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All Saints and All Souls Day P1

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:05:31 +0100

October 31 is known to many as "Halloween", the day to dress up as the most scariest thing you can imagine and scare people and get candy. Little does the world know that this somewhat satanic day could be very well turned into a preperation of All Saints day! All Saints day is a day where we honor all the Saints, known or unknown, and its a day that reminds me to be a Saint. All Souls Day is after All Saints Day. All Souls Day is the day we especially remember the Souls in Purgatory. These days should remind us of the final things, one of them is death,judgement,heaven and hell. Doesn't sound like the most cheerful subject, but it doesn't have to be scary at all! Infact, it can be a very good thing to meditate over these things, of course not all the time,(except Heaven of course)Purgatory is a place where you are cleansed of your sins after death if you have died with some sins,or haven't done reperation for all your sins. Sin=death, in Confession God gets rid of some of the punishment,but you have to help pay off the rest,this doesn't mean you have to cut yourself, or whip yourself,you can do it by offering up sacrafices like for example not eating candy for a period of time, not drinking coffee for a period of time, not watching TV for some time,of maybe trying not to play your favorite sport for sometime,little things like this amount to big things. We should remember that, when we die, we bring nothing with us but our sins, we don't even bring our body! But, God is so good,He allows Souls who aren't completely perfect to go to Purgatory to be made clean! Although Purgatory is a painful place, because they have lost the sight of God. Imagine you took a bite of the most fantastic food ever, wether it be flan or pizza,and you took 1 bite, it was so good.... then the dish is taken away and your told someday,in your life you will have a buffeh of all you can eat of that food. That pain you might feel, that pain and longing you might have for that food,that's what the Souls in Purgatory feel but way stronger and they Long for God. To Be Continued....

Feast Day of the ArchAngels-September 29th

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:09:34 +0100

Apology:Hello people, i'm sorry i haven't been writing a lot recently, i know thats happening a lot, but i will try harder to write new posts, and i will inform you if i cannot post something new, but every week i'll do something.

Today is the Feast day of the ArchAngels. A Feast day doesn't mean a day you eat a lot, it means "a day on which a celebration, especially an annual Christian one, is held". I know i have talked about the ArchAngels a little bit, before, but since today is there Feast day, i thought i would post something about them. Since Saint Michael has a Chaplet,

i encourage everyone to say it. The Saint Michael Chaplet is very beautiful, and it addresses all 9 kinds of Angels. (i'll get into that in another post) It's very beautiful and very good for your soul. The following is a kind of promise of the Saint Michael Chaplet.

"Whoever would practice this devotion in his honour would have, when approaching the Holy Table (Holy Communion), an escort of nine angels chosen from each of the nine Choirs. In addition, for the daily recital of these nine salutations, he promised his continual assistance and that of all the holy angels during life, and after death deliverance from Purgatory for themselves and all their relations."

Doesn't that sound wonderful? 9 Angels escorting you to Holy Communion, as if being able to take Holy Communion wasn't enough. Also it says that he promised his continual assistance and that all the holy angels during life, and after death deliverance from Purgatory for themselves and their relations. i am so glad i say this Chaplet, it gives you so many gifts! Just think about it, 9 Angels of each Choir (or kind) with you while taking Holy Communion! I will be posting how to pray the Saint Michael Chaplet on another new branch to the website. (i'll also put how to pray the Holy Rosary, The Divine Mercy Chaplet, and other things as well)

There are seven ArchAngels, but the Holy Bible only addresses 3, Saint Michael, Saint Gabirel, Saint Raphael.

You can find Saint Michael in Exodus, and Revelations.

You can fine Saint Gabriel in the book of Daniel and the beginning of Luke, and also Revelations.

You can find Saint Raphael in the book of tobit.

I will explain more about these ArchAngels at a later time, as you can see they are very important, in Sacred Scripture some of them address themselves as "One of the seven that stand before God". I hope you have a wonderful ArchAngel Feast day.

God Bless you all.

GOD's Invitation

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:41:21 +0100

Dear [Submit name here]
   You are formally invited to GOD's Holy Kingdom, there will be everlasting happiness and never ending joy.
"And GOD shall wipe away all tears from [your] eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: all these things are gone forever." Revelations 21:4)
Come, come and be with your GOD, Your Creator, He is looking out and waiting for you to come.
The King says "...Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" Matthew 25:34)
Join all the Angels and Saints in the Beatific vision. Do not disappoint Him,He, and we, await you in paradise.

GOD Bless you and yours
   -------- Gabriel

Wouldn't we all like an invitation like that? With the messanger being Saint Gabriel himself! Well Guess what? We do get an invitation like that, maybe not written in paper and the messenger being Saint Gabriel, but we do get an invitation by Christ Himself, He's inviting us to share in His happiness, in His Glory.

God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church. To accomplish this, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son as Redeemer and Saviour. In his Son and through him, he invites men to become, in the Holy Spirit, his adopted children and thus heirs of his blessed life.

This is the First paragraph of the CCC (Catechism of the Catholic Church) and it is true, "GOD isn't some gaint mean man in the sky noting down what you do wrong, He is writing down what you do right" -anonymous
i heard one time that GOD measures you on how much Love you had in your life, if thats so, many of us are in need of alot of Love so that we can be the best we can be for GOD.
GOD created us for Heaven, when you sin He's not laughing and saying "You see ha your weak!" your confusing GOD's voice with the devils. hes the one mocking you not GOD. GOD is the voice that says "Come back to me, it will be okay i will forgive."
Thats why if you hate GOD, or have a grudge against Him, Its completely your fault. He does not want you to go to hell, 1 soul in hell is too much, now imagine GOD is wounded when so many souls fall into hell. Accept the Invitation while you can, "because tommorow is too late, He is calling you today."-anonymous.

GOD Bless you all.

God's Love which is Immortal and Enduring through pain

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:05:08 +0100

Hello, today I am going to talk about God's Love which is Immortal,inconceivable shown through pain. First how about we talk about His Love. (Psalm 136:1-3) "Praise the Lord, who is so good;God's Love endures forever;Praise the God of gods:God's Love endures forever;Praise the Lord of lords;God's Love endures forever;" God's Love endures Forever, His Love is infinite and inexhaustible. He created us purely out of Love, and before He created us He Loved the thought of us. He created the Angels out of Love, those creatures that really show God's power,holiness and Love;And He ordered them to protect us because He Loves us. His Love is so great He willingly forgives all of man's sins, which are many. His Love covers the world, even though the world continues to go against Him. God is Love,God is a Trinity,God the Father who did not come from any body. God the Son,known as Jesus Christ and also known as The Word,who Came forth from God the Father; And God the Holy Spirit, who is the Love between the Father and the Son. And God the Father pours the Holy Spirit upon us to empower us and help us,He is a real person. God is a Trinity, the Holy Trinity,God never was created, and will never end. He wants us to join in on that Trinity of Love. He Loves us so much. How do i know He Loves us? Is that even a question? He sent His only begotten Son (begotten means He who came from Him) He sent Him down, God turned himself into a Human, In Jesus Christ. He Lived a poor,humble life following after His adoptive father Saint Joseph and lived His life as a carpenter and did hard physical work,and also taking care of Mary His Loving beautiful mother. He wanted Mary to be perfect since she was going to give birth to Him and He is God. He lived a poor life, and eventually grew up to be one of the most hated person in the world in His time. He suffered the most horrible death, and He has the courage and Love to do what we are so scared of doing,taking the blame for others. He accepted Heart ache,betrayal,torture,embarrassment, and sorrow for Love of us and the Father,and also not to mention He gave us His mother Mary. Then He resurrected for us! Now look at the Cross, that is how much God Loves you then,look at the Holy Eucharist,thats how much He Loves you now. First He turned Himself into flesh,man. Then He turned bread into His Body, and He turned wine into His blood. So that we can eat Him and live. Not as cannibalism because cannibalism is eating normal human flesh and blood for physical nourishment,while the Holy Eucharist is eating Divine Flesh and Blood only under the form of bread and wine for spiritual nourishment. Now lets get to the painful part. How does God show His Love through pain? Easy question, Jesus Christ. Short and sweet. Jesus Christ suffered horribly for our sake, so it would make sense that Christ would show His Love through pain. Is an apprentice better then His Master? Or peasant better then a king? The answer is no. So what makes us think we will not suffer in this world, we who have sinned. First of all we deserve a death like Christ's death,so that justice may be served,but God proposes another option,how about He used pain as a tool to inspire Love. How? Again the cross,God himself went through it,He's the one that converted Pain into Love. Now to people of the world this sounds crazy,how is pain converted to Love? To the world Pain is a horrible scary thing and the world thinks lowly of any body infected with pain and tries to run from it. God trains you to meet pain straight on. In God's world pain is a tool in which God tests Love. He doesn't need to test our Love to see if that Love is pure, that testing is for us to realize how strong/weak our Love is or has become. Now when i say Love i mean true Love, Love from God. The world hates this Love because it cant get what it wants from this Love. The world prefers carnal love that only sheds it skin to reveal itself as pain. For the world pain is an after taste of Love. For God, Love is an aftertaste of pain. Pain is the seed and Love is the plant, or flower. Pain and suffering is like arrow from the devil,he shoots it at God,but God uses it against him and converts it into a tool. sin breeds sorrow and pain. When sin enter the world so did pain. So we are going to feel pain in this world wether we like it or not, but why not make it useful? This doesn't mean let a person with cancer suffer and not try to find a cure, but it does mean not to panic and get mad at God allowing this pain to happen. He might use it to help you or others. If your suffer a lot and persevere in Love, you will have a big reward in Heaven, since if Christ suffered so much for us and then resurrected and is in Heaven in glory, we can be sure will reign with in Heaven. Trust in God, because He is all Merciful and Loving,His Mercy is forever For the sake of his sorrowful Passion have Mercy on us and on the whole world Amen -God bless †

ArchAngels

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:11:14 +0100

Hello this blog will explain a bit about ArchAngels. ArchAngels are very important angels. There are 7 Archangels that stand in the presence of God,but the bible only talks about 3. Which are the following.

  St.Michael His name means "Who is like God?" He is the general of God's army. When lucifer tried to convince other angels to go againts God. Saint Michael stood up and said to him "Who is like God! i will serve him!" God gave St.Michael the power to thrust Satan into Hell and get all the rebellious angels out of Heaven.

  St.Gabriel his name means "Man of God" or "God has shown himself Mighty". He is the angel that told the virgin mary she would have a son,Jesus, and that he would be the son of God. He greeted her saying "Hail full of grace the Lord is with thee!" meaning she was favored by God and she was pure.

  St.Raphael his name means"God Heals". He Helped Tobit a blind man,Tobiah and sarah. Sarah,Tobiah's betrothed,had had 7 bridegrooms die at the time of there wedding. St.Raphael helped them with his intercession. God Sent him to help out.

Let us Ask these ArchAngels to pray for us so that we may praise and worship God in Heaven.

Guardian Angels

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:09:43 +0100

Hello Brothers and sisters this blog is about our Guardian Angels. First of all ill explain exacly what Angels are. Angels of God are Pure Spirits. They have no sin and they live in Heaven and serve God all day. There always in the presence of God. Now a Guardian Angel is an Angel assigned to a human at birth. The Guardian Angel protects you guilds you and prays for you all day. While protecting you your Guardian Angel is,at the same time,Glorifying God in heaven. This is a mystery. How can Angels be at two places at the same time? Well they are spirits,and any thing is possible with God.
Padre Pio is said to have talked to every one's Guardian Angel to get info,for example if somebody couldn't get to Padre Pio he would send his Guardian Angel to him with a message.

   In Psalms 91:11-12 it says "For God commands his angels to guard you in all your ways. with there hands they will support you lest you strike your foot against a stone." and in Acts 12:15 after St.Peter was imprisoned an Angel helped him escape and then he came back to the house where the Christians met. then he knocked on there door and a woman saw that it was peter. "'Your out of your mind' they told her,and when she kept insisting they said 'it must be his Angel'"
It sounds like its saying that peter died and went to Heaven and came back an Angel. But Humans don't become Angels they become Holy People or Saints in Heaven. And the Early Christians believed this.

   In Matthew 18:10 Jesus talks about kids having an angel. "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For i tell you the Angels of these little ones always see the face of my Father in Heaven." Again they believed in the Communion of Saints.

I hope i provided enough info. lets say the Guardian Angel prayer together.
Angel of God my Guardian dear,to whom God's love comits me here,ever this day be at my side,to light a guard,rule and guild Amen.
God bless you.

Confession:Why a priest

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:10:40 +0100

Hello yes Im back,i cant tell you exacly why i was away but at least Im back. So recently i have been aware of the Sacrament of Confession,or Reconciliation as some people put it. Now none Catholics or Catholics who have not explained about this Sacrament are probably thinking "Oh yea the thing with the Priest... i know that thing" but if you refer to it as that thing with the Priest you don't know this Sacrament. The Sacrament of Confession was first brought in the church when Jesus Himself said to his Disciples after ressurecting, in John 20:22-23 "So Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you' And after he said this, he blew on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone's sins they are forgiven, If you retain anyone's sins, they are retained." Retain Basically means, in this case, if you don't forgive. So in saying this, Jesus clearly gave his Apostles the power to forgive sin. Now this is what happens in Confession, your sins are forgiven you. But... why a Priest, why not just Jesus himself? He's the Son of God isn't He? He should forgive my sins not a Priest. Well if Priest shouldn't be allowed to forgive sins... then why did Jesus say that His Apostles are allowed to? You would be surprised to know that in Many Many places in the Old Testament It says you have to confess your sins, many times you have to confess it to an animal, so the next time you complain remember. the Israelites had to confess with an animal sometimes. Passages for Old Testament confessions.: Leviticus 5:5,Leviticus 16:21-22,Numbers 5:6,1 Samuel 7:6 and theres more i just have not read it yet,if you look on www.ArmoredCatholic.com theres more, i just dont want to post it because i myself have not reached those parts of the Bible, or have missed the passages, for i am planning to find them myself
   What happens in confession stays in confession. Don't worry about the Priest judging you or making fun he cant. Now After Confession a Priest will give you absolution. Now know this,it isnt the Priest in the confessional, its Jesus! Yes, just like in the Holy Mass, Jesus takes the form of the Priest to give you Absolution. When Jesus died and ressurected We could now be forgive of sin through Babtism,but we still fall short of God's Glory,so now God embraces us through the precious water of Repentive Tears. Now this doesn't mean you have to cry when you Confess. Now when you get Absolution, and listen for the key word Absolution in confession, He will give you a Penance. Penance is you showing God your sorry and you accept punishment for your sins (The punishment wont be hell since Jesus Died for us so that we wont go there after repenting) Okay so the Penance may be as small as just paying attention to the Holy Mass, or as big as saying a Stations of the cross. So,in doing penance,you are sowing God that you accept Punishment and that your are unworthy just like the Prodigal Son when he said "I am not worthy to be your son treat me as one of your servants instead" to his father. But of course,since God is a better Father then the Prodigal Son's father who accepted him as a son again,He will accept us as his Sons and Daughters again!

