When do you pray?

[PDXSeeker_1975]

Ever since my evangelical days, my habit has always been scripture reading in the morning, and (formal) prayer in the evening before bed (I try to keep a prayerful spirit throughout the day). It seems a lot of people do the opposite. When do you pray or read, and are there any benefits or graces that you get from offering those specific times to God, as opposed to another time?

 

[hazcompat]

Peace,

Prayer begins in heaven. As often as the Holy Spirit prompts, I pray. My favorite day begins at 5am, entering the illegal trial of Our Lord Jesus, I like to pray the LOTH with the church so I say the invitatory psalm,office of readings, and morning prayer. At sunrise, meditating on the resurrection, I say daytime prayer. At nine, noon, and three, meditating on His passion, I say the psalms for these hours. (mass at 8 if I’m not working.) At 5pm I say evening prayer meditating on The Divine Lord in the tomb. At compline, examination of conscience and prayers. I usually say a daily rosary and chaplet. I also use “The Jesus Prayer”. If The Holy Spirit prompts I pray in other ways.

Prayer is the point of departure, faith the path, union the goal.

Again Peace

 

[TrueChurch]

I usually get up early in the morning to say some morning prayers. I don’t say traditional morning prayers, I just talk to God and say what ever is on my mind. In the evening I pray the Rosary, followed by the Akita prayer, and then I just speak to Mary. If necessary, I say an act of contrition. At least once a month at evening time I’ll say the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

My prayers in between these times came be spontaneous. I sometimes talk to God when I have nothing to do. It’s wonderful to talk to him!

God bless.

 

[oldgraymare2]

Hi PDX,

I pray throughout the day, and I pray all different kinds of prayers.

I may pray the traditional prayers of the Catholic Church, such as the Lord’s Prayer and the Hail Mary, etc., or I may pray ejaculatory prayers, or prayers from prayer books or devotional prayers…it all depends.

I also pray while I am here on the forums. I pray for the various personal intentions of our members here.

 

[OraLabora]

Ever since my evangelical days, my habit has always been scripture reading in the morning, and (formal) prayer in the evening before bed (I try to keep a prayerful spirit throughout the day). It seems a lot of people do the opposite. When do you pray or read, and are there any benefits or graces that you get from offering those specific times to God, as opposed to another time?

On weekdays, fall, winter and early spring:

Vigils (Office of Readings) 6 am
Lauds (Morning Prayer) 7:30 am
Terce (mid-morning prayer) 9:45 am
Sext (noon prayer) Noon
None (mid-afternoon prayer) 3 pm
Vespers (evening prayer) 5 pm
Compline (night prayer): 9 pm

Aka, the Liturgy of the Hours (monastic version in my case). Weekend schedule varies somewhat.

If you’re not familiar with the Liturgy of the Hours (as I expect may be the case as you’re new to Catholicism), it’s almost entirely based on scripture except the hymn, and is centred on the psalms mostly, with OT and NT readings as well.

In summer I lighten the load somewhat by spreading the LOTH over two weeks (the monastic schema I use is a 1-week cycle), so I Terce, Sext and None are replaced with a mid-day Office, and the psalmody is lighter for the others. I also often revert to the Roman (4-week cycle) LOTH when I’m extra busy, or traveling.

Seems like a lot but I’m semi-retired (doing a bit of freelance work from time to time).

The LOTH is the official prayer and liturgy of the Church and complements the Mass.

 

[cheezey]

What time is it?!

All times, many ways…I am trying my best to be disciplined…
Feel free to pray for my discipline any time, any way.