2/22/2021
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| Simone, "Annunciation" |
Jocko Willinck, Mother Theresa & 4:30 AM. It’s one thing they have in common.
I’ve noticed that 4:45 AM frequently leaves me hurried at the last. These fifteen extra minutes I will use thusly: 5 more minutes for Matins & this exercise; 10 more minutes for Lauds, confessions and getting ready before Mass.
It sounds incredibly early. But, I’ve been eyeing it for quite a while as probably the exact right time considering all the things that go into the mornings.
I mean, what time did dad or John Paul have to get started, just in order to get a swim workout before school. That meant: normal morning preparation routine + swim workout = zero dark thirty.
The main things I’ve added to anyone else’s, or my own former self’s normal morning routine has been 1) the old office; 2) this writing exercise. If some future me decides I’m going to chant Lauds and prime, then, hello, 4:00 AM.
For now, let see how far we get with 4:30 AM.
Chair of Peter
Here’s a morning where Matins is Three Nocturnes. It adds ten or so minutes to the recitation. These fifteen extra minutes become especially helpful to guard against the “rushed” feeling.
So also does “shutting it down” after dinner.
