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Rooted in centuries of Catholic tradition, these daily devotions offer a practical way to sanctify time and live your faith more intentionally all week long.
In Catholic tradition, each day of the week has some particular devotional subject. These entered popular piety over time with the rise of votive Masses in the early Church. Votive Masses, offered for a special intention rather than a fixed feast, eventually led to texts being assigned to different days of the week in order to commemorate certain mysteries and persons.
Some of these took shape through Alcuin’s Liber Sacramentorum, proliferating over the centuries until various popes and councils reined them in, leaving the days with different liturgical characters. The Missal of Paul V (1570) organized the votives this way:
The association, however, remains an aspect of popular piety. This traditional assignment of certain aspects of the faith to each day of the week can give focus and structure to the week, similar to the way the Liturgy of the Hours gives structure to the day. Likewise, each month is dedicated to something particular, such as May for Mary and June for the Sacred Heart. When we combine all of this with the liturgical calendar (either traditional or revised), we encounter an elaborate web of sanctification through the medium of time.
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In Catholic tradition, each day of the week has some particular devotional subject. These entered popular piety over time with the rise of votive Masses in the early Church. Votive Masses, offered for a special intention rather than a fixed feast, eventually led to texts being assigned to different days of the week in order to commemorate certain mysteries and persons.
Some of these took shape through Alcuin’s Liber Sacramentorum, proliferating over the centuries until various popes and councils reined them in, leaving the days with different liturgical characters. The Missal of Paul V (1570) organized the votives this way:
- Monday: Trinity
- Tuesday: Angels
- Wednesday: Apostles (also St. Joseph, after 1920)
- Thursday: Holy Spirit (also the Eucharist was added in 1604)
- Friday: The Cross and the Passion
- Saturday: Mary
The association, however, remains an aspect of popular piety. This traditional assignment of certain aspects of the faith to each day of the week can give focus and structure to the week, similar to the way the Liturgy of the Hours gives structure to the day. Likewise, each month is dedicated to something particular, such as May for Mary and June for the Sacred Heart. When we combine all of this with the liturgical calendar (either traditional or revised), we encounter an elaborate web of sanctification through the medium of time.
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7 Catholic Devotions to Change Your Week — and Your Life
Rooted in centuries of Catholic tradition, these daily devotions offer a practical way to sanctify time and live your faith more intentionally all week long.
