In the Catholic tradition, devotions are prayers, rituals and practices that help us engage in the three major expressions of prayer: vocal, meditative and contemplative. Vocal prayer engages both body and soul, while meditation and contemplation engages our heart and mind (CCC #2722-2724).

“Seek by reading and you will find by meditating. Knock by praying, and it will be opened to you in contemplation”

– St. John of the Cross