tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post7103263452793466412..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: The Divine New Math and the Litgury of the Kitchen TableSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-88973747069863257992014-09-05T03:13:28.268-07:002014-09-05T03:13:28.268-07:00Coming into this discussion a bit late but I found...Coming into this discussion a bit late but I found this blog http://dariasockey.blogspot.co.uk/ really helpful.<br /><br />LesleyLesley Cashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-44478847907076072802014-05-24T13:55:09.441-07:002014-05-24T13:55:09.441-07:00I was about to suggest starting small and working ...I was about to suggest starting small and working up to the whole shebang ... maybe begin with just morning and evening prayer ... later add midday/noon ... and night ... etc. That would give someone time to get comfy with the routine.<br /><br />That Universalis site looks great!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-43464847184563658382014-05-23T14:50:29.545-07:002014-05-23T14:50:29.545-07:00If you have a smartphone there are several apps th...If you have a smartphone there are several apps that put it all together for you--including music--every day. Could not be easier!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-7230449447112968892014-05-22T12:21:42.214-07:002014-05-22T12:21:42.214-07:00Sister, this was my question. Thanks so much for d...Sister, this was my question. Thanks so much for doing all that research. I think the Universalis site is just the place for me to start. One step at a time. With prayer, at least I know it's a step in the right direction. Thanks again! A faithful reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-18564767984854376542014-05-21T13:14:44.595-07:002014-05-21T13:14:44.595-07:00Last year I bought a subscription to Magnificat, p...Last year I bought a subscription to Magnificat, published in the UK by the Catholic Herald. Brilliant. A gorgeous little bedside book for each month containing morning and evening prayer and Mass readings for each day, meditations and lives of saints. Love it. Wonder if they'll give me a discount for this plug? ;-)Marion Teaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173040175521050516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-45218460094495592152014-05-20T15:29:42.580-07:002014-05-20T15:29:42.580-07:00I use iBreviary on my phone. It's free and it...I use iBreviary on my phone. It's free and it also has the daily readings. It's also available on the web as is Universalis.<br /><br />Reading the Office with the intent to pray it is praying it, even when you don't feel anything. If you aren't praying it with someone else, sometimes it's nice to pray it slowly and meditate on a part that catches your attention.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745372502346991328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-80278346808828358272014-05-20T07:08:25.167-07:002014-05-20T07:08:25.167-07:00They also sell little pamphlets which say, for exa...They also sell little pamphlets which say, for example, For May 23rd, use the Psalms from page X and antiphons from page Y and so on. I found it very helpful to show me the flow of how it all worked. I think the pamphlets, which last a year, are only a few dollars.Sophie Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984573258370585557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-43456581365703227882014-05-19T19:13:57.296-07:002014-05-19T19:13:57.296-07:00Hello Sister,
I wanted to also add that I enjoy u...Hello Sister, <br />I wanted to also add that I enjoy using a Liturgy of the Hours audio. It is free at http://divineoffice.org/<br />SonjaSonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165595356974295815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-39125619909603983102014-05-19T12:30:40.490-07:002014-05-19T12:30:40.490-07:00Oh, Sister! I am so glad you addressed this topic....Oh, Sister! I am so glad you addressed this topic. By the way, for smartphone or tablet users, Universalis has great Android and Apple apps.<br /><br />But this raises a related question for me. I have been trying to be faithful to at least morning and evening prayer. You say "You only do it wrong when it becomes rote or thoughtless." And I wonder, what is the difference between reading the Office and praying it? I asked Father after Mass once and he sort of mumbled something about intent and said I should be able to tell the difference. But I can't tell! If I'm reading the words with the intent to pray, but I don't 'feel' anything while I'm reading them, is that still prayer? And sometimes, I notice that I've gotten distracted, and I go back to the point I last remember being attentive... I've been operating on the assumption that I should continue regardless of the way I feel, because otherwise it makes the prayer more about me than about God, you know? But Father's comment that "I should be able to tell" disturbed me. Maybe I really *am* off track.<br /><br />I should add that I chat with God inside my head throughout my day. I think that's prayer, too, so hopefully my attempts at the Divine Office aren't my only prayer.<br /><br />Anyway, anything you could say to shed some light on this would be appreciated. I'm a convert and I often feel clueless, but I want to pray well to express to God the indescribable gratitude I feel every day.Sashanoreply@blogger.com