tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post3980506210589659196..comments2024-03-27T11:27:31.790-05:00Comments on A Catholic Life: Daily Prayer ScheduleMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-81206333745303200862007-07-03T20:45:00.000-05:002007-07-03T20:45:00.000-05:00Have you considered cutting back a little on the v...Have you considered cutting back a little on the vocal prayer and substituting just 15 minutes of mental prayer, for example, instead of <I>none</I>. Or during part of your Eucharistic Adoration (unless you are doing this now).<BR/><BR/>Rosary is a combination of vocal and mental prayer. Building 15 minutes of just mental prayer without any vocal prayer - it's awesome.<BR/><BR/>Sitting in stillness and silence can be most pleasing to God. <BR/><BR/>It is in this stillness and silence, when we stop moving our lips - physically and mentally - that we can hear His voice above all others, including our own. <BR/><BR/>Listen for the silence of Him. It's when He gets a chance to move our hearts. <BR/><BR/>The master himself, <A HREF="http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/Christian_Spirituality/Christian_Spirituality_028.htm" REL="nofollow">Fr. John A. Hardon on vocal and mental prayer.</A>Diane Korzeniewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085979986006926002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-88652642418602030452007-07-03T20:08:00.000-05:002007-07-03T20:08:00.000-05:00what a beautiful prayer!what a beautiful prayer!antoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599330511715022446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-2985944588723501312007-07-03T11:34:00.000-05:002007-07-03T11:34:00.000-05:00Mark, I usually work in the evening so I am always...Mark, I usually work in the evening so I am always able to pray the morning sections of the Office at my adoration chapel or parish. Sometimes it is difficult to pray Vespers because that is the time of day I usually work.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-19449571464716357512007-07-03T11:01:00.000-05:002007-07-03T11:01:00.000-05:00How do you manage it? I was at my desk at 7.15 thi...How do you manage it? I was at my desk at 7.15 this morning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com