Rituals for average Catholics?

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Hi there, I know what you are asking. My husband and I both work full time, and here are our “average Catholic” rituals:

1.) We keep holy water at the entry table. Honestly, we only use it when we remember or on special occassions (like the first day of school).

2.) My youngest is in Catholic school. This has helped A LOT!!! Having your child come home with a project about a Saint, or getting an invitation to celebrate a feast day…helps you become more than “average!” Ha, ha.

3.) Prayer before meals, prayers at bedtime and at least once a week we pray a decade of the Rosary together before bed. We don’t make it through a whole Rosary because we work late and wake up early and there is only so much our 4 year old can take. I usually pray it myself when falling asleep though.

4.) Participate in Faith Formation at the Church. Nothing makes you learn more about your faith than having to teach it to others.

5.) Browse sites like this one! Peruse the Catholic web-sites, educate yourself and make it part of your daily life.

6.) This time of year…you need an advent wreath! It’s a great Catholic 'ritual."

7.) Have images in your home of Jesus, the Holy Family, Mary, etc.

For ideas during different times of the year, check this book out. I reference it frequently when I want to be more than ‘average,’ : amazon.com/The-Catholic-Home-Celebrations-Traditions/dp/0385519079

Good luck! 👍
 
You guys are so cool. Thanks for more ideas.

I say prayers with our son every night. He taught me the Hail Mary, hehehe! He’s five now, and has outgrown two bibles (toddler and preschool versions). Any recommendations for a school age one for him? We do two books and one bible story every night, plus prayers and songs (yes, we have a long night time routine, LOL!).
 
My son is 10, and a few years ago we got him his first “real” Bible. We love this Bible!! It’s full-sized. There is also a study guide you can get to go with it if you are ambitious:

smp.org/series/50/breakthrough/#overview

Also, since he is 5, you may want to try watching “My Catholic Family,” on EWTN. It’s not the best animation, but you really do learn a lot about the saints from it. I learn a lot from it! 👍
 
Hi there, I know what you are asking. My husband and I both work full time, and here are our “average Catholic” rituals:

1.) We keep holy water at the entry table. Honestly, we only use it when we remember or on special occassions (like the first day of school).

2.) My youngest is in Catholic school. This has helped A LOT!!! Having your child come home with a project about a Saint, or getting an invitation to celebrate a feast day…helps you become more than “average!” Ha, ha.

3.) Prayer before meals, prayers at bedtime and at least once a week we pray a decade of the Rosary together before bed. We don’t make it through a whole Rosary because we work late and wake up early and there is only so much our 4 year old can take. I usually pray it myself when falling asleep though.

4.) Participate in Faith Formation at the Church. Nothing makes you learn more about your faith than having to teach it to others.

5.) Browse sites like this one! Peruse the Catholic web-sites, educate yourself and make it part of your daily life.

6.) This time of year…you need an advent wreath! It’s a great Catholic 'ritual."

7.) Have images in your home of Jesus, the Holy Family, Mary, etc.

For ideas during different times of the year, check this book out. I reference it frequently when I want to be more than ‘average,’ : amazon.com/The-Catholic-Home-Celebrations-Traditions/dp/0385519079

Good luck! 👍
I like your list. 🙂 I’ve been linking to the Catholic Grout List for years but this time it seemed kind of dry and I was going to try to tweak it a bit for the OP but your list is just the ticket. 👍
 
I never heard of the Catholic Grout List before, but I just checked it out and it is great!! (Except I don’t know any of my prayers in Latin, so I guess I’m not a ‘show-off’ :p)

Here is the link for the OP: catholicity.com/commentary/macfarlane/groutlist.html

I forgot to add to my list that we also pray the Rosary or the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the car too! There are some mornings where the radio hosts are just grating on my nerves, so I will pray. Honestly, it is a lot easier than praying in bed where I usually…zzzzzz. :rolleyes:

I have this one on cd and it is the BEST! amazon.com/The-Chaplet-Divine-Mercy-Song/dp/1596142405/ref=pd_sim_b_2 👍
 
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