tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post64154380452678168..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Defensive DevotionBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-50120971684105329742009-04-30T11:05:00.000-04:002009-04-30T11:05:00.000-04:00LatinEnglish<A HREF="http://www.franciscan-archive.org/patriarcha/opera/opuscula.html#adpopulorum" REL="nofollow">Latin</A><A HREF="http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/wosf/wosf15.htm" REL="nofollow">English</A>Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-43017195210627379472009-04-30T10:40:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:40:00.000-04:002x a day for the Angelus? Why not the traditional ...2x a day for the Angelus? Why not the traditional 3x. St Mary's New Haven has the Angelus bells rung at 8, 12, 6 daily. We do it here in Newtown but the bells around real, merely a recording...but a good practice.<br /><br />Do you have the text from Holy Father Saint Francis recommending this practice?Paul A. Zalonskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762528016500986067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-77296437630024927762009-04-30T07:47:00.000-04:002009-04-30T07:47:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment, Paul. Where I live the Ang...Thanks for the comment, Paul. Where I live the Angelus rings twice a day.<br /><br />When St. Francis came back from the Holy Land, he had been very impressed by the Muslim public calls to prayer, and wrote a letter to "the rulers" recommending such a practice for Christians.Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-52758622639745826152009-04-29T20:23:00.000-04:002009-04-29T20:23:00.000-04:00A friend reminds me that the rosary decapitates si...A friend reminds me that the rosary decapitates sin. And I believe he's correct. Many graces have resulted in fidelity to this prayer. I don't get to the rosary daily, but I try. Another defensive devotion is the praying of the Angelus, something that Communion & Liberation promotes.Paul A. Zalonskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762528016500986067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-13328084386536887802009-04-29T07:32:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:32:00.000-04:00thanks for sharing how you pray the rosary as a "d...thanks for sharing how you pray the rosary as a "defensive devotion", Fr. C. it's very similar for me, since for some reason, i have difficulty praying the rosary all at once. but, as you mention, there are many opportunities throughout the day where we could avoid things that probably are not good for our soul, snyway. we can use opportunities such as when we're walking places, as you mention; or if we're stuck in traffic; or standing on a long line somewhere- it really does work and can give us peace and a sense of calmness in a situation that might otherwise not be. so, "defending ourselves" in this way is a great suggestion, Fr. C! (glad to hear you gave up the smoking-the rosary is much better for our health!) see you soon! PEACE! ~tara t~for narniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18338090370392971487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-9201278199691621772009-04-29T07:07:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:07:00.000-04:00Though the rosary has been part of my prayer life ...Though the rosary has been part of my prayer life and integral for me as a way of staying focused in prayer, I carry my chaplet in my scrubs pocket to work each day. Yes, I guess it is for me, too, a defensive devotion. I will squeeze it an pray, often before making a phone call. Thank you!!! This was great! CathyA Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.com