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Do you have a devotion that you practice on a regular basis? What is it and why do you do it?

I am reading about devotions at the moment and there seems to be quite a lot. Some sound strange, for example “The Holy Face” and others sound totally biblical, for example “The Divine Mercy.”

What do you think is the most common devotion? I keep hearing about the Sacred Heart but a picture of a heart does not inspire faith in me. The Divine Mercy seems like a wonderful devotion that is very biblical and true.

Why do some people have devotions? Does having a devotion make you a better Catholic?

Please feel free to share your own experiences with devotions and mention any graces that you have recieved as a result.

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Do What do you think is the most common devotion? I keep hearing about the Sacred Heart but a picture of a heart does not inspire faith in me. The Divine Mercy seems like a wonderful devotion that is very biblical and true.

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the popular image connected with devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is actually very similar to that connected with the Divine Mercy devotion, the figure of Jesus with his loving merciful heart exposed and one hand pointing to his heart, or sometimes both hands outstretched to show the wounds in his hands. In the Sacred Heart image the heart is surrounded by the crown of thorns as a recollection of his passion and death whereby he make his supreme act of love for us. In the Divine Mercy image two streams of red and white, representing the blood and water that flowed from his side when his dead body was pierced by the lance, recalls the same sacrifice. So the imagery and basis of these two devotions is similar.

The Sacred Heart devotion arose the same was as DM, through revelation by Christ himself to a holy religious sister, and was discerned through a long process of spiritual direction and Church examination of their messages.

SH rose in France during a period when tainted by the Jansenist heresy which taught that nearly every natural pleasure was sinful, with a very harsh view of God and his judgement, and a very dim view of our hope of salvation.
 
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Do you have a devotion that you practice on a regular basis? What is it and why do you do it?

I am reading about devotions at the moment and there seems to be quite a lot. Some sound strange, for example “The Holy Face” and others sound totally biblical, for example “The Divine Mercy.”
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There are many pious devotions around. On Fridays I pray The Chaplet of Mercy and on Saturdays The Rosary…these are the only established pious devotions that are a part of my regular prayer life. I have had a strong devotion to The Sacred Heart and to The Holy Spirit, Our Lady and St. Joseph since childhood, also my guardian angel and the angels generally with the Souls in Purgatory…and some saints I feel a particular closeness to and love to read even now still stories of saint’s lives.
Why do some people have devotions? Does having a devotion make you a better Catholic?
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I think a devotion is a quite personal matter. I dont think necessarily any devotion of itself can make one a better Catholic…I have known some extremely pious people of strong devotion to something or other, who were also very rigid and unkind people. On the other hand I have know the opposite too. I guess it may depend on one’s defintion of “good Catholic”. There is that scarey sentence that Jesus said “Not everyone who says Lord! Lord! will enter my Kingdom”.
Please feel free to share your own experiences with devotions and mention any graces that you have recieved as a result.
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Certainly I think at the age of 12yrs. after praying most ardently to The Holy Spirit for something I really needed and wanted personally but seemed impossible, I was stunned when it happened and in great confusion that my prayer had been indeed answered. While praying ardently without realizing it I was also praying that I would peacefully accept God’s Will when it didn’t happen. My poor parents were in an even bigger fix. They didn’t think it would happen either and promised me a baby grand piano if it did ( I studied classical piano for nine years - theory and practise.) My parents were very poor and when it did happen, asked if I would settle for a bicycle to ride to school. I gladly did, it was quite a long way to walk to school daily there and back. It was dreadful in winter and one Christmas I asked for an umbrella for Christmas. Mum bought me a beautiful umbrella, trouble was it was a beautifully painted paper umbrella…I didn’t tell her what I wanted an umbrella for:blush: …

Blessings and regards…Barb:)
 
Grateful Mysteries

Schedule of Holy Family Devotional

Day of Week Mystery

Monday Grateful
Tuesday Joyful
Wednesday Sorrowful
Thursday Glorious
Friday Luminous
Saturday Grateful
Sunday E-glorious L-Sorrowful A&C-Joyful O-Luminous
Code: 
	E-Easter O-Ordinary L-Lent A-Advent C-Christmas
Hail Mary
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with the, Blessed are thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of the womb, Jesus

Holy Mary mother of God, I pray with thee for sinners, now and at the hour of their death. Amen.

Joseph Son of David
Joseph Son of David, do not be afraid, to take Mary as your wife, she will bare a son, you must name Him Jesus.

Jesus is the One who is to save us from our sins. O Foster father of Jesus, pray for us, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

Holy Family Prayer
O Sacred heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, and pity on miserable sinners, grant the grace we ask of you, through the Sorrowful, Immaculate, and Sacred Hearts of Joseph and Mary, Your tender father and mother and ours. Pray for us, O Holy Family of God, that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen

Hail, Holy Queen, mother of mercy, our sweetness, and our hope, to the do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to the do we send our sighs, mourning, and weeping, in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of the womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary, Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
Happy and Blessed are you, O Joseph, to whom it has been given not only to see and to hear, but also to bear in your arms, to embrace, to clothe, and to watch over God himself, whom many kings have desired to see but not have seen, and to hear but have not heard. Pray for us, O Blessed Joseph, that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

Grateful Mysteries

The Annunciation of Joseph
The Nativity
The Flight in to Egypt
The Presentation
The Finding in the Temple

Use the** Joseph Son of David **prayer 10 times.

John Paul the Great recommends every man to Saint Joseph, his patronage is necessary for the Church not only for the defense against all dangers that threaten her, but also, and indeed primarly for her commitment to the new evangelization in the world.
 
How awesome that you posted this. For the last few weeks I have felt a desire for a devotion to the Sacred Heart. In reading your post, it cemented it for me and I found a link for a guide on how to do this. Thanks!! 🙂 👍
 
I love the Divine Mercy. Go here for tons of info: thedivinemercy.org/ If you’re able to see the Mother of Mercy Messengers’ presentation, you’ll be so thankful you did. It explains the message of Divine Mercy in a beautiful, emotional way. ❤️

I’ve started prayng the Rosary recently, and though I don’t pray it daily, I’m working toward that. 🙂
 
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Do you have a devotion that you practice on a regular basis? What is it and why do you do it?
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A daily rosary, from being an Auxilliary in the Legion Of Mary. Prayers to St Philomena and Venerable Matt Talbot, Certain prayers required by BSP/CFP.

Matt Talbot was an alcoholic back in the days before AA, when alcoholism was considered a sin. Because of this misunderstanding of alcoholism, the Catholic Church only had a small percentage of “reformed” alcoholics, and Matt was one of them. An incredable, yet inspiring, achievment.
 
Yeah, daily Rosary, on Fri. chaplet of Divine Mercy, usually wear Miraculous Medal, prayers to various saints esp. St. Mary, St. Therese, St. Brigid, and St. Catherine Laboure. Sometimes saying The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
 
Daily mass. Most of the time. More the merrier. 😃

Nothing is more important than the mass! 👍
 
Praying the Rosary was, I believe, the main instrument leading to my conversion to the Roman Catholic Church. I’d been an Anglo-Catholic before and started praying the Rosary (not the form usually done by Episcopalians, either) a few years before. There were a number of things that converged just right, for me to enter and receive many of the Sacraments.😉

St. Brigid (Mary of Gaels) was my patron saint for my Confirmation.

St. Catherine Laboure has responded super quickly practically every time I’ve been worried about and haven’t heard from my daughter (adult).

I was wearing the Miraculous Medal when I had a cardiac arrest (the sudden death type). EMTs were just across the street, used paddles, ER used paddles twice, I was unconscious for 6 hours after, and my family was told I wouldn’t live overnight, but all 6 cardiologists I had couldn’t understand why I’d lived. They tore the clothes I had on to “paddle” me but the MM was never removed.

More recently, St. Therese has been helpful during my discernment (still ongoing).

BTW, St. Anthony has been most helpful in finding things (which seems to be becoming more and more of a problem:o ).
 
I have a devotion to the Sorrowful Mother.
I meditate on her seven sorrows and after each sorrow I pray a Hail Mary. :gopray2:
 
So far, here’s how my devotions are panning out…I’ve been asking God to guide me…

Three Days a week - Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tuesday - Sacred Heart of Jesus (Because I go to Adoration)

Two days a week - Rosary (although I try to daily)

I wear a Miraculous Medal as well.
 
I try to say the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily. I also go to Daily Mass whenever my schedule, the Mass schedule, and other responsibilities permit it. Lately that is on Mondays and Fridays, and sometimes Thursdays.

Daily Mass is absolutely a blessing and a privilege. I am so happy when I am able to go.
 
At some point during the day, I say a Rosary. I usually say the Chaplet of Divine Mercy between 2 to 3 times a week, and especially on Friday at 3:00PM. Those are my 2 main devotions.
 
Diviine Mercy, Our Lady of Good Succes, St. Philomena’s Chaplet, Parde Pio-Daily, my time is so crunched, so I pray one decade of the rosary from my house on the way to church to stop by and visit Jesus before work, then another decade from the church to my shop, then another decade to and from the bank and errands, and then another decade on the way home, that way at least I am getting my rosary done, at times I actually get to sit and pray it all at once,
 
Personally, I am attempting to start my own journal of my spiritual walk.

I daily pray the Rosary and am taking on things at a comfortable pace to broaden my understanding of the Catholic Faith and to build myself up to where I am devoted enough to become more flexible with prayers, devotions, etc.

My patron Saints are Jude and Anthony… but my devotions are more towards Our Lady of Fatima and the Child Jesus.

Daily I just feel that I’m okay, that I don’t need to worry or fear and just take it day by day and live for God to the best of my ability.

Sainthood to me isn’t an over-night event, it is a life-long process… and I desire to be a Saint… if not recognized by the Church or on the Earth, but to claim my Scriptural role as a Child of God and Saint of Christ in Heaven. And personally, that’s a goal to achieve with joy… even during the pains of suffering… Heaven is my goal and although I’m settling for nothing less, if it takes Purgatory to tweak this temple, then so be it. Hell is far from me.
 
My devotion is centered around Servant of God Pope John Paul II and a dedication to his Cause. My prayer group follows a modest set of guidelines intended to promote a daily conversion.

All group members (Servants of the Servant), follow these guidelines:
  1. Partake in frequent reception of the Sacraments.
  2. On the first Friday of the month, abstain from eating meat for our intention.
  3. Pray the rosary at least once a week.
  4. Whenever possible carry a rosary on your person at all times.
  5. Promote the Cause among family, friends, parrish, and diocese.
Our prayer group and its daily/weekly/monthy actions are outword signs of our response to the daily call to conversion. It is not just a “pious fan club”— it is something quite deeper.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches:
“All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity.” All are called to holiness: “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (#2013)

And so, as Servants of the Servant we strive to attain an ever increasing union with God through the intercession of Pope John Paul II…. using our small list of devotions and small acts of thanksgiving for our love of the Lord which assist us in our desire to nourish “the faith which works through love” (Gal 5:6)… and all devotions should have this at their core… hope that helps.

Scott
 
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