Prayer Routine

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Hello, all. I have been, for awhile, wanting to start a prayer “routine” - I feel (know) I have not been praying as much as I should (and want) to. However, I would like (name removed by moderator)ut on what others’ prayer routines are, and if anyone has any suggestions on what I could add to my own?

Of the prayers I already have in my “schedule”, I know I want to start doing a three-a-day Angelus (6AM, noon, 6PM) along with a daily Rosary (which I used to do, but have not for awhile); I would also to do the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3PM. Thank you for any suggestions you may have, and God bless.
 
This is a good start. Say your rosary either before or after the 3pm Divine Mercy. Many people set aside a holy hour during the day. 3pm, the hour of the Divine Mercy is traditional because it is when Christ died.
When developing a prayer routine, it is best to start slow. Think of exercise. If you start hard out, you will quickly burn out and quit. On the other hand, if you start slowly, and build slowly, you will develop a good routine that will stay with you for life.
What you have is a good base with the traditional Angelus.
There is no more powerful prayer than the rosary. Pray the Prayer to Saint Michael the ArchAngel after the rosary.
Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of God. If you read 3 chapters of the Bible everyday, and 5 on Sunday, you can read the entire Bible in one year. This will take you approximately 15 minutes a day. I have done this several time from beginning to end. It is also recommended to read 2 OT chapters followed by a NT chapter. I inherited my brother’s Christian Almanac which had a yearly plan across the top of each page following these second method.

Again. Start slowly. Begin with what you have. Add the rosary. Then add the scripture. Other prayers and devotions can be added later.
 
DebChris said:
This is a good start. Say your rosary either before or after the 3pm Divine Mercy. Many people set aside a holy hour during the day. 3pm, the hour of the Divine Mercy is traditional because it is when Christ died.
When developing a prayer routine, it is best to start slow. Think of exercise. If you start hard out, you will quickly burn out and quit. On the other hand, if you start slowly, and build slowly, you will develop a good routine that will stay with you for life.
What you have is a good base with the traditional Angelus.
There is no more powerful prayer than the rosary. Pray the Prayer to Saint Michael the ArchAngel after the rosary.
Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of God. If you read 3 chapters of the Bible everyday, and 5 on Sunday, you can read the entire Bible in one year. This will take you approximately 15 minutes a day. I have done this several time from beginning to end. It is also recommended to read 2 OT chapters followed by a NT chapter. I inherited my brother’s Christian Almanac which had a yearly plan across the top of each page following these second method.

Again. Start slowly. Begin with what you have. Add the rosary. Then add the scripture. Other prayers and devotions can be added later.
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Thank you very much for your response. I do plan to start out slowly, and add on to my “schedule” as time goes on. Here’s my schedule so far:

Whenever I wake up; it is usually around 5AM: Morning Offering, Miraculous Medal Prayer, Three Hail Marys, Our Father
6AM: Angelus
12PM: Angelus
2PM: Rosary
3PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet
5PM: Read Scripture; one OT chapter, one NT chapter, and one Psalm
6PM: Angelus

I will also say short “aspirations” throughout the day, such as the prayer of the Miraculous Medal (“O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee”) and “O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in thee.” I thank you very much for your (name removed by moderator)ut, and I believe I am ready to start my daily prayer routine. 🙂
 
Sounds like you have it already figured out! Good job!

Personally, I use the divine office and universalis websites to say the LOTH during the day (at work) and then do a rosary at night, along with prayers for souls in Purgatory and the Green Scapular prayer.

I used to do a lot more, but having OCD kept me wound up and afraid of missing certain prayers and trying to catch up when I messed up and missed certain times, etc. I now follow the Keep it Simple method. 😉 If I miss the Daytime prayer during the LOTH, it’s not the end of the world. I found out that I don’t need to do all the Mysteries of the Rosary each day- one is enough. Coming to grips with that was God’s way of telling me to slow down and do what I can. 👍

God Bless you and continue to grow in faith!
 
omegapd said:
Sounds like you have it already figured out! Good job!

Personally, I use the divine office and universalis websites to say the LOTH during the day (at work) and then do a rosary at night, along with prayers for souls in Purgatory and the Green Scapular prayer.

I used to do a lot more, but having OCD kept me wound up and afraid of missing certain prayers and trying to catch up when I messed up and missed certain times, etc. I now follow the Keep it Simple method. 😉 If I miss the Daytime prayer during the LOTH, it’s not the end of the world. I found out that I don’t need to do all the Mysteries of the Rosary each day- one is enough. Coming to grips with that was God’s way of telling me to slow down and do what I can. 👍

God Bless you and continue to grow in faith!
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Thank you! I forgot to include the Holy Souls in Purgatory prayer; I would pray that both when I wake up and before I go to sleep. As well, I forgot to say what I would pray before I went to sleep! It would most likely be the same as when I wake up, with a few petition prayers added.

God bless you as well! 🙂
 
Liturgy of the Hours.

