Making Symbols with Keyboards

Alt + 0153..... ™... -trademark symbol
Alt + 0169.... ©.... -copyright symbol
Alt + 0174..... ®.... -registered trademark
Alt + 0176 ...°...... -degre­e symbol
Alt + 0177 ...±.... -plus-or­-minus sign
Alt + 0182 ...¶..... -paragraph mark
Alt + 0190 ...¾.... -fraction, three-fourths
Alt + 0215 ....×.....multi­application sign
Alt + 0162...¢.... -the cent sign
Alt + 0161.....¡..... -upside down exclamation point
Alt + 0191.....¿..... ­-upside down question mark
Alt + 1.... :)....... -smiley face
Alt + 2 ......☻..... -black smiley face
Alt + 15.....☼..... -sun
Alt + 12......♀..... -female sign
Alt + 11.....♂...... -male sign
Alt + 6.......♠..... -spade
Alt + 5.......♣...... ­Club
Alt + 3......♥....... ­Heart
Alt + 4.......♦...... ­Diamond
Alt + 13......♪..... -eighth note
Alt + 14......♫...... ­beamed eighth note
Alt + 8721.... ∑.... -summation (auto sum)
Alt + 251.....√..... -square root check mark
Alt + 8236.....∞..... ­infinity
Alt + 24.......↑..... ­up arrow
Alt + 25......↓...... ­down arrow
Alt + 26.....→..... -right arrow
Alt + 27......←..... -left arrow
Alt + 18.....↕...... -up/down arrow
Alt + 29......↔... -left right arrow

Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel. It is a spiritual gift, and it is necessary to our salvation. 

To have faith in Jesus Christ means to have such trust in Him that we obey whatever He commands. As we place our faith in Jesus Christ, becoming His obedient disciples, Heavenly Father will forgive our sins and prepare us to return to Him.

The righteous man shall live by faith (Rom. 1:17). Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see ( Hebrews 11:1). And faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope (Galatians 5:5), because through faith we have been justified, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God (Romans 5:1-2).

This Sunday Gospel narrates about faith. Let me share His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle's reflection on the gospel and readings that really touches me from the heart:

The Holy Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. The Rosary is Christocentric setting forth the entire life of Jesus Christ, the passion, death, resurrection and glory. Of course, the Rosary honours and contemplates The Blessed Virgin Mary too, and rightly so, for the same reason that the Liturgical Year does likewise: "Because of the mission she received from God, her life is most closely linked with the mysteries of Jesus Christ, and there is no one who has followed in the footsteps of the Incarnate Word more closely and with more merit than she" 142 (Mediator Dei). Meditation on this cycle of Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous Mysteries makes the Rosary not only "a breviary or summary of the Gospel and of Christian life," (Ingravescentibus malis) but also a compendium of the Liturgical Year. Therewith the Rosary stands revealed as a dynamic teacher and nurturer of Christian faith, morality, and spiritual perfection, fostering in various ways faith, hope, charity, and the other virtues, and mediating special graces, all to the end that we may become more and more like unto Christ. 

— Mariology, Juniper B. Carol, O.F.M.

The Rosary is primarily a scriptural prayer. This can be summarized by the traditional phrase used by Pope Pius XII (papacy: 1939-1958) that the Rosary is " a compendium of the entire Gospel" (AAS 38 [1946] p.419) . The Rosary draws its mysteries from the New Testament and is centered on the great events of the Incarnation and Redemption.

In this month of October, and Everyday, let us consider this beautiful prayer of the Rosary as a means that we too can use in order to draw closer to Jesus and Mary by meditating on the great mysteries of our salvation. 

Here are some quotes about the Holy Rosary:

“Continue to pray the Rosary every day.”

Our Lady of Fatima to Sister Lucia

“Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood.”

Saint Louis de Montfort

“You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.”

Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche

“If you persevere in reciting the Rosary, this will be a most probable sign of your eternal salvation.”

Blessed Alan de la Roche

“The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.”

Saint Francis de Sales

“When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory and is more meritorious than any other prayer.”

Saint Louis de Montfort

“If you say the Rosary faithfully unto death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins, ‘you will receive a never-fading crown of glory’ (1 St. Peter 5:4).”

Saint Louis de Montfort

“Recite your Rosary with faith, with humility, with confidence, and with perseverance.”

Saint Louis de Montfort

“The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God…and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.”

Pope Saint Pius X

“When you say your Rosary, the angels rejoice, the Blessed Trinity delights in it, my Son finds joy in it too, and I myself am happier than you can possibly guess. After the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, there is nothing in the Church that I love as much as the Rosary.”

Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche

“Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls of prayer. Never tire of praying, it is what is essential. Prayer shakes the Heart of God, it obtains necessary graces!” 

St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina 

“The Rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who loves His Mother.”

St. Louis de Montfort

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts (Microsoft Windows)

1. CTRL+C (Copy)

2. CTRL+X (Cut)

3. CTRL+V (Paste)

4. CTRL+Z (Undo)

5. DELETE (Delete)

6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)

8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)

10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

15. CTRL+A (Select all)

16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents opensimultaneously)

22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)

23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)

31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

33. F5 key (Update the active window)

34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

35. ESC (Cancel the current task)

36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)

2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)

3. TAB (Move forward through the options)

4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)

5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)

6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)

7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)

8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)

9. F1 key (Display Help)

10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)

11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)

2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)

3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)

4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)

5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimized windows)

6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)

7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)

8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)

9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)

10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)

11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)

12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)

15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)

16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)

17. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)

18. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)

19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

20. END (Display the bottom of the active window)

21. HOME (Display the top of the active window)

22. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)

23. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
24. LEFT ARROW (Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder)
25. RIGHT ARROW (Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder)

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Keyboard Shortcuts

1. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)

2. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)

3. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)

4. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)

5. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)

6. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for theselected item)

7. F2 key (Rename the selected item)

8. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)

2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)

3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)

4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)

5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)

6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)

7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)

8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide the same functionality aspressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)

2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)

3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)

4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)

5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)

6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)

7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)

8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same as CTRL+L)

9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)

10. CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)

11. CTRL+W (Close the current window)