What unique things do you do as a Catholic?

[ConvertHereYay]

I like the pray the Rosary while lifting weights. One hand I am lifting weights and the other holding my Rosary. I stop at the large pre/post decade beads then switch hands. To make things even I usually pray a sixth decade meditating on intentions (especially other people).

In addition to the Glory Be I pray the Memorare and St. Michael prayer.
I wear a Brown Scapular of Carmel with St. Michael on it.

I do this before I start my day. Killing two birds with one stone! Prayer and fitness! Really, praying the Rosary in the morning isn’t a burden.

 

[Dorothy]

I like the pray the Rosary while lifting weights. One hand I am lifting weights and the other holding my Rosary. I stop at the large pre/post decade beads then switch hands. To make things even I usually pray a sixth decade meditating on intentions (especially other people).

In addition to the Glory Be I pray the Memorare and St. Michael prayer.
I wear a Brown Scapular of Carmel with St. Michael on it.

I do this before I start my day. Killing two birds with one stone! Prayer and fitness! Really, praying the Rosary in the morning isn’t a burden.

What a great way to exercise both the body and the spirit!

I, too, am devoted to the Rosary and wear the Brown Scapular. I have been retired for quite some time now, and have been able to go to daily Mass most of the time.

I very much like to read about the saints, as they inspire me so much.

For the last ten years a group of about six ladies have been meeting at my home once a week to pray the Scriptural Rosary together. We offer up our prayer intentions and share how the Lord is answering them. A regular intention we have at every meeting is to pray for all priests.

 

[BVM_1221]

I like the pray the Rosary while lifting weights. One hand I am lifting weights and the other holding my Rosary. I stop at the large pre/post decade beads then switch hands. To make things even I usually pray a sixth decade meditating on intentions (especially other people).

In addition to the Glory Be I pray the Memorare and St. Michael prayer.
I wear a Brown Scapular of Carmel with St. Michael on it.

I do this before I start my day. Killing two birds with one stone! Prayer and fitness! Really, praying the Rosary in the morning isn’t a burden.

Well, I wear the brown scapular, green scapular, and the five fold scapular. The brown scapular has a picture of St. Francis. I also wear the cord os St. Philomena. My daily prayer is the entire LOTH. If extra time allows, I do the Franciscan Rosary. Plus daily readings that include Magnificat magazine and the ICWG books
:coffeeread:

 

[oksoitworked]

I have a ten decade rosary I hold in my right hand while driving.

I tried exercising and praying the rosary but how can you concentrate? I keep losing track.

 

[Loboto-Me]

For the past year my dishwasher has been broken and the funds to fix it have been allocated for other more pressing things.

I do my dishes by hand and pray for people or situations as I do dishes. I don’t pray the rosary per se because I can’t keep count, but I pray the Hail Mary, and an “Our Father” or 2 and throw a “O My Jesus, forgive us our Sins…” in there. So it’s a mixed up rosary that I do.

Yesterday instead, I put on the “Divine Mercy” in song and sang/prayed this chaplet while doing dishes instead. I don’t think I’ll do that one again because I feel this is one chaplet that really needs to be prayed in a calmer way. While driving would work better than while doing housework.

I’m now trying to learn how to do Catholic Meditation, but I haven’t really found success yet because my mind doesn’t seem to want to shut up and listen!

 

[BVM_1221]

I’m now trying to learn how to do Catholic Meditation, but I haven’t really found success yet because my mind doesn’t seem to want to shut up and listen!

That’s quite normal, what the Buddhists call “The Monkey Mind”. Try to meditate anyhow. When you note your mind has strayed, don’t beat yourself up or blame anything. Just note calmly that you had become distracted, and bring the mind back to meditation. Repeat for the rest of your life.

 

[roveau]

I sometimes pray the Rosary while doing my soft sand beach runs, more so when I first started to say the Rosary on a regular basis. It’s a tough type of run but I found I could concentrate better on the mysteries because the brain was already under stress.

Must be difficult to do the change over when doing the weights from one arm to the other… I don’t think I could do that without either dropping the weight or mangling the rosary beads.

I don’t think I do any other unique things as a Catholic. I do have two illustrated books on the saints for every day of the year… and during morning prayers turn the page and leave it open all day, every day, to honour the saint.

 

[JRKH]

Nice answers.

Well - I wear a “fourway” necklace.
I like to pray the rosary but I must admit to “sloth” being a big problem for me in my prayerlife as in other things.

I would often pray and meditate while cutting the grass. The noise of the mower really just becomes “white noise” and does not interfere. In fact, it was while cutting grass that God gave me a great “insight” and peace regarding my wife’s illness (ALZ).

I carry two rosaries with me. One regular five decade and one “finger rosary” tha tI will sometimes take out and either pray on or just “twirl” to remind me of Gods presence.

I also have a chaplet of the “five wounds” on the mirror of may car. I don’t pray that chaplet, but use the beads to pray an “Our Father Chaplet” of my own devising as I drive.

Great thread - Thanks

Peace
James

 

[puzzleannie]

I
I do this before I start my day. Killing two birds with one stone! Prayer and fitness! Really, praying the Rosary in the morning isn’t a burden.

I always pray the rosary when I walk in the morning, but I started using walking poles, which really help my back and knees, but no way to manipulate the beads, and ring rosary is too bulky, so I found there are 5 bumps on each hand grip, voila, and tap the top of the handle with my thumb for the OF. My neighbors by now know I am praying for them and expect to see me, and ask where I am if I miss a day.

the other thing we started recently is “The Rosary is for the Birds” we meet at the local World Birding Center and walk the nature trail praying the rosary after work, the birds of course sing along with the prayers, as they do for me in the morning. I especially like praying the 1st JF Annunciation, the birds get very raucous for that.

 

[jeanne71350]

I meditate when I run…I listen to Christian music and meditate while I exercise.

I also have an inspiration wall. On the back of my door, I have a whole bunch of holy cards and inspirational stuff taped on it. Every time I get to know a new saint, I look for their card and put them up on the wall. I absolutely love having all of those holy people looking at me every day! And it’s getting quite full.

-Jeanne