Turn for the Worst

 This New Year is off to a bad start.  Father Time has taken a wrong turn.  I first noticed a change as I waited in line to pick up my grandchildren from school.  I was freezing.  The heat in the car wasn't working.  As I was driving home, the windows fogged up.  The defrost wasn't working.  But these excursions were brief.  I could live with it.  

Later on, at night, I was driving to Book Club and my car was beeping.  WHAT!  My seat belt was on.  What's going on?  I looked at the dashboard and saw that my engine was overheating.  Oh no!

I was almost where I wanted to be, so I turned off the heat, which wasn't working anyway, and since my windows were all fogged up, I opened all my windows.  I slowly prayed to the place where Book Club was being held.  I left the car there overnight to have it towed tomorrow.

This morning was worse.  I accidentally dropped my phone in the toilet.

It was in my back pocket and dropped out.  Now I could AAA for help for my car with my house phone, but I couldn't stay in contact with AAA with my cell phone.  I could've tracked the tow truck's progress to reach me.  

I felt very undignified riding in the tow truck between Raphael and Jose, to my mechanic's garage.  I also learned how bad my Spanish is.  But I survived the trip.

I wanted to call a friend to ask her to pick me up.  No cell.
I wanted to show someone the video of my grandchildren's pet.  No cell.
I wanted to call my daughter to make arrangements for her to come to help me with my new computer work station, which I got for Christmas.  Oh!  That's another headache!!!!!  The audio is terrible on meetings (zoom and google meet).  I tried to fix it and now the video AND the audio is terrible.

I want to restart the New Year!  

Start the New Year with An Indulgence

 Gain a Plenary Indulgence on New Year's Day - January 1st with this Powerful Prayer to the Holy Spirit! Plenary Indulgences for 1st of January

The Enchiridion Indulgentiarum indicates that we can gain plenary indulgences on the 1st January. (WATCH the Video Below for the Full Prayer) A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, recite or sing the Veni Creator Spiritus.

Under the usual conditions, a plenary indulgence can be gained:

1. Sacramental confession within eight days

2. A prescribed good work (for Jan. 1 the recital of the Veni Creator)

3. Sacramental Holy Communion within eight days.

4. Prayers for the intentions of the Roman Pope (usually 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and 1 Glory Be)

5. Detestation of venial sin 

Plenary Indulgence for January 1

Ha!  I was disappointed that Veni Creator Spiritus was not sung at Mass, today.  A plenary indulgence may be gained by publically saying or singing the Veni Creator Spiritus on the first day of the year, January 1.

But, I HAVE A BLOG!!  What's more public than that? 

Veni Creator Spiritus is an invocation to the Holy Spirit to bless the New Year. 

Indulgences are defined as "the remission before God of the temporal punishment due for sins already forgiven as far as their guilt is concerned." The first thing to note is that forgiveness of a sin is separate from punishment for the sin. Through sacramental confession we obtain forgiveness, but we aren't let off the hook as far as punishment goes.

Indulgences are two kinds: partial and plenary. A partial indulgence removes part of the temporal punishment due for sins. A plenary indulgence removes all of it. This punishment may come either in this life, in the form of various sufferings, or in the next life, in purgatory. What we don't get rid of here we suffer there." For a plenary indulgence, it is necessary to perform the work to which the indulgence is attached and to fulfill the following three conditions: sacramental confession, Eucharistic Communion, and prayer for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff. It is further required that all attachment to sin, even venial sin, be absent."

So, here on January 1 is Veni Creator Spiritus:

Latin text	English version
Veni Creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum visita, imple superna gratia, quae tu creasti, pectora.	Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come from thy bright heav'nly throne; come, take possession of our souls, and make them all thine own.
Qui diceris Paraclitus, altissimi donum Dei, fons vivus, ignis, caritas, et spiritalis unctio.	Thou who art called the Paraclete, best gift of God above, the living spring, the living fire, sweet unction and true love.
Tu septiformis munere, digitus paternae dexterae, tu rite promissum Patris, sermone ditans guttura.	Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace, finger of God's right hand; his promise, teaching little ones to speak and understand.
Accende lumen sensibus, infunde amorem cordibus, infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti.	O guide our minds with thy blest light, with love our hearts inflame; and with thy strength, which ne'er decays, confirm our mortal frame.
Hostem repellas longius pacemque dones protinus; ductore sic te praevio vitemus omne noxium.	Far from us drive our deadly foe; true peace unto us bring; and through all perils lead us safe beneath thy sacred wing.
Per te sciamus da Patrem noscamus atque Filium, te utriusque Spiritum credamus omni tempore.	Through thee may we the Father know, through thee th'eternal Son, and thee the Spirit of them both, thrice-blessed three in One.
(In some instances, a doxology follows)[2]
Deo Patri sit gloria et Filio, qui a mortuis surrexit, ac Paraclito in saeculorum saecula.	All glory to the Father be, with his coequal Son; the same to thee, great Paraclete, while endless ages run.
Amen. Credit to  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veni_Creator_Spiritus	Amen.