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Marilena
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Just curious! 
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bogeyjlg
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Not enough.
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Alison
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ā¦ Not enough! Me as wellā¦sighJust under 1 hour. Sorry, working layman, can do only so much. Morning prayer: about 20 minutes Liturgy of the Hours, maybe another 10 for Scripture reading and personal devotions. Evening Prayer: Liturgy of the hours, about 10 minutes, Night Prayer, Liturgy of the Hours about 5. So thatās about 45 minutes formal prayer scattered.
Informal prayers and arrow prayers throughout the day.
Informal prayers and arrow prayers throughout the day.
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Lorrie
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I voted that I pray under an hour. That makes me quite disappointed in myself considering there are 24 hours in a day. For the last week or so Iāve been praying the rosary everyday, its seemed to help me get into the swing of things or at least in the relative place I need to be in.
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Joysong
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It is difficult to put a time value on prayer, unless you are asking about formal vocal prayer [the Mass, LOH, rosary, private devotions, etc.]
Why? You probably have read about contemplative prayer, which is an attentiveness of the heart toward God, or the prayer of simplicity [short ejaculations], which many use throughout the day while they are going about their duties. These are not able to be counted in time, so many might be unable to answer your question.
If you are speaking then, about āformalā prayer, that too can vary unless one has a regular disciplined daily routine and is committed to it. I suppose it depends on what one is able to do, barring unforeseen circumstances that have a way of cropping up and shortening oneās customary devotions.
Then again, some are just too uncomfortable to publicly admit how much or how little they pray.
Marilena,
. . . Carole
Why? You probably have read about contemplative prayer, which is an attentiveness of the heart toward God, or the prayer of simplicity [short ejaculations], which many use throughout the day while they are going about their duties. These are not able to be counted in time, so many might be unable to answer your question.
If you are speaking then, about āformalā prayer, that too can vary unless one has a regular disciplined daily routine and is committed to it. I suppose it depends on what one is able to do, barring unforeseen circumstances that have a way of cropping up and shortening oneās customary devotions.
Then again, some are just too uncomfortable to publicly admit how much or how little they pray.
Marilena,
. . . Carole
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anna1978
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If I added up the minutes here and there (I talk to God all through the day, but theyāre short conversation-like prayers), Iād say I get upto half an hour, and on the days I pray the rosary, about 50 minutes. 3-5 hours 
? With 2 small children, a household to run and helping with the business, Iād have to do it at the expense of my sleep
Anna x
? With 2 small children, a household to run and helping with the business, Iād have to do it at the expense of my sleep Anna x
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asquared
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in general I donāt feel comfortable going into specifics about my spiritual life this way, and donāt necessarily think it is healthy to do so, or to compare myself with others. In fact, I think it could be destructive, if it gets into a mentality of āwhat did you get on your report card? I got all Asā.
I make a morning offering and consecrate the day with all its events to the Lord and His Mother, so I consder myself to be praying constantly, if not always consciously so.
I make a morning offering and consecrate the day with all its events to the Lord and His Mother, so I consder myself to be praying constantly, if not always consciously so.
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anna1978
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Yesā¦if you see it that way, I could say āconstantlyā too, but I think the OP meant the actual number of hours you spend actually prayingā¦and the last time I managed 5 hours actually praying was in a monastery almost 10 years ago, when our whole like centred around our prayer-services and Mass.
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Anna x
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Marilena
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It is true, how many hours in a day you spend. That is what I meant
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anna1978
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I wish youād put it in minutes though, because unless people here are way more religious than the average Catholicā¦for most even 60 minutes a day is a stretch of the imaginationIt is true, how many hours in a day you spend. That is what I meant
!Anna x
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sarcophagus
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I donāt pray at all enough. Some days I do, then I go weeks without. I just donāt get prayer, I feel like Iām talking to nobody (a horrible thing to feel I know). Sometimes i wish i couldā¦
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Magicsilence
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Remember that once you have finished praying, you should wait for the response.
Sitting in silence. Focused totally on Him.
In Christ.
Andre.
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T.A.Stobie_SFO
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I try to do everything in prayer including sleeping. I do not fully succeed.
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EPP1105
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I pray the Liturgy of the Hours - Morning Prayer, Office of Readings (30 minutes), Mid-Day Prayer (10 Minutes), Evening Prayer (10 Minutes), Night Prayer (5 Minutes). I also try to pray the rosary daily while commuting. It certainly takes the stress out of rush hour traffic! I also read the daily Mass scripture readings along with the Word Among Us daily devotional.
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Toni
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T.A.Stobie:
If Iām not talking to God, I am talking about God. (unless of course I am on some threads)
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Dorothy
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Perhaps it would help if you made an act of faith that you are talking to Somebody, and that Somebody loves you with an infinite love. He created you and you are here and breathing because He wills it. Pray with faith every day whether you feel like it or not, and the Lord will reveal himself to you and increase your faith.
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BarbaraTherese
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Well said Carole!
Prayer is simply the lifting of the heart and mind to God (as our old Penny Catechism used to state)and can be done anywhere anytimeā¦duration varying depending on what one is about or needs be about.
If the subject of this thread perhaps is more time given to formal prayer, as Carole pointed out this can vary with each day as the duties of oneās state in life may call one from what is known as formal prayerā¦but a saint whose name escapes me suggested that if this should occur then let the duty be the prayer. The duties of oneās state is Godās Will calling.
Personally for formal prayer, I prefer the very early morning or late at night when interruptions or other demands are more likely to be minimal to not at all. Broadly speaking, most times I am able to structure a day and its calls more or less within those time frames where formal prayer is concernedā¦altho very often during each day I have available time between demands.
Since I dont have a car and travel by foot or bus, these times are excellent to raise oneās heart and mind to God. Between my home and Adelaide which I travel by bus, is just enough time to pray the rosary. I also carry in my handbag The Little Office of Our Lady which is a quite small book that fits into my handbagā¦waiting for buses is an ideal time.
But difficult to assign a precise time given to prayer daily. Each new day is Godās Gift who organizes matters according to His Will for that day.
Regardsā¦ Barb - Sth. Aust.
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BarbaraTherese
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Another good Postā¦the nun who taught me advised āalways pray for an increase of Faithā.
Regards, Barb
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Al_Masetti
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Continuously all day, more or less.
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