Weekday schedule:

5:30 AM Vigils (Office of Readings)
7 AM: Lauds
9 AM: Terce
11:45 AM Sext
6:30 PM: Vespers
9:15 pm Compline.
 
omegapd said:
Sounds like you have it already figured out! Good job!

Personally, I use the divine office and universalis websites to say the LOTH during the day (at work) and then do a rosary at night, along with prayers for souls in Purgatory and the Green Scapular prayer.

I used to do a lot more, but having OCD kept me wound up and afraid of missing certain prayers and trying to catch up when I messed up and missed certain times, etc. I now follow the Keep it Simple method. 😉 If I miss the Daytime prayer during the LOTH, it’s not the end of the world. I found out that I don’t need to do all the Mysteries of the Rosary each day- one is enough. Coming to grips with that was God’s way of telling me to slow down and do what I can. 👍

God Bless you and continue to grow in faith!
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Prayer is not a Do To list to Check Off
Prayer is the Lifting Up of Hearts and Minds to God
I also start my day with the LOTH, Office of Readings & Lauds.

Our prayer life is as personal as our relationship with God, and it will change throughout our life as the circumstances of our life change.
 
I try and do the morning and evening prayers and getting a bible so will read that daily too. Also do the rosary when i can too.

What i am trying to do is say the prayers without trying to rush through them in a ‘habit’ type way
 
I noticed no one has any time set aside for mental prayer.
 
Deo_Gratias42 said:
I noticed no one has any time set aside for mental prayer.
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It is good to remember that prayer is conversation with God. Conversation involves listening as well as speaking. We want to do more than simply recite prayers. We also want to be open to what God has to say to us.
The prayer routine outlined is only a beginning guideline that provides a discipline for the day. As omegapd said, you don’t want to get so bound by the structure that you lose sight of the purpose and feel that all is lost because you forgot to recite the noon Angelus.
The Catholic Church has a rich treasury of devotions from which to draw for a lifetime. Monks practice* lectio divina *, meditating on a verse of scripture throughout the day. Actually, my parish just finished an Advent mission and the priest mentioned lectio divina in his last talk, which was about prayer.
Prayer is important enough not to neglect. The neglect of prayer needs to be brought to the confessional because it is a neglect of our relationship with God. St. Paul tells us to pray unceasingly. Again, what matters is the effort that we make each day to spend time with the Lord. It doesn’t have to be a great deal of time. It can simply begin with 15 minutes a day; as ajec says, time that is not rushed so that it is merely ‘habit.’
 
Deo_Gratias42 said:
I noticed no one has any time set aside for mental prayer.
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I often think of prayers/prayerful thoughts throughout the day, such as the aspirations I mentioned in my second post; however, I am confused as to what you would define as “mental prayer.” What exactly do you mean? Meditation (such as during the Rosary)?
 
Immacolata said:
I often think of prayers/prayerful thoughts throughout the day, such as the aspirations I mentioned in my second post; however, I am confused as to what you would define as “mental prayer.” What exactly do you mean? Meditation (such as during the Rosary)?
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Saying prayers while not reading them
 
ajecphotos said:
Saying prayers while not reading them
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Most (not all, as I don’t have some memorized; but practically all) of the prayers I say I do not use a book to say them. At times, I say them out loud, and at other times I say them mentally.

Or does you mean prayers that you have made yourself? I often do those too, more so when I wake up and before I go to sleep.
 
ajecphotos said:
Saying prayers while not reading them
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That’s not mental prayer. That’s sub-vocalization of vocal prayer. Mental prayer refers to the nine levels of prayer as described by St Theresa of Avila. It starts with meditation, and as one progresses in their spiritual life, they move up in which level of prayer they’re at.
 
Immacolata & ajec,
Mental prayer will come later for both of you. It will begin with your meditations on the sacred mysteries of the rosary, on the visualizations.
As the formulized prayers become part of your daily routine, you can begin personalizing your prayer with ACTS.
ACTS stands for Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.
I mentioned lectio divina as a gateway to mental prayer. As your prayer life develops, you want to move beyond mere recitation into listening to what God might have to say to you. .
ajec–It is good to pray immediately before bed for “The Lord bestows gifts on His beloved while they slumber.”
Your prayer should lead to a greater hunger for God
 
Immacolata said:
Hello, all. I have been, for awhile, wanting to start a prayer “routine” - I feel (know) I have not been praying as much as I should (and want) to. However, I would like (name removed by moderator)ut on what others’ prayer routines are, and if anyone has any suggestions on what I could add to my own?

Of the prayers I already have in my “schedule”, I know I want to start doing a three-a-day Angelus (6AM, noon, 6PM) along with a daily Rosary (which I used to do, but have not for awhile); I would also to do the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3PM. Thank you for any suggestions you may have, and God bless.
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How about praying for the souls in purgatory?..click on the links in my signature to read how they pray for us too
 
crystal_waters said:
How about praying for the souls in purgatory?..click on the links in my signature to read how they pray for us too
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The easiest way to pray for the souls in purgatory is to recite the prayer of St. Gertrude. Say it after the Rosary/Divine Mercy followed by “And may the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace” Sign of the Cross.
 
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