Brothers and Sisters,

I was a fitness trainer from 2013–2026, and I wanted to share a simple approach to training with you: the ancient Greek Tetrad, a repeating four-day cycle that balances effort with recovery.

⚔️ Day 1 — Prepare: Short, brisk exercises to ready the body without exhausting it.
⚔️ Day 2 — Work hard: Your most challenging training session.
⚔️ Day 3 — Recover: Rest, walking, or gentle movement.
⚔️ Day 4 — Practice: Moderate exercise with attention to technique.

Then repeat,...  more
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Building out my Cloister/prayer space, I’ve never take. Prayer seriously. Today I turned over a new leaf.
“Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.
Who will not fear you, Lord,
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
It a pleasure to announce another new member today, CAA Brant Rotramel. He is in California and will be in St Joan of Arc Priory. So please join me in welcoming to OMSDT ! May his Membership be a blessing in his life a she starts his Templar Journey.

His bio:
My name is Brant Rotramel. I’m a husband to my wife Brittany , father to my non speaking autistic son Graham, I’m a Christian, trained artist, published author, and lifelong student of history. My faith in Jesus Christ is central to my ...  more
— with CAA Brant Rotramel
It a pleasure to announce another new member today, CAA Brant Rotramel. He is in California and will be in St Joan of Arc Priory. So please join me in welcoming to OMSDT ! May his Membership be a blessing in his life a she starts his Templar Journey.

His bio:
My name is Brant Rotramel. I’m a husband to my wife Brittany , father to my non speaking autistic son Graham, I’m a Christian, trained artist, published author, and lifelong student of history. My faith in Jesus Christ is central to my ...  more
— with CAA Brant Rotramel
The cross I wear carries the inscription:

SIGILLVM MILITVM XPISTI

This is medieval Latin for “Sigillum Militum Christi”. “The Seal of the Soldiers of Christ,” or “The Seal of the Knights of Christ.”

The spelling reflects medieval conventions: V was commonly used for U, while XP comes from the Greek Chi-Rho (ΧΡ), an ancient abbreviation for Christos , Christ.

At its center is the red cross, representing Jesus Christ, His sacrifice, and the faith we are called to carry. The Celtic knotwork su...  more