Our Bishop, Philip Egan, asked every member of the Diocese of Portsmouth to adopt six holy habits.
"The need here is not structural change but personal change, the hardest change of all. It’s about an encounter with the Person of Jesus Himself. So let’s become people with hearts on fire for the Lord, by adopting these six holy habits."
To keep Sunday special by attending Mass, the ‘source and summit’ of the Christian life, supporting your parish community.
To resolve to spend at least five minutes a day in prayer, at whatever time you find best, using the Scriptures, maