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I believe every Catholic should be enrolled in and wear the Brown Scapular! “This shall be a privilege for you and all Carmelites, that anyone dying in this habit shall not suffer eternal fire.” – Mary to St. Simon Stock
My spiritual director has reminded me to keep purity of intentions. Keeping it simple falls into this category, I think.
Anyway, my daily routine consists (usually) of a brief time of mental prayer, rosary, noon Angelus and Complime (traditional rite) right before bed. The latter is the most difficult to keep as I’m usually pretty well spent and want to go to bed. 🙂
I can only encourage your readers to persevere with the daily mental prayer. It has brought me much strength in keeping resolutions.
I disagree with your statement, however, on the Brown Scapular. It is probably the easiest devotion. Get a priest to enroll you and wear it 24/7. It carries quite the promise! It’s a no brainer!
This is great! I think even before someone begins a devotion though, they should attempt to create a personal prayer rule first. I began last lent trying to pray two of the Hours each day, and got burned out quickly. Even one would have been intense enough. When it brought it before my spiritual father he seemed displeased that I took something on so hard, and was now in a predicament of not being able to fulfill it. So he said, finish what you started through lent, and then look at a simpler prayer rule. It has helped immensely!
I totally relate to new convert overload. I have grown to love the rosary, but I do better saying it in shifts – a decade on my way to pick up the kids at school, another driving to the store, and so on. Many days I don’t get a whole rosary said, but I’ve learned that devoting those few minutes I have alone each day to Jesus through Mary is a huge blessing.
The Scapular of St Joseph and Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary.
Wonderful article, thank you.
Very helpful post – I have experienced the same ‘overload’ myself, and this great advice.
Yeah, could have told you that. Having lots and lots of devotions simultaneously is like drawing up a priority list and then prioritising every item as Number One. As a cradle that grew up in a Catholic ghetto, I’ve had a devotion to St. Joseph since I was a kid, which was passed on through my family’s culture; I’ve had a minor devotion to the Sacred Heart since I recommitted myself to the Faith as an adult; and I have a devotion to St. Anthony over the past decade, since he saved my baby daughter’s life. I’ve passed on invitations for various consecrations and third orders, not because I think there’s anything wrong with them, not even from lack of interest, but because you can’t be devoted, really devoted in a hardcore sense, to a whole bunch of devotions. You can’t, in the words of the stupidest boss I’ve ever heard of, “focus your efforts across the board.”
Although, I gotta say that I’m increasingly drawn to the Mercedarian charism.
The Rosary, especially the Dominican Rosary (the original style as prayed by the Dominicans).
My devotion is to the Liturgy of the Hours. I began years ago using the Universalis website. It was great when I scraped up enough money to buy a Breviary set. It’s taken me years to get consistent but I have always been drawn to it. Now I feel that it is a part of me and such a great way to start the day! Lord open my lips…
..and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus