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The Roman Catholic tradition includes a number of devotions to Jesus Christ.Like all Catholic devotions, these prayer forms are not part of the official public liturgy of the church but are based on the popular spiritual practices of Roman Catholics.
The Catholic's pocket prayer-book (1899) Prayers and meditations on the life of Christ by Thomas à Kempis (1908) Meditations For Every Day In The Year by Roger Baxter (1823) The paradise of the Christian soul by Jacob Merlo Horstius (1877) With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections by Francis Xavier Lasance (1911) Wynne, John Joseph (1911 ...
Daily morning and evening prayer preceded daily Mass, for the Mass was first limited to Sundays and then gradually spread to some feast days. The daily prayer kept alive the theme of gratitude from the Sunday "Eucharist" (which means gratitude). [24] The prayers could be prayed individually or in groups. By the third century, the Desert Fathers ...
Pray for us, Saint Francis Xavier. ℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. O God, Who didst vouchsafe, by the preaching and miracles of Saint Francis Xavier, to join unto Thy Church the nations of the Indies; grant, we beseech Thee, that we who reverence his glorious merits may also imitate his example.
Catholic spirituality includes the various ways in which Catholics live out their Baptismal promise through prayer and action. The primary prayer of all Catholics is the Eucharistic liturgy in which they celebrate and share their faith together, in accord with Jesus' instruction: " Do this in memory of me ."
According to the Catholic Church, the means of grace that Christ entrusted to the Church are many. [1] They include the entirety of revealed truth, the sacraments and the hierarchical ministry. [1] [2] Among the principal means of grace are the sacraments (especially the Eucharist), prayers and good works. [3] [4] The sacramentals also are ...
Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God. [1] The word meditation comes from the Latin word meditārī, which has a range of meanings including to reflect on, to study, and to practice.
Holy Hour (Latin: hora sancta) is the Roman Catholic devotional tradition of spending an hour in prayer and meditation on the agony of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane, or in Eucharistic adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. [1] [2] [3] A plenary indulgence is granted for this practice. [4]