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Q: Is it a mortal sin not to pray every day? If I attend Mass every Sunday, go to confession several times a year \u2014 is that enough for being Catholic? Do I need to have a particular devotion, too, like first Fridays or first Saturdays, or the brown scapular? What if I only pray the rosary once in a while? Can I still consider myself Catholic? I\u2019m asking because I\u2019m a convert. \u2013 Simone<\/p>\n

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Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC<\/em> A:\u00a0Welcome to the Church! It has a treasury of spiritual riches that can help you grow in holiness and deepen your relationship with God throughout your life. For starters, it might help to view your Catholic faith as a relationship with Jesus, not as a checklist of duties. In that sense, asking whether you should pray every day is like a husband asking whether he needs to talk with his wife every day. Prayer is where we try to immerse ourselves in God\u2019s presence and speak to him and allow him to speak to us. As such, prayer is an indispensable ingredient in our relationship with God. It is essential for our perseverance in the faith and growth in holiness. \u201cPray without ceasing,\u201d urges St. Paul (1 Thessalonians 5:17). So, it could be a serious omission not to pray every day, just as a husband\u2019s not speaking to his wife every day could do deep harm to a marriage. Neglect of prayer could be a grave sin, though God alone is the judge of a soul. But let\u2019s focus on the positive. The better question to ask is, How can you go deeper in your Catholic faith each day? That would include prayer. Just as you eat three or four times a time to keep your body healthy, you should think of dedicating at least three or four times a day for prayer, to help keep your soul healthy with God\u2019s grace. Prayer time could include Scripture reading. You might want to sign up for daily Gospel meditations at RC Spirituality<\/a>. A daily rosary can be an immense help, too. You might also consider attending a daily Mass occasionally, as part of a first Fridays or first Saturdays devotion, for instance. Monthly confession with a solid confessor can be a great help for progress in the spiritual life. Another observation: A sign of a good prayer life is a person\u2019s growth in the virtues. A good prayer life should lead to a growth in patience, generosity, humility and charity. Living the faith well should also help you to be more apostolic, too. Volunteering at your parish or getting involved in parish missions is a fitting way to express your faith. Helpful, too, would be to learn the faith better. You might consider Father Mike Schmitz\u2019s Catechism in a Year series<\/a>. What\u2019s crucial is to avoid a minimalist approach to the faith. Jesus doesn\u2019t intend for us to squeeze into heaven by a hair’s breadth. He wants us to be saints. So aim high! And count on my prayers. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He was an assistant publisher of the National Catholic Register and Faith & Family magazine and an editor of the Zenit news agency\u2019s English edition. He has written for\u00a0SpiritualDirection.com\u00a0and\u00a0ePriest. Fr. McIlmail also worked in spiritual retreats in the Northeast, New England, the Midwest, and the South\u00a0and assisted with mission work in Mexico. Born in Philadelphia, he worked in journalism and was active in the pro-life movement before entering the novitiate of the Legion of Christ in 1992. His contributions to RCSpirituality include responding to\u00a0Ask A Priest\u00a0questions and sharing his insights in our\u00a0Weekly Newsletter.","url":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/author\/emcilmail\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/362"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158151"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=158151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}