And we're live. Welcome to Loopcast on this beautiful Wednesday morning. Big beautiful Wednesday, right, Mercer? Uh, how's the snow situation? We had some roof shoveling going on earlier this week. Yeah. I mean, uh, we actually got 50 degrees the other day. So a lot of it melted off and I'm feeling better. That's good. That's good. Yeah,

my children were having a debate about flat versus inverted roofs and why that matters and all that.

It's kind of boring, so we won't go into there. First, we're going to...

It might be boring, but I'll tell you, nothing like flooding that will kind of, not that we had a flood, but nothing like water, leaked, all that stuff, indoor plumbing, not working, all that stuff might be boring, but as a way of reprioritizing your day, let me tell you.

That's right. But first things first. It's the heart racing and all that. Oh, boy. So before we dig into it today, we have a great

episode. It's just me and Josh. We're just going to hang out for a little while today, still waiting

on the great Pogo, the great Pogo paternity return, but for now, you just have us. And I wanted to say

we're going to continue our prayers for our Holy Father of the Pope. So I'd like to begin with that. Let's all say a memorary for him as we continue vigil with his doctors and with the whole church. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen. Remember a most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known and that anyone who fled to thy protection implored thy help or sought thy intercession

was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly into thee, O Virgin of Virgins, and my mother.

To thee do I come before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful, O mother of the word incarnate,

despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer them. Amen.

St. Peter, pray for us. St. Francis, pray for us. St. Joseph, Father of the Church, pray for us.

Bless our Holy Father, the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

I would just add to that real quick. Go for it. My good friend Alex, his mother passed away this morning.

So people listening to this loopcast could just offer prayers for his mother, the repose

of his mother's soul.

And, you know, just.

Amen.

Amen.

Thank you.

Yeah, it's neat.

It's so great to be Catholic because I do feel like all these prayers.

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