How to maintain a good Roman Catholic life as a teenager?

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Hello,

I am going to begin secondary school next year (high school) and I’m going to a Roman Catholic boys boarding school, it has a lovely chapel.

I was curious how do you suggest I keep a good prayer schedule and bible time? I can talk to the priests who live in the school for more advice, but I want some from here first.

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May the Sheperd guide,
His many sheep,
All different colours, sizes and genders,
Now, tomorrow and evermore,
AMEN.
 
Foleyd said:
Hello,

I am going to begin secondary school next year (high school) and I’m going to a Roman Catholic boys boarding school, it has a lovely chapel.

I was curious how do you suggest I keep a good prayer schedule and bible time? I can talk to the priests who live in the school for more advice, but I want some from here first.

======
May the Sheperd guide,
His many sheep,
All different colours, sizes and genders,
Now, tomorrow and evermore,
AMEN.
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good luck-- i wen t to a roman catholic boys boarding school 3 years till12th

their was a lack of religious leadership training
 
Hi Foleyd!

I’m a teenager too! I don’t go to boarding school but I do attend a Catholic school.
What I do (or try to do) to keep up with my praying is this:
Morning prayer immediately after waking up.
this might just be a regular “hey, wats up lord! thanks for not letting me die in my sleep last night” prayer or the chaplet of Saint Michel the Archangel
on my way to school, I sometimes pray the rosary with my dad. In your case, you can just wake up earlier than others, go somewhere quiet or simply lay in your bed and pray the rosary.
Once I get to school, I spend some time with God in the Chapel, before the Eucharist, to ask for help in school. I know you said the school has a beautiful chapel.
During lunch, I always try to go to mass when its available.
After school, at 3 o clock, I pray the divine mercy chaplet.
And of course, I say my bedtime times right before bed.

Sometimes I do all these things, Sometimes I fail but its all part of the journey!
Of course, YOU don’t have to do all these things but I find that I live a holier life when I follow this course. .

As for the bible…yeah, I don’t do so well with that.
Maybe when you go to mass, you can take your own time to reflect on the readings.
Enjoy your Secondary/high scool experience! I’m almost done with mine and it goes by fast!
 
Foleyd said:
Hello,

I am going to begin secondary school next year (high school) and I’m going to a Roman Catholic boys boarding school, it has a lovely chapel.

I was curious how do you suggest I keep a good prayer schedule and bible time? I can talk to the priests who live in the school for more advice, but I want some from here first.

======
May the Sheperd guide,
His many sheep,
All different colours, sizes and genders,
Now, tomorrow and evermore,
AMEN.
Click to expand...
I would say, develop a life of frequent Sacraments, Prayer and Prudence.

Sacraments and Prayer are essential in that this is how you nurture your spiritual life. Try to receive Sacraments often (Eucharist, Confession). Pray often (Rosary).

Now here comes the part that most people miss. PRUDENCE.

Make sure you have good friends. High School is not the time to be a hero. If you have bad friends, make sure you do not hang around with them much or ever. You become the company you keep. This is very important and will make your life much easier in High School. The more you break this rule, the more trouble you will have.

Try and develop a healthy relationship with your parents as well. This will allow you to talk to them when and if you run in to any problems in your High School life. If you don’t have a good relationship with them, you will most likely end up keeping these problems inside (leading to depression), or confide in some random person (that might given you very bad advise).

Don’t get in to DATING! It’s pointless because in today’s world, you cannot afford to raise a family after High School anyway. The average education level is higher and you would do yourself and your wife-to-be a lot of good if you simply concentrate on your studies. If you see a girl you really like, know that if she was meant for you, she will still be around when you graduate. Just be good friends with her for now. Maintain boundaries with your girl friend. Don’t sleep over with them assuming nothing will happen between the two of you or spend time alone with them. Maintain a distance between you and your female friends.

Always remember that people change and you will always see better with maturity. And as a High School age teenager, you have some ways to go before your brain is completely matured. There is bit of an explanation here on this

science.howstuffworks.com/life/teenage-brain1.htm

Basically, you don’t make the most brightest decisions as a teenager because your frontal lobe is still in development. So stick to studies (you can’t go wrong in learning more) in High School. Leave the more important decisions like “Who am I going to marry?” for when you are mature enough.

Wish you all the best in your time in High School.
 
I would recommend keeping close to Our Lady by praying the Holy Rosary, attending the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass daily (if possible), going to confession at least monthly, and most importantly; only receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion if you are not in a state of mortal sin and have fasted for one hour before receiving Holy Communion.

I am a teen too. God bless!
 
*Make time for daily 5 decades of the Rosary.
*Frequent Confession and Communion, make them as fruitful as possible by praying before and after reception of the Sacrament
*Practice daily mental prayer (meditation) on the mysteries of the faith
*Keep a holy picture/statue around like the Divine Mercy image or an image of the Sacred Heart or Our Lady
 
I go to public school.
But what I do for my prayer life is buy some prayer books and try to at least say one prayer, I also pray before meals.
I used to say a decade of the rosary every day.
I’m still working on a prayer life, but using prayer books helps me out alot.
 
Hello! I am also a teenager, so I understand what you mean. Personally for me, my prayer schedule goes like this:
  • Morning Prayer
  • Rosary at 6:00 PM (or anytime, really.)
  • Reading the Bible and my devotional
  • Evening Prayer
I also do prayers before and after meals. And praying more never hurts. The Rosary is one of the strongest ways to keep close to your faith. It’s also something that will shorten your time in Purgatory. And it’s to Mary! Who doesn’t love Mother Mary? Remember to also pray to her and ask her for guidance in your faith to her Son.

May God bless you!
Lorraine
 
Just a side note, but it’s great to see these teenagers chiming in like this!

:signofcross:
 
I go to a public high school and I can say that while a parochial school might be easier, any high school life will be a challenge. One thing I like to do is incorporate a few quiet prayers in my daily life. At public school there’s no mass and it would be distracting to whip out a Rosary between classes, but there’s no reason you can’t try a private prayer at the start of each class, something like:

“Lord, I consecrate this hour of learning to you. Send down your Holy Spirit so that I may be filled with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and grow in knowledge about the world you have created. Amen.”

Say a silent prayer before meals or do a simple blessing with the sign of the cross. If you find a good group of Catholic friends you can talk with. You could hang a holy card in your locker.

Finally, in my experience, every school has misfits. Obese kids, kids with horrible acne, kids that have trouble socializing, who almost never pass a class, and so on. If you know them, say hello when you see them in the hallway or ask them how their day is going if they are sitting alone before class. If you don’t know them, just send up a prayer for them when you see them.

All these things and many more are ways you could live out the Faith at school.
 
Foleyd said:
Hello,

I am going to begin secondary school next year (high school) and I’m going to a Roman Catholic boys boarding school, it has a lovely chapel.

I was curious how do you suggest I keep a good prayer schedule and bible time? I can talk to the priests who live in the school for more advice, but I want some from here first.

======
May the Sheperd guide,
His many sheep,
All different colours, sizes and genders,
Now, tomorrow and evermore,
AMEN.
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Keep a regular schedule, and forgive yourself when you forget things. Keep it simple; don’t try to do everything. Pick one or two things to do each day, and stay faithful to them.

Instead of tying your prayer and devotional schedule to a clock, think in terms of “before breakfast”, “during the break,” “after dinner” and the like so that mealtimes and other activities won’t throw you off schedule if they run late for some reason. Also think of alternative times to do things if the time slot you picked gets blocked up with something else - for example, if you were going to do 15 minutes of Scripture reading after breakfast on Wednesdays, and your friend tied you up talking about a group project you’re doing with him one Wednesday after breakfast, think of doing it after lunch instead, rather than thinking that you’ve missed your chance to do it at all.
 
Foleyd said:
Hello,

I am going to begin secondary school next year (high school) and I’m going to a Roman Catholic boys boarding school, it has a lovely chapel.

I was curious how do you suggest I keep a good prayer schedule and bible time? I can talk to the priests who live in the school for more advice, but I want some from here first.

======
May the Sheperd guide,
His many sheep,
All different colours, sizes and genders,
Now, tomorrow and evermore,
AMEN.
Click to expand...
I think you are very brave. I will pray for you. God bless you.
 
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