St. Walburga's Blog: Devotions

Friday, August 6, 2010

Five Favorite Devotions

Well, the Mom tagged me for a "meme". Believe it or not I have no idea what a meme is, but I'll have a go.

Our Lady of Sorrow, Pray for us.

My five favorites devotions:

1. The Divine Mercy Chaplet
2. The Holy Rosary
3. Chaplet of the Way of the Cross
4. Stations of the Cross
5. Novena to St. Walburga

Thanks for thinking of me, the Mom. I have no idea who to tag. I don't know that many people in the blogging world. Let's see, I could tag CathApol, Smaller Manhattans, Catholic Fire, Ask Sister Mary Martha, and wdtprs. The first two guys read my blog on occasion. The other three don't even know I exist, but I'm a big fan and I'd love for anyone reading my blog to go check theirs out.

God bless. Happy praying.

Divine Mercy Chaplet

This meditative prayer may be prayed using an ordinary rosary. It is normally said at 3pm daily, the traditional time of death of Jesus on the cross, but can be prayed anytime.

Begin with:

Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed.

Next, on the 'Our Father' beads, say:

"Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world."

On the 10 'Hail Mary' beads, say:

"For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world."

Repeat the previous 2 steps until you've completed all five 'decades.'

Then say this prayer 3 times:

"Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world."

End with:

"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen."