051: A Mother’s Rule of Life – Prayer

Today’s Topic:  Continuing the conversation based on Holly Pierlot’s book, A Mother’s Rule of Life: How to bring order to your home and peace to your soul.  Today, we’re talking about the First “P” of a Mother’s Rule of Life: Prayer.

I hope it’s an encouragement to take the time to make your personal prayer life a priority!

Links/references mentioned this episode:

• Dom Hubert Van Zeller’s Holiness for Housewives (and other working women)
• The Little Oratory: A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home
• Spousal Prayer: A Way to Marital Happiness
• My Prayer Practices (Note: Don’t compare!  This is just what’s working for *me* right now.)
  • Daily/Ongoing Prayer Practices
    • Morning Offering before my feet hit the floor
    • Morning prayer by myself 30 min.
      • M/W: Day’s Gospel and journal
      • T/TR: read Bible study group book and journal
      • F: Catechism read and journal
    • Angelus at lunch with the kids
    • Re-commit Morning Offering before greeting kids after naptime/from school
    • Gratitude sharing around the dinner table
    • Family bedtime prayers
    • Evening examen (3 ways I saw God working, biggest win against temptation, 1 specific way I’m asking for grace to do better tomorrow).  Share with Philip, write them in journal, close in prayer together.
    • On days that I don’t nap:  spiritual reading 30 min. (consult list of books to read)
    • Create little oratory
    • Consult “Under Construction” list
  • Weekly Spiritual Practices
    • Holy hour (alternate weeks with the kids)
    • Sunday Mass
  • Monthly Spiritual Practices
    • Spiritual direction and confession

• • Annual Spiritual Practices
    • Personal retreat at Cloisters on the Platte
      • Mine:  First weekend of September, Thursday – Sunday 
      • Philip’s:  Second weekend of September, Thursday – Sunday
    • Marriage retreat

 

Questions to chew on until next time:

1. 1. 1. What are some basic prayer practices I’d like to implement into my daily routine?  
         1. 1. How can I make them happen?
            2. What are my potential obstacles?
            3. What materials do I need?
            4. Where will it happen and when?
      2. What distractions are stopping me from connecting with God in prayer?
         1. 1. Do I need to eliminate something from my schedule?
            2. Do I need to seek healing from a priest or Catholic therapist?

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