   .Okay so we got that settled,why confess to a priest And what is does., but when should i confess, while it is recommended to confess every month, you only have to go when you commit a mortal sin, which is sinning with full knowledge that it is wrong. I, if i could, would confess every month. Then again i am a very scrupules person. But any way thats when you want to confess. of course if your not sure if you have commited mortal sin and you want to came your self then of course you can confess, confess any time you want,when you have mortal sin and your attending Holy Mass DO NOT take Communion, for by doing that you are being held responsible for shedding the blood, instead of taking part of the sacrifice you are disfiguring the meaning of the sacrifice. Paul himself says if you take Communion unworthily you sin very gravely (1 Corinthians 11:27) So don't do it, no matter what.
   So now you know why confession is so important. Every time you confess it isn't the Priest its Jesus! So go confess as soon as you can. And know that Every time you confess and you hear the Priest say "I absolve you of your sin" Its Jesus Forgiving you.
Your allowed to take communion in the state of Mortal sin ONLY if you say this prayer and confess as soon as you can (within a few days)
   O My God i am heartily sorry for having offended thee with my sins,and i hate my sins! because i dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell. But most of all because they offend you,My God,who is all good and all deserving of my Love. That is why with the help of thy Grace,I resolve to Confess,to do Penance,and to amend my life
Amen

Very Important:Lent

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:34:46 +0100

Okay so I'm guessing some of you may know that Lent is coming up. For those who don't know what it is, its 40 days before easter, or Holy week. Well im just ganna tell you something,i will not be posting any thing over the 40 days of lent. I will explain a little about Lent. In Lent, you should Fast,which is abstaining from certain foods or abstaining from eating food,not because its evil and a sin to do so, but for a sacrifice, for those of you saying "Oh its not a sin? okay then i ain't doing that" You should if you want to respect the sacrifice Jesus made for you. We must be like Jesus when he fasted for 40 days and 40 nights,Although not completely since,his Divinity protected his Humanity and made him capable of not eating for such a long time. And although we might be tempted by the devil we must be like Jesus Christ,when he rebuked him all three times and we must say "Away from me satan!" we must say this with the authority that Jesus said it and believe.
  Now some of you may know that Ash Wendsday is tommorow. Ash Wendsday is when, you have Holy Mass and then the Priest will put ash on you head in the form of a cross and say something like "You are dust and to dust you shall return." This is signifying that we are not immortal and we will one day die, so we must trust in the Immortality,Mercy,and Love of God to bring us to heaven and to be raised up on the last day for Heaven. This is to get you to think Penitently. So that you may repent and believe. Thats the whole point of Lent. To get you ready for Holy Week (Easter) so that you may reflect on his passion, and on his Ressurection.
  What you can do on Lent is, not only fast in food, but you could fast in something else, like if you chew to much gum, you could stop for Lent. Now the Fridays in Lent are really the center, so you should stop chewing every friday of Lent. But if you want you could fast on chewing gum (or whatever your giving up) every day of lent. Remember Lent is 40 days! Test your resiliency. Some where in Saint Faustina's (The Saint that Jesus appeared to in the image of the Divine Mercy) Diary (a book where she wrote down all her visions and other things such as prayers) talks about how in Lent she suffered like Jesus did, feeling his wounds. And the Sunday after Holy week (where he resurrected) Jesus appeared to her in Resurrected Form and said "You shared in my Passion, you will share in my Glory."
How Beautiful he must have been! How awesome! After seeing Jesus,God, die such a horrible death and then to Resurrect on the third day! Remember all the sufferings we endure here isnothing compared to the glory God has for us in heaven.
  Lent is deffinatly not a time for you to sin. Pray to the Holy Spirit to help you not fall into temptation ESPECIALLY during this Lent season. Pray that he may protect you from the devil and to lead you to safety. Remember Jesus didn't eat for a whole 40 days! How? His Divinity protected his humanity (Since he is 100% God and 100% man) so that he could fast extra long. Now you don't have to do this absolute fast. It is an extreme form and not recommended for certain people such as the young.
  Another thing you could do is read scripture to help you focus on his passion. But remember He suffered and died on Holy week not Lent. (scripture of his passion: Matthew 26+27,Mark 14+15,Luke 22+23,John 18+19. Scripture on his resurrection but should be read at the right time: Matthew 28 Mark 16 Luke 24 John 20+21.) Ask the Holy Spirit to help you Meditate on the scripture. Also remember how the Virgin Mary suffered. seeing her Son being tortured in front of her eyes. And him dying on the cross, surely when he was pierced with the lance she, right there, spiritually died with him. How would you feel if you saw your son tortured and dead,almost naked, and on a cross, then only to see his body be pierced with a weapon for war.
  Now this is Holy week. Palm Sunday where Jesus entered into Jerusalem and people took palm leaves and waved them at him in respect (those same people were the ones yelling "Crusify!" we he was being judged by Pilot.) Fig Monday when Jesus was in Jerusalem and,hungry he went to eat out of a fig tree when he saw the closest one had not fruit, so he said to it "May no one ever eat from your fruit again" i imagine he did this to show his authority. The fig tree then withered up and died. Holy Tuesday when Jesus was in Jerusalem. Spy Wednesday when the Chief Priest and the Elders Plotted to kill him. Maundy Thursday when Jesus celebrated the Last supper, when he went to the garden of Gethsemine and prayed for the whole night,and was arrested and betrayed by judas iscariot and was judged by Caiaphas the High Priest and beaten. Good Friday when Jesus was Scurged,Crowned with thorns,carried his Cross,Crusified,and died,and was Buried. Holy Saterday one day after his death. Easter Sunday when he Resurrects!
God bless.

