts of The Church are not of Obligation;

To The Bishops in This Country, there must be EMPHASIS on These Holy Days. They must not be DIMINISHED, as is the practice today. Please Be CONSISTENT. THANK YOU!

Mychal-The FINAL PEZ Report of The Year 2009

A Plea To Help Some "Starving Artists" By Being An Underwriter Of A New Series

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:53:00 +0000

Coming to The Vast Web in 2010 is a new Ensemble Series, called "Peripheral City", a Dark Comedy about the Nouveau Underclasses, which takes place in a Soup Kitchen at the "Hilton Street Unitarian Church." It is being shot in High Definition in The North Side Of Williamsburgh, Brooklyn by Amanda Cole. This is NOT "You Tube" Amateur Video. It is an intense Artistic Presentation:

Like those shows on Public Television, we must go to The Public. Clicking on The Title will take you to the Site. Pledges start at $3 & go all the way to $1000. The conditions include offering something to the Pledger, not only a high quality series with an outstandingly good cast, but you will have fun and may enjoy a delicious cooked dish;

It's a Great Series to be a part of-view The Preview;

Happy 2010 To You All;

Mychal for The Pez Report

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:12:00 +0000

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The Year Is Closing But NOT The Decade-Let Me Explain

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:30:00 +0000

Year 2000 was the last Year of The 20th Century. 2001 was the 1st Year of the 21st Century. 2010 will be the Year closing The Decade, hence the Decade does not close tomorrow, as 1 through 10 constitutes a Decade, not 0 through 9. If you go by the correct sequence, the NY Yankees have only won 1 World Series in this Century, while The Boston Red Sox have won 2 in this Century, so on 01-01-11, the New Decade Begins:

1-10, not 0-9, is how the decades are counted. If you're Catholic, Anglican or Lutheran, your Rosary Beads are 1 to 10 Beads, constituting a Decade of The Rosary, as ZERO constitutes a Number which means NOTHING of Value(Sort of like Mets Ownership);

BTW, Dear Catholic Nation, New Year's Day is "The Solemnity Of Mary, Mother Of God", though for those of you on The Traditional System with Traditional Latin Mass, The old nomenclature is "Feast Of The Circumcision", hence when The Christ Child was presented in The Temple, which both Old and New Calendars commemorate in The Gospels;

Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh to The Christ Child, will be commemorated on Sunday, 1-3-10, but on 1-6-10, it is traditionally celebrated, especially in the Latino Communities. Baptism Of The Lord ends Christmastide in The Church, on January 10th;

Orthodox Christmas is January 6th, so a Happy Christmas to my acting colleague, Jelena Mjrda, from the up & coming Web Series, "Peripheral City", which series information may be accessed by clicking on the Title Above;

Happy '10 All;

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Stay Tuned For "Bayside" Over These SNY and FOX Stations

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Jason Bay will now patrol Left Field in a place without The Green Monster:

He will now call Citi Field, home to a Cavernous Expanse of Outfield, his place of Performance. It should be an interesting show;

Having replaced one Manuel Aristedes Ramirez in Fenway Park, he was an Offensive Presence, but NOT a blohole;

I'm beginning to wonder as to what possessed The Current Ownership Group to go after The Talented(Though Less So)Mike Cameron, who once did a Head On Collision with a Mr Carlos Beltran, while with The Mets in San Diego;

Could it be that with Fenway Park, in its' current state, may NOT be the revenue machine it's purported to be?

Only time will tell, but in the Red Sox Case, the team may have gone from Champagne to Brooklyn Lager, in letting go of Jason Bay;

"Bayside" Premieres in April, on SNY, ESPN, MLB Network and FOX. For once, Jeffy didn't put any stock in "Bernie From Far Rockaway."

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Happy 2010 All!

