Missal or not?

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Hi all,

I am a brand new Catholic; I was hoping to attend daily Mass, but my college schedule won’t allow it. I am trying to incorporate prayer in various forms, and am hoping to attend Adoration at least once a week. My question is, does anyone here have a daily missal even though they do not attend daily Mass?

Would it be okay if I read through the readings and the prayers, even though I can’t be there? Does anyone else do this at all? I know you can get the daily scriptures online, but the school internet is out often, and I find using technology somewhat distracting.

Also, what daily practices have helped your faith? I have been praying the rosary and saying the LOTH when I have the time.

Thank you all so much for your replies! God Bless, and have a happy Easter season!
 
Welcome to the family 🙂

You can always unite your prayers with the Sacrifice of the Mass, even from afar. In fact, this is done everyday (by intention rather than “following along”) in a traditional Morning Offering such as this one. But if you are reading the daily Scriptures too, all the better.

Another practice you may find helpful is called the practice of God’s presence, which just means being aware of him throughout the day. You can do this while doing other things, and in that way sanctify your work. A classic work on this is The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence.
 
classica87 said:
Hi all,

I am a brand new Catholic; I was hoping to attend daily Mass, but my college schedule won’t allow it. I am trying to incorporate prayer in various forms, and am hoping to attend Adoration at least once a week. My question is, does anyone here have a daily missal even though they do not attend daily Mass?

Would it be okay if I read through the readings and the prayers, even though I can’t be there? Does anyone else do this at all? I know you can get the daily scriptures online, but the school internet is out often, and I find using technology somewhat distracting.

Also, what daily practices have helped your faith? I have been praying the rosary and saying the LOTH when I have the time.

Thank you all so much for your replies! God Bless, and have a happy Easter season!
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The Laudate app is great. It has the daily reading. Also Divine Office can be prayed. I don’t have the link on my phone but just search that name. Prayers for all times of the day.
 
A lady at my church paid for a 2 year subscription for me to get the Magnificat. It’s like a missal. It is a daily missal for the month, but it also has morning readings for before mass, which includes bible readings, prayers, and psalms. It then has the daily mass, and then an essay that connects with the readings from the mass to meditate on, then it has the evening prayers which includes bible readings and psalms. Also, in the front it has nightly prayers, blessings, and in the back it has information on the cover picture and the biblical story behind it. I get one every month by mail, sometimes twice for Easter and Christmas. A one year subscription is $45. magnificat.com/ Here’s the link.
 
classica87 said:
Hi all,

I am a brand new Catholic; I was hoping to attend daily Mass, but my college schedule won’t allow it. I am trying to incorporate prayer in various forms, and am hoping to attend Adoration at least once a week. My question is, does anyone here have a daily missal even though they do not attend daily Mass?

Would it be okay if I read through the readings and the prayers, even though I can’t be there? Does anyone else do this at all? I know you can get the daily scriptures online, but the school internet is out often, and I find using technology somewhat distracting.

Also, what daily practices have helped your faith? I have been praying the rosary and saying the LOTH when I have the time.

Thank you all so much for your replies! God Bless, and have a happy Easter season!
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Yes I have a daily missal but I generally attend Sunday mass only. I use the missal for my daily reading in the morning before I go to work.
 
Thank you all so much for your replies. Right now I am getting the daily scriptures and the LOTH on the computer. I think that will do for now; I will be out of school in a month, and hopefully will be able to attend daily Mass. I’ll have to see how things go with my internship at the newspaper, and if it works out, I will get the missal then.

Praying for all of you. God bless, and thanks again for the helpful suggestions. I will definitely be looking into the Laudate app and The Practice of the Presence of God. Both sound pretty cool.

I have looked into Magnificat, but I’m not sure. I think you can request a sample copy, so I’ll look into that.
 
This may seem obvious but, try praying the rosary every day! Or just sitting still and being with the Holy Spirit for 20 minutes. 🙂

love in Christ
 
Yes, you can request a free copy of the Magnificat. I got a free copy before I started to get my subscription. I was going to daily mass that summer because my summer school class permitted it, but that was 2 years ago. That may have been the last time I went to daily mass on a regular basis. I, too, am in school. However, it is a bit easier to get to daily mass a few times a week this semester, I’ve just been lazy. I just made it a point to put it in my schedule, again. I do love starting my day off at mass.
 
Mary_Margaret said:
This may seem obvious but, try praying the rosary every day! Or just sitting still and being with the Holy Spirit for 20 minutes. 🙂

love in Christ
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So true. I love the rosary. It was actually the first prayer I learned. I came into RCIA a little late, and they were learning how to pray the rosary in my first class. 😃 It’s a powerful prayer, and one of the few things that help with my anxiety.
 
classica87 said:
Hi all,

I am a brand new Catholic; I was hoping to attend daily Mass, but my college schedule won’t allow it. I am trying to incorporate prayer in various forms, and am hoping to attend Adoration at least once a week. My question is, does anyone here have a daily missal even though they do not attend daily Mass?
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I think if it would help your prayer life, then certainly you should! 🙂
Would it be okay if I read through the readings and the prayers, even though I can’t be there?
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I can’t think of any reason why not. I say, go for it! 🙂
Also, what daily practices have helped your faith? I have been praying the rosary and saying the LOTH when I have the time.
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Awesome! It sounds like you’re off to a wonderful start! 🙂
 
I haven’t seen a copy of The Magnificat for many years now, but what I remember, it was excellent.

Jim
 
jmcrae said:
I can’t think of any reason why not. I say, go for it! 🙂
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🙂 Well, I posted because I wasn’t sure if that was something people did or not, or if it was okay to read the prayers if I wasn’t at Mass. Thank you all for helping me understand.

Now I just have to get Confession down. I am going for the first time Saturday; the catechumens did an overview with the priest, but he has a heavy accent, and I didn’t really understand even after clarification. We shall see how it goes.

Random question: How often do most people go to confession? Our parish offers it weekly on Friday and Saturday. Is it weird if I go every week, presuming I need to? I’ve seen posters here on CAF mentioning monthly trips. Is weekly too much?

I am just worried about receiving the Eucharist unworthily, which is not something I want to do.
 
JimR-OCDS said:
I haven’t seen a copy of The Magnificat for many years now, but what I remember, it was excellent.

Jim
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I subscribe to The Magnificat and I love it. It goes to Mass with me in addition to providing daily devotions, prayers, and readings.
 
classica87 said:
🙂 Well, I posted because I wasn’t sure if that was something people did or not, or if it was okay to read the prayers if I wasn’t at Mass. Thank you all for helping me understand.

Now I just have to get Confession down. I am going for the first time Saturday; the catechumens did an overview with the priest, but he has a heavy accent, and I didn’t really understand even after clarification. We shall see how it goes.

Random question: How often do most people go to confession? Our parish offers it weekly on Friday and Saturday. Is it weird if I go every week, presuming I need to? I’ve seen posters here on CAF mentioning monthly trips. Is weekly too much?

I am just worried about receiving the Eucharist unworthily, which is not something I want to do.
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If you think you need to go every week, there is nothing wrong with that at all. If the priest is the same for every confession, he may tell you if he thinks you are being scrupulous, but if it is necessary for where you are at in life, then by all means, go weekly. 🙂
 
classica87 said:
🙂 Well, I posted because I wasn’t sure if that was something people did or not, or if it was okay to read the prayers if I wasn’t at Mass. Thank you all for helping me understand.

Now I just have to get Confession down. I am going for the first time Saturday; the catechumens did an overview with the priest, but he has a heavy accent, and I didn’t really understand even after clarification. We shall see how it goes.

Random question: How often do most people go to confession? Our parish offers it weekly on Friday and Saturday. Is it weird if I go every week, presuming I need to? I’ve seen posters here on CAF mentioning monthly trips. Is weekly too much?

I am just worried about receiving the Eucharist unworthily, which is not something I want to do.
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Go to Confession as often as you need to, and during you Neophyte year, make a date with yourself to go at least once a month whether you need to or not - and once a week would not be out of line, if you have a bad habit that you need to conquer. 🙂

The general outline is, you signify to the priest that you are present and ready to begin by making the sign of the Cross or by saying something like “bless me Father for I have sinned”.

Then you say how long since your last Confession, or you say, “This is my first Confession, I was baptized at the Easter Vigil last weekend.” Or whatever the case may be.

Some priests will give you a Scripture reading and little homily at this point, but most of them will just wait for you to begin.

Then you tell your sins, and you conclude with something like “For these and for all the sins of my life I am truly sorry,” or anything that clearly signifies that you are done.

He will then offer you advice if he has any to give, and he will give you your penance. After that, he will ask you for your Act of Contrition, and he will give you the Absolution.

Respond “Amen” at the end of the Absolution. He will then say, “Go in peace,” and you reply, “Thank you Father.”

Then you go into the Church to pray your penance, and you give thanks to God for a good Confession. 🙂
 
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