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JaredR
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If you don’t mind sharing, what is your daily spiritual routine?
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Lief_Erikson
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I go to Morning Mass and privately pray the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin. I interweave this with a bunch of other prayers to Jesus and some of the saints. I spend some of this time praying in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. When I finish this morning prayer time, I offer up the work of the day to Jesus through Mary, transforming all of that into a prayer as well. And if I encounter anything unpleasant during the day, I offer that up for the conversion of non-Catholics. I often also pray in the evenings before bed, usually very briefly, but sometimes for a long time.
That’s my spiritual routine.
Offering up daily activities, responsibilities and sufferings to Jesus through Mary fills the day with holy prayers.
Daily Mass is the key-point of the day for me, and I highly recommend it to anyone who has the time.
I think a person’s spiritual routine develops piece by piece over time. I wasn’t doing nearly as much as I am now when I first became Catholic, or for the first several months until God really began reaching out to me in love. And before I was Catholic, I knew God for years and developed closer union with Him bit by bit throughout that time already. What devotional emphasis I am blessed with now is the product of a lot of years of spiritual growth.
I don’t believe in forcing oneself to do more than one wants to do or desires to commit oneself to doing. We aren’t competing with each other and the Scripture reminds us that each person should only give what he desires in his heart to give for God loves a cheerful giver. It doesn’t inspire us to love God more if we do things for Him without love or joy. So we should give Him what we desire to give and no more and no less. We should commit all we have and do to Him and always seek to become more perfectly united with Him. We also should be patient with ourselves if we aren’t as far along as we hope to be yet, for God is patient and takes us one step at a time toward spiritual maturity.
That’s my spiritual routine.
Offering up daily activities, responsibilities and sufferings to Jesus through Mary fills the day with holy prayers.
Daily Mass is the key-point of the day for me, and I highly recommend it to anyone who has the time.
I think a person’s spiritual routine develops piece by piece over time. I wasn’t doing nearly as much as I am now when I first became Catholic, or for the first several months until God really began reaching out to me in love. And before I was Catholic, I knew God for years and developed closer union with Him bit by bit throughout that time already. What devotional emphasis I am blessed with now is the product of a lot of years of spiritual growth.
I don’t believe in forcing oneself to do more than one wants to do or desires to commit oneself to doing. We aren’t competing with each other and the Scripture reminds us that each person should only give what he desires in his heart to give for God loves a cheerful giver. It doesn’t inspire us to love God more if we do things for Him without love or joy. So we should give Him what we desire to give and no more and no less. We should commit all we have and do to Him and always seek to become more perfectly united with Him. We also should be patient with ourselves if we aren’t as far along as we hope to be yet, for God is patient and takes us one step at a time toward spiritual maturity.
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InLight247
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I read the three daily Scripture readings before going to daily Mass in the morning.
I do the 15 St. Bridget’s prayers and the 4 mysteries of rosaries as my daily devotion.
I also sit in front of the tabernacle to be with Jesus without any formal prayers.
Throughout the day, I do my best with recollection of the Lord.
Spiritual reading is usually part of my day, too.
In the evening, I write to Jesus in my daily journal.
Everyone has his own unique way. These are just my habits.
I do the 15 St. Bridget’s prayers and the 4 mysteries of rosaries as my daily devotion.
I also sit in front of the tabernacle to be with Jesus without any formal prayers.
Throughout the day, I do my best with recollection of the Lord.
Spiritual reading is usually part of my day, too.
In the evening, I write to Jesus in my daily journal.
Everyone has his own unique way. These are just my habits.
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JerryS
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I don’t have a routine, but rather an intention:
A brief prayer upon rising.
LOTH Lauds sometime during the morning
LOTH Office of Readings or daily mass at lunchtime
LOTH Vespers sometime during the late afternoon or evening
portions of rosary with kids at night
my own rosary occasionally, often when making mission rosaries or in bed falling asleep
Special prayers as appropriate (divine mercy chaplet & novena right now)
I try to make daily mass at least once a week. A lot of my prayers take place during breaks at work. It’s really hard at home, where it’s almost impossible to get time alone. I’m usually in the range of 50-75% of actually practicing this intention.
So, I could (and with God’s grace will) be doing better. As it is, I had essentially no spiritual life 9 months ago, so this is a big step forward. It’s all thanks to Catholic spiritual practices like LOTH and the rosary. As a protestant there was not much emphasis on regular prayer, and a disdain for structured prayer, so I never really got into a habit of prayer. I really took to these structured/patterned prayers, though, and really miss them when I don’t practice them regularly. Being able to receive the Eucharist now is a huge benefit, so I do expect to be at daily mass more often.
A brief prayer upon rising.
LOTH Lauds sometime during the morning
LOTH Office of Readings or daily mass at lunchtime
LOTH Vespers sometime during the late afternoon or evening
portions of rosary with kids at night
my own rosary occasionally, often when making mission rosaries or in bed falling asleep
Special prayers as appropriate (divine mercy chaplet & novena right now)
I try to make daily mass at least once a week. A lot of my prayers take place during breaks at work. It’s really hard at home, where it’s almost impossible to get time alone. I’m usually in the range of 50-75% of actually practicing this intention.
So, I could (and with God’s grace will) be doing better. As it is, I had essentially no spiritual life 9 months ago, so this is a big step forward. It’s all thanks to Catholic spiritual practices like LOTH and the rosary. As a protestant there was not much emphasis on regular prayer, and a disdain for structured prayer, so I never really got into a habit of prayer. I really took to these structured/patterned prayers, though, and really miss them when I don’t practice them regularly. Being able to receive the Eucharist now is a huge benefit, so I do expect to be at daily mass more often.
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Monica4316
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I’ll just say what I hope would be my spiritual routine, someday 
I just read how St Louis de Montfort once prayed for 6-8 hours after receiving Communion… wow…!! and then I thought, that must have been the result of much spiritual growth/prayer/daily spiritual routine.
- daily Mass
- daily Rosary
- Holy Hour (Adoration), at least once a week on Thursday or Friday
- Divine Mercy chaplet
- daily spiritual reading
- Morning Offering
- just spending the day with God, offering everything to Him as a prayer (works, joys, sufferings, etc)
- works of mercy towards neighbour
- being better at living out the Total Consecration
I just read how St Louis de Montfort once prayed for 6-8 hours after receiving Communion… wow…!! and then I thought, that must have been the result of much spiritual growth/prayer/daily spiritual routine.
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puzzleannie
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for most of lent I was so sick and coughing so much prayer, with a book or bible or rosary or without, was impossible, could not even hold them, concentrate or go for a few minutes of meditation w/o coughing and gagging. so I simply asked the Holy Spirit to pray for me so I guess between them He and my angel took care of it. no routine the last 2 weeks becaues of house guests, which here means in every nook and cranny, but grandson made sure we all said morning and bedtime prayer and grace before meals, only 5 God bless him.
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