Spiritual Slow Motion



Believe it or not I have a difficulty with determining a routine in daily life. I have a set of prayers I try to stick to,  I have a beautiful family I love to care for,  and a job (not multiple jobs) that pays the bills but I know life is more than bread clothes and the house. It is my interior,  my spiritual life that I feel should grow. Maybe if I stick to structure or community I'm not quite sure but I need to reach to God in a new way. Michelangelo's creation of Adam that lives on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel reminds me of my spiritual life at times as well as mankind in general. If you ever take a good look at it you'll notice that God is reaching with everything that He is and there is Adam he is so lazy he's even supporting his dang arm with his knee lying on the ground which is hardly motivating looking Adam alone. But with God in the mix we see all the hope. For whoever may read this blog please pray for me.



Pray the Rosary DAILY!

 

 

Morning Prayers                   2-5

Meditation (ref.)

 

Guardian Angel

Angelus 6am, noon, 6pm             6

 

Night Prayer                          8-11

Christ thy King, Thy Kingdom Come!

In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Our Father…,

Hail Mary,

Glory Be..,

Oh my Jesus Forgive us our Sins save us from the fires of Hell lead all those to heaven especially those in most need of Thine mercy.

My Lord and Father inspire my Thoughts words and Actions and accompany them with your aid so that I undertake all my activities and carry them through according to your will and out of love for you. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

My Lord, God of heaven and earth- Father and Creator, Son and Redeemer Holy Spirit and Sanctifier I adore you and Love you with all my heart. I thank you for creating me, redeeming me, and calling me to the Catholic faith and watching over me last night. I offer you on this day my prayer, work, struggles sufferings and joys. Enable me to do everything out of love for you and according to your will. Make me steadfast in living my Christian vocation, patient in suffering, courageous in proclaiming my faith; fill me with wisdom on life’s journey and charity in dealing with others. Free me from sin and from all evil. May your grace always remain with me and all who are dear to me. Amen

Lord Jesus Faithful friend of my Soul and King of the Church once more I offer you my life so you can teach me to do your will, give me the strength to follow you, and help me to imitate your virtues, especially those that please you most: charity, humility, justice, and honesty.

Make me a faithful, zealous apostle of your Church and grant me the grace that will enable me to proclaim your saving message to the brothers and sisters I meet on my journey today. May I live my Catholic faith with such evident conviction and share it with such ardent zeal that I become a fruitful and effective fisher of souls for the Kingdom. Amen

Holy Spirit, I ask you for the gift of Wisdom to better know You and Your divine perfections, for the gift of Understanding to clearly discern the spirit of the mysteries of the holy faith, for the gift of Counsel that I may live according to the principles of this faith, for the gift of Knowledge that I may look for counsel in You and that I may always find it in You, for the gift of Fortitude that no fear or earthly preoccupations would ever separate me from You, for the gift of Piety that I may always serve Your Majesty with a filial love, for the gift of the Fear of the Lord that I may dread sin, which offends You, O my God.

Mother, I come before you on this new day to bless you for the great things almighty God has done for you, to thank you for the graces you have obtained for me, to consecrate to you all my thoughts, words, and actions and to ask your blessing for me and every member of the Church.

Intercede with God for all of us spread throughout the world, as we strive to live the faith, hope, and charity of which you are such and admirable and noble example. Enable me to imitate the life of prayer, obedience, humility, fidelity, sacrifice, and simplicity that you shared with your son our brother and Lord. Help me to form a meek and humble heart like that of your son, Jesus Christ, and obtain for me the grace of receiving him in the sacrament of his love as fervently as you throughout the years of your solitude.

Mother, tell Jesus how much I want to love him, how ardently I desire to become holy and be his apostle. Tell him how fervently and constantly I want to serve him in the Church, which is called to be a faithful instrument in extending his Kingdom throughout the world. Amen

Angel sent by God to guard me be my guardian and Protect me on the paths of life direct me Amen.

The Angelus

The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. 

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of
our death. Amen. 

 

I am the lowly servant of the Lord: Let it be done unto me according to Thy word. 

Hail Mary . . . 

And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us. 

Hail Mary . . . 


Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: 

Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. 

"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1:28)  

"Blessed are you among women,
 and blessed is the fruit of your womb"
(Lk 1:42).

Spiritual Evaluation /Night Prayers

My Lord and my God. I thank you for the countless gifts you have given me, especially for creating and redeeming me, for calling me to the Catholic Faith, for choosing me to be an apostle among my brothers and sisters, and for freeing me from so many dangers of soul and body. Enlighten my mind so I can recognize my faults, and grant me the grace to be truly sorry and sincerely mend my ways.

Suggestions for evaluation. Best to consult your spiritual director to better form to your current spiritual and apostolic situation. You may also review an examination of conscience.

My Lord and my God you know each person’s heart. Give me the grace to examine mine sincerely and to know it truly so I can discover all my sins, confess them well, and avoid them from now on. Thus I hope to win your pardon and grace on earth and eternal life in heaven. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Our Father.., Hail Mary

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,

All bow during the following three lines:
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer Before Going to Sleep

Visit this house we beg you, Lord, and banish it from the deadly power of the evil one. May your holy angels dwell here to keep us in peace, and may your blessing be always upon us. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen