728.
Veneration to Mary:
Blessed Among Queens
Oh Mary, handmaid of Jehovah
She has our veneration of hyperdulia
Below God, but above all queens
She is Blessed Among Queens
Oh Mary, blessed are you by Jehovah
Our honor & adoration to you, Regina Maria
Praise God for having blessed you among the many
We venerate next to Him the Queen Mary.
Amen.
-10/28/2019
(Dumarao)
*Veneration to Mary as Blessed
727.
Veneration to Mary:
Blessed Among Mothers
Oh Mary, handmaid of Jehovah
She has our veneration of hyperdulia
Below God, but above all mothers
She is Blessed Among Mothers
Oh Mary, blessed are you by Jehovah
Our honor & adoration to you, Mater Maria
Praise God for having blessed you among the many
We venerate next to Him the Mother Mary.
Amen.
-10/27/2019
(Dumarao)
*Veneration to Mary as Blessed
726.
Veneration to Mary:
Blessed Among Holies
Oh Mary, handmaid of Jehovah
She has our veneration of hyperdulia
Below God, but above all holies
She is Blessed Among Holies
Oh Mary, blessed are you by Jehovah
Our honor & adoration to you, Dichosa Maria
Praise God for having blessed you among the many
We venerate next to Him the Holy Mary.
Amen.
-10/26/2019
(Dumarao)
*Veneration to Mary as Blessed
725.
Veneration to Mary:
Blessed Among Saints
Oh Mary, handmaid of Jehovah
She has our veneration of hyperdulia
Below God, but above all saints
She is Blessed Among Saints
Oh Mary, blessed are you by Jehovah
Our honor & adoration to you, Santa Maria
Praise God for having blessed you among the many
We venerate next to Him the Saint Mary.
Amen.
-10/25/2019
(Dumarao)
*Veneration to Mary as Blessed
724.
Veneration to Mary:
Blessed Among Virgins
Oh Mary, handmaid of Jehovah
She has our veneration of hyperdulia
Below God, but above all virgins
She is Blessed Among Virgins
Oh Mary, blessed are you by Jehovah
Our honor & adoration to you, Virgen Maria
Praise God for having blessed you among the many
We venerate next to Him the Virgin Mary.
Amen.
-10/24/2019
(Dumarao)
*Veneration to Mary as Blessed
723.
Veneration to Mary:
Blessed Among Blesseds
Oh Mary, handmaid of Jehovah
She has our veneration of hyperdulia
Below God, but above all blesseds
She is Blessed Among Blesseds
Oh Mary, blessed are you by Jehovah
Our honor & adoration to you, Santissima Maria
Praise God for having blessed you among the many
We venerate next to Him the Blessed Mary.
Amen.
-10/23/2019
(Dumarao)
*Veneration to Mary as Blessed
722.
Veneration to Mary:
Blessed Among Women
Oh Mary, handmaid of Jehovah
She has our veneration of hyperdulia
Below God, but above all women
She is Blessed Among Women
Oh Mary, blessed are you by Jehovah
Our honor & adoration to you, Nuestra Señora
Praise God for having blessed you among the many
We venerate next to Him the Our Lady.
Amen.
-10/22/2019
(Dumarao)
*Veneration to Mary as Blessed
Worst self-critic can be,
Navel-gazing, so like me,
Let bygones be gone,
Thoughts yammer on,
Guess it's not so bad,
Doormat is my fad,
People pleaser I can be,
No drama queen, you see,
On foibles, turn the page,
Think cosmic at this stage,
Being kind is the best,
Soldier on, then sit and rest,
Poet, handmaid and woman,
Being only one merely human.
Our golden plateau,
Connecting password--loving
Handmaid of desire....
“Handmaid of Patriarchy”
the garden rezoned
Embattled virility
misogyny cloned
As Delilah revolts
a new Samson on scene
One half of the whole
left to drown in the stream
Each genders new quotient
to minus the plus
A He without Her
— the destruction of us
(Saint David’s Pennsylvania: May, 2025)
In the sky a sign appeared. A woman clothed with the sun.
The moon beneath her feet and on her crown twelve stars.
A woman to revere. Mother of God’s only Son.
Gentle Virgin, sweet, Intercessor of our hearts.
Queen of Heaven, Queen of Angels, Queen of all the Earth,
Who to the Lord gave glory, and to His Son gave birth,
You followed on His way even to His very death.
Pray for us this moment and at our final breath.
The Queen, as always, stands arrayed in the finest gold,
At the right hand of the King, Whose throne will last forever.
She did as He commands, His handmaid to behold.
She points to Him in everything and disobeys Him never.
The Father’s faithful daughter, the mother of the Son,
Overshadowed by the Spirit, God’s will is always done.
An example to us all of faithfulness supreme
Humbly crowned in glory as our Queen.
Preserved from original sin by grace given by God,
In preparation for what she would do.
She lived to give the Father all glory praise and laud,
And in her loving care the Christ Child lived and grew.
She maintained her faith in Him even to the cross,
Always pointing out to us the Way.
Through her joys and sorrows, her glories and her loss,
We see an example of how to live each day.
The little handmaid of the Lord, great things are done for her,
So, we lay our worries by her side.
In her intercession, our confidence is sure.
For she points us to God, she is our certain guide.
Finally, the Virgin, preserved from every sin,
When the course of her earthly life was done,
Was taken into heaven, assumed body and soul,
That she might be conformed even closer to her Son.
Servant Heart
O Lord, I know my need for you
For your grace like fresh borning dews
Your ready handmaid, scarred and flawed,
Servant to the servants of God.
You gift me music, ministry,
Writing rhymes from soul felt pleas,
To walk the rough roads you have trod,
Servant to the servants of God.
Let me be less, Lord, you be more,
This my prayer – this I implore –
A servant’s heart, humbled and awed,
Servant to the servants of God
Tall tale
Inhale
Exhale
Fire-sale
Entrails
Stop watch clock
Detail
Retail
Question
Charity
Joke
Shop
Cunning Plot
Accusations
Conertation
Deviation
Meditation
Presentation
Flip Flop
Resonate
Elevate
Procrastinate
Incarcerate
Deviate
Box off
Morphine
Dopamine
Vaccine
Injection
Firework
Dynamite
Pill
Postage Stamp
Taxes
Cheque
Cash
Paper
Bitcoin
Bill
Gold
Diamond
Jewel
How much have you got
Can you afford to loose
Can you make the roundabout
spinning stop
Drain the power from the main frame
Just how many times can the handmaid
escape
Before eventually getting caught
Crushing fresh red footprint track into
yellow snow upon a blue grass
landscape portrait
What's exactly lurking underneath the
bonnet hood
And have we sufficient rocket fuel left in
the tank
In order to survive re-entry in 1 piece
Apollo
9 - Dash . Dot - 11
OVER
If I were famous, I would hide
Behind gates of that gilded cage
Displayed, my privacy denied
Burned by hot spotlights of the stage
Not for me is the glittered path
My face splashed across TV screens
Where strangers ask for autographs
I am the handmaid, not the queen
Celebrity can do some good
Help out a charitable cause
Supplying medicine and food
Giving true heroes the applause
I'm not immune to gold's allure
For cold hard cash, I just might switch
But from fame's name, I would detour
To be anonymously rich.
3/16/21
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