"There was war in heaven. Michael and the angels fought against the dragon. The dragon fought back, but he did not have the power, and so lost his place in heaven. The great dragon was thrown down – that ancient snake called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He fell to the earth, and his angels with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now has come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the adversary of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down."
Revelation 12:7-9
"And he said to them, 'I saw Satan fall, like lightning from the sky.'"
Luke 10:18
"Forsake us not, O Archangel of God, with your help and protection, who glorify your holy name: for even if we are have sinned greatly, we would not perish in our misdeeds, but rather turn to the Lord and be enlivened by Him to good works.
Illumine our minds with the light of God. Strengthen, by the Lord’s grace, our weak will and infirm intention, and above all, ask for us the spirit of true repentance, unfeigned sorrow before God, and contrition for our sins, so that we may spend the days that remain of this passing life, not in pleasing ourselves and serving our passions, but rather in reparation for the evils we have committed, by tears of faith and heartfelt repentance, by striving for righteousness and holy works of mercy."
Prayer to Michael the Archangel
"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot bear to hear my words. You are from your father, the devil,
and you willfully carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he does not stand with the truth,
for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks in accord with his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
John 8:43-44
Stocks of the non-tech variety had a rough day today.
Gold and silver got nailed, probably in honor of the approaching option expirations for the miners.
VIX was up slightly.
The Dollar was also only up marginally, not even recovering the small loss from yesterday.
Whatever the rationales, today looked like a low volume wash and rinse.
The spice must flow.
Have a pleasant evening.
