Prayer @ Quadragesima

Choice A - Lite:

• Write on a card a prayer of commitment to God. On it tell Him your desire to grow closer to Him and ask Him to strengthen you in all your trials for the coming day. Everyday, upon waking up, read the prayer and offer yourself to the Lord.
• Read the Gospel passage for the day and meditate on the text. Spend minimum 15 minutes in prayer (day or night). If you finish early, remain in silence as a dedication of your time to God.
• Fast on Thursdays and spend lunch-time praying a decade of the Rosary for others. Before you begin, lift up those you would like to offer up in prayer.

Choice B - Intermediate:

• Write on a card a prayer of commitment to God. On it tell Him your desire to grow closer to Him and ask Him to strengthen you in all your trials for the coming day. Everyday, upon waking up, read the prayer and offer yourself to the Lord.
• Choose one Book of the Bible and read a chapter each evening. If the Book finished before our journey together, start on another Book.
• Fast on Thursdays and spend lunch-time praying five decades of the Rosary for others. You might want to dedicate each decade for a group of people (my suggestion: 1. Unborn Babies, 2. The Poor and Needy, 3. Friends and Family, 4. Those who have no one to pray for them, and 5. Self).

Choice C - Powerhouse:

• Morning (Lauds), at dawn or upon rising;
• Write on a card a prayer of commitment to God. On it tell Him your desire to grow closer to Him and ask Him to strengthen you in all your trials for the coming day. Everyday, upon waking up, read the prayer and offer yourself to the Lord.
• Fast on Thursdays and spend lunch-time praying five decades of the Rosary for others. You might want to dedicate each decade for a group of people (my suggestion: 1. Unborn Babies, 2. The Poor and Needy, 3. Friends and Family, 4. Those who have no one to pray for them, and 5. Self).
• Evening (Vespers), at sundown or upon return from work/school
• Read the Word of God daily, and meditate on
• Night Prayer (Compline), before retiring for the night

If you are a non-Catholic Christian:

• Write on a card a prayer of commitment to God. On it tell Him your desire to grow closer to Him and ask Him to strengthen you in all your trials for the coming day. Everyday, upon waking up, read the prayer and offer yourself to the Lord.
• Pick a Gospel and follow it though (bit by bit) consistently throughout the 40 days. Read and pray the Word in the morning. After reading, offer up your day to God and promise to live by His Word
• Pick a Letter of St Paul and follow it though (bit by bit) consistently throughout the 40 days. Read and pray the Word in the evening. Before reading, evaluate yourself: what did the Word of God ask of me at the start of the day? How did I live it?