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The Brown Scapular devotion is one thing, and the Little Office of Our Lady another. To practise the Brown Scapular devotion, and benefit from Our Lady's magnificent promise, one must be enrolled in the Scapular by a priest and persevere in wearing it. On this website you will see the difference between the Scapular promise and the Sabbatine Privilege. It is ...

Some early forms of Rosary were known before 1200, although they were probably not as popular as from 13th century on. Jesus prayer popular in Orthodox church was definitely known. Angelus is prayed outside monasteries since 13th century. Way of the Cross is even younger. Wikipedia article on novena is a stub and brief search didn't find anything much ...

You should try to attend church regularly. I find that at church, I get an opportunity to learn more about God as well as myself, and that is, after all, another step towards becoming a true follower of God--to learn in what ways you and God are the same, and in what ways you are different. Beyond that, to actively listen to what is taught at church--the ...

Here's a little more info about the Little Office of Our Lady. Hope it helps fill out the Wikipedia article. It's a truncated form of the Divine Office which, in its traditional form, consists of the eight traditional canonical Hours (Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline). Each hour is much like the Roman Office in its structure -- ...

Seek God and He will reveal Himself to you. The Bible tells us what separates us from God and what brings us closer to Him. Sin separates us from God. We are commanded to purify ourselves of all sin. Reading the Bible brings is closer to God, through faith. But alternatively to these things, Jesus says that if you obey my commands and my command is that ...

My best understanding on the matter: The word consecration can mean a number of things. In the most basic sense, it's a setting apart of something for a purpose. The significance and meaning of a particular consecration is dictated by the consecrator, the consecrated thing, the consecrated purpose. In any and all cases of consecration, it is my belief that ...