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DrBull
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I am saying Prayers almost everyday, sometimes even couple of times in the day and sometimes I am not saying Them for a long time.
How true this is. I always compare it to a airport walk way conveyer belt strip where you are walking in God’s economy. Thanks for the reminder.I’m gonna let you in on what seems to be the biggest well- kept secret. The more time you give to God in prayer each and every day- the more God will multiply your time for other things. Kindof like the fish and loaves miracle. Somehow God will give you back an abundance of time in your day.
I saw a fascinating show about St Terese on her spiritual dryness and the problems she had in prayer. It explained that she had a severe problem praying the rosary - did not find any spiritual encouragement in this and was distracted often. HOWEVER, the important thing was to keep it up and keep it up. Persevere regardless of the lack of warm fuzzies. It’s in the dry times that one gains the most blessings.I say them with my mouth every morning and I am trying to pray once in the afternoon, evening and night. What worries me is that I don’t 100% of the time say them with my heart. That’s the trick…
Forgive me, but what is the difference here? I understand that there is a difference between deep, full prayer and just “rote saying” words, but you appear to say that both the “praying” and the “saying” are good, but you prefer “prayer”. Do you mean that you would rather just pray the rosary in its fullest sense, rather than simply “say” it in a perfunctory manner?sometimes i pray the rosary sometimes i say the rosary. Both are good but if i can do it i would rather pray.
I also pray these offices as well as the night office in addition to my own personal prayers and the Rosary. I do still find myself relying on vocal and meditative prayer as I try to advance in my prayer life. I’m still working on that pesky detachment issue that I’ll have to resolve before I can hope to experience any infused contemplative prayer (so say Sts. Teresa of Jesus and John of the Cross).I pray morning and evening prayer from the liturgy of the hours (liturgyhours.org/). Praying the Psalms and canticles of the scriptures is an amazing experience. I rarely want to stop.
This is my most important way of praying…i pray as much as i remember. I practice HIS presence!! Which means that HE is always with me and i try to be always aware of that and talk with HIM frequantly…
A cou;ple of things. I am still trying to learn the “Christian Praysers” version of the Liturgy. I also wish I could get into the habit of a 1/2 hour of contemplation but I try to say the Rosary each day. I would like to do daily Mass but I have a physical problem there.I also pray the liturgy of the Hours, along with 1/2 hr contemplative meditation and daily Mass. Some days, e.g. if I have a long drive, I also say the rosary.
Your Rosette idea with your daughter is great.Each school morning, while driving my daughter to school we say what I call a Rosette. It’s an Our Father, 3 Hail Mary’s, a Glory Be, Fatima Decade Prayer, St. Michael the Archangel Prayer and a Guardian Angel Prayer. I love knowing I’ve sent her to school armed for whatever might come her way. Also, it prevents us from Mother / Daughter gossip that might otherwise occupy our time.
CARose
I try to keep to a prayer in the morning and one before retiring to bed at night. Also I manage to pray the Rosary often.
Right now I’m trying to commit a few prayers to memory so I can recite them when and where I need them.