The Hail Mary.

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:56:22 +0100

Hello Brothers and sisters,this blog is about the prayer Hail Mary. Many Many Catholics are obligated to explain this prayer to none Catholics with being accused of worshiping another person other then God the almighty,but of course this is not true at all. In Luke 1:28 The ArchAngel Gabriel says to Mary "Hail! Full of grace the Lord is with thee:Blessed art thou among women" (in some bibles it might be diffrent) As you can plainly see the first part of the Hail Mary was made from this verse,so obviously saying Hail Mary isn't bad since An Angel of God said it too. The other part of the prayer "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus." is backed up by Luke 1:43-42 "And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth (Mary's Cousin) Heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:And she spake out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb." So obviously saying that she is blessed isn't bad since Elisabeth said it while being filled with the Holy Ghost of God. And the Rest of course is the truth,Also part of it is backed up by scripture:"Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen." the Part Holy Mother of God is backed up by Luke 1:43 "And whence is this to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?"
Another way you could see it is in smaller sections. We Glorify God by giving Honor to Mary,How? Well take a look.
Hail Mary full of grace- Your saying May someone greater then Mary Hail her (God)
The Lord is with thee Blessed art though Among Women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus- Your stating that it is a Great Honor to be with the Lord. And Your also saying Jesus is blessed.
Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen- your stating she should vouch for you to a higher power (God).
Lets say the prayer together,Hail Mary full of Grace the Lord is with thee,Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus,Holy Mary Mother of God Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen.
Pray for us Holy Mother of God that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ Amen.
Thank you and God bless all.

How to destroy your enemies.

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:07:39 +0100

Hello brothers and sisters in this blog i will talk about what Jesus said to do to your enemies. Jesus said "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."(-Luke 6:27-28.) In this world,especially in this modern time,It's always and eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. You even see it in children. When a child hits another child,the normal response of the child being hit is to hit back. Now you may say "But there children thats how they learn" or "There to young to understand" But its never to early to start listening to Christ,Though you also must have patience with children.
The Best way to destroy your enemies is to love them,and make them your friends even though they don't want to be friends with you,thats the best way to destroy your enemy. If you get rid of your enemy,yes he is gone,but you didnt get rid of that hate. He's still your enemy,the memory of him still lingers as long as you hate him,and the very mention of his name still brings you the same anger,now i am not the most patient person in the world but i need to warn you so that you may not act like a heartless rock like i try not to be,and hope i never am. if you make your enemy your friend,he is no longer your enemy,that hatred has died down,and most of all your listening to Christ, you may still feel this impatience with him but as long as you try to love him its alright. Let's try to teach our children this,but lets try to get ourselves to understand this message of love,For the sake of Christ's passion. Aslong as you try you can't go wrong. God bless