ST BERNARD Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Have set periods of time to pray Yes, very true. Start out small and see where that leads. I started out just by saying prayers upon waking, even while still in bed.Overtime, prayer itself becomes something desirable and you will want to set certain times aside for it. To me, being monastic simply means to structure my life around God, in whatever ways that I can. With Him at the center of my life, all else flows from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Mommy Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Check out this great article on establishing a daily monastic routine at home: http://notesfromstillsong.blogspot.com.au/2008/08/horarium-question.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oremus1 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yes! The Heroic Hour! One of the greatest mortification's we can give to God is to rise early at a fixed hour without any complaint and pray. St. JosemarÃa Escrivá, the Father and Founder of Opus Dei, tells us: “The heroic minute. It is the time fixed for getting up. Without hesitation: a supernatural reflection and ... up! The heroic minute: here you have a mortification that strengthens your will and does no harm to your body. If, with God’s help, you conquer yourself, you will be well ahead for the rest of the day. It’s so discouraging to find oneself beaten at the first skirmish.†(cf. The Way 206) http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com/2012/02/heroic-minute-immediately-upon-waking.html HAHA I love this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbTherese Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) That gave me a smile. I get up around 6.15am or 6.30am and have said 5 rote prayers non reflectively before I am really awake - so I have to repeat them around 7am when I am really awake and aware of what I am praying. I am sure God with Joy receives the prayer of those performing the 'heroic hour' - and also the unheroic hour of those of us who groggily wake up after medication the night before. Just as well for me God does not demand perfection whatever it is - rather it is His Gift to whomsoever He may please and howsoever He may please. After all there is world of difference in the journey between a St Francis of Assisi and a St Therese of Lisieux for example. Edited April 14, 2015 by BarbaraTherese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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