Plainsong, AKA Gregorian Chant

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:46:00 +0000

The Plainchant Revolution

You arrive at a Catholic Church for The Holy Sacrifice Of The Mass. I know one thing-you're not thrilled with "Folk" Masses, which is WHY I am writing this essay. YOU are NOT inspired with
Guitar Music, where BANAL music is played. You would rather sing to "O Sacrament Most Holy" rather than "Michael, Row The Boat Ashore", but some "Liturgical Expert", who probably used to sing in some Greenwich Village "Coffee House" some years ago, thinks you want to hear some asinine puff piece played in that "Coffee House", when all you want to hear and sing is "Dominus Vobisum, Et Cum Spiritu Tuo, Oremus."

Please, as you are NOT STUPID, the "Liturgical Experts" are about as right as NY Mets Ownership, which is not saying much about either the "Experts" or Mets Owners. Sometimes, Sarcasm is a way of expressing how I really feel in regards to how the Catholic Liturgy is presented to The Faithful.

It was January 11th, 1998, as I SUFFERED through a Mass where it sounded like a BAD Sitcom. I waited with Baited Breath for this Liturgy to end. One woman bragged to me that her Parish Liturgy was as good as where I heard more Classical Tones, to which I cracked "Please, NO." I was wondering when the "Betty Boop" theme was going to kick in.

When I was young in Brooklyn, NY, we had to learn how to read the "Kyrie" in the 2nd Grade. We had it recited to us and, because we were using Phonics to learn how to read, we picked up on how to read the text of the Prayer. "Dominus Vobiscum" was transmitted in the same way as "Gloria In Excelcis Deo." Hence, we learned to read Latin and that little bit of Greek.

BUT, The GREAT NEWS Is that a number of phrases are being chanted again. At the beginning of Mass at 5:15PM, the Opening Antiphon was chanted in English. It must be so noted that the Opening Antiphon was chanted in English, which sounded so elegant. The Kyrie was sung in Greek, while the Agnus Dei was sung in Latin, and the Communion Antiphon was chanted in Latin.

At the time of The reception of Holy Communion, many people actually head to the Altar Rail to receive the Sacrament. At St Agnes at East 43rd Street, between Lexington and 3rd Avenue, you have the option of receiving Holy Communion, either in a queue or at The Altar Rail. As this is the Parish from where the Latin Mass became a popular option, even in the Ordinary Rite of The Mass, the Faithful do go to kneel at the rail. I prefer kneeling to standing.

It's interesting, but The Church did call for the use of Latin in The Liturgy, as this is The Latin Rite Of The Roman Catholic Church, yet in most parishes, this is not carried out, as Vernacular is permitted, but Latin must b preserved.

Traditional Practice has returned. Is this GREAT OR WHAT? I couldn't do without it. But, where did the Faithful go?

Mychal-The Pez Report

From 4PM, EST Yesterday In The Vatican At The 10PM Papal Mass In Saint Peter's Basillica

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:01:00 +0000

A Happy Christmas Begins With Magnificent Liturgy

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:34:00 +0000

At the 5:15PM Holy Sacrifice of The Mass at St Agnes, East 43rd Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, one could anticipate The Coming Of The Child Jesus at his 2009th Birthday Celebration:
The Opening Prayer was chanted by Mr Andrew Mills, The Music Director, in English;
The Kyrie was sung in Greek;
The Agnus Dei was sung in Latin;
The Communion Antiphon was chanted in Latin;
The Gloria was recited for the 1st Time, as we are now in Christmastide;
Appropriate Christmas Hymns, namely the Standards were sung;
The Beginning of The Holy Gospel According To St. Matthew, gave The Geneology Of Christ, as he does come from The Line of King David;
As the Main Celebrant of The Mass explained in his Homily, This Beginning is preached as we Christians through Baptism are included with The Christ in His Line;
For Catholic Liturgy to be effective, It being The Central Offering of The Life Of Catholics, I feel that The Worshippers should be exposed to The Classical Hymns of The Church, all of The Year. The Tabernacle should be at The Centre and NOT off to the side, Hidden away, replaced by a "Presider's Chair", although The Priest as "Alter Christus" is central to The Liturgical Function. As Latin, & before it, Greek, are the Liturgical Languages and Latin being The Official Language Of The Church, The Parishioners should experience part of The Liturgy in Latin, such as the singing of The Agnus Dei in Latin;
Now, in The Ordinary Rite Of The Mass, with The Traditional Latin Mass being known as the Extraordinary Rite, there are places where misguided experimentation has led to indifference by Parishioners. Guitar Masses are used to bring in the young people, though I beg to differ, as I have found Gregorian Chant attracts more young people, as Beautiful Liturgy explains Catholicism more than "Michael Row The Boat Ashore", a "Hymn" which came with the Ill-Fated "Folk" Masses. Coupled with "Teaching" of The Faith in Catholic Sponsored Schools, where 8th Graders cannot explain WHAT a Sacrament IS, it does lead to indifference;
Something which I have noticed at East 43rd Street, is that while people queue up for Communion, many are now kneeling at the Altar Rail to receive The Eucharist. I feel that more kneeling and less queueing is needed, as to be more Fully-Catholic, in practice and experience;
As The Christ Is ETERNAL, let's not just remember Him at This Time & Easter but All Time. Great Catholic Liturgy, coupled with Effective Teaching will do it;

Happy Christmastide;

The Pez Report by Mychal

The Knights Of Columbus Role In Evangelization At Christmastide

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:59:00 +0000

About this evening's Papal Mass Transmissions to The World-the Satellite Uplink and in the case of Mission Lands, the Downlink is sponsored by the Knights Of Columbus:

So, whenever you meet one of the Gentlemen Of This Honored Order, Thank Him;

Pray For The Canonization Of That Holy Priest, Blessed Father Michael J Mc Givney;

Happy Christmastide;

Mychal For The Pez Report

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:53:00 +0000

Why is Dora The Explorer unpopular with Yankees Fans? If you spell Dora's name backwards, you get A-Rod.

Despite WHAT "Liturgical Experts" Think, Young People LOVE Gregorian Chant

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:50:00 +0000

On this Past 4th Sunday Of Advent, I was at the 5:15PM Mass at St Agnes, East 43rd Street in Midtown. It was the Ordinary Rite of The Mass & NOT the Traditional Latin Mass, but I heard The Following:
The Kyrie was sung in Greek;
The Agnus Dei was sung in Latin;
The Communion Antiphon was chanted in Latin;
Only ONE Hymn, "Veni, Veni Emmanuel" was sung, with two verses at the Beginning of Mass & two verses at The End Of Mass;
NO Haugen-Haas Hymns are ever sung here;
People either queue to receive The Eucharist, or they Actually Kneel to receive the Eucharist;
The Families and Young People do appreciate this type of Mass. This is NOT The "Michael Row The Boat Ashore" kind of crowd. There can be beauty in the Current Rite of The Mass. People DO want this kind of Liturgy. No Guitarists Need Apply;

The Pez Report-Merry Christmas;

Mychal

Test Run Over iPod Touch

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:53:00 +0000

However, I can only do the Title, yet download apps up the kazoo!

The Pez Report-Mobile & Mac Edition!

Great News For Red Sox Nation Outside Of NESN Country

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:52:00 +0000

Those of you who use the iPhone & iPod Touch, there is an App which will allow you to watch the Red Sox live on your iPhone/iPod Touch, in 2010:

To those of you in NY/NJ/SW CT, you can now watch the NESN Feed. It'll be great avoiding YES during The Yankees Series;

Click on the title above;

The Pez Report-Mobile Edition

twc6462626298@gmail.com (Michael Leggett) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:39:00 +0000

One's iPod Touch can function as an iPhone. All one needs is a software app and a headphone-microphone and a wi fi connection and, voila you have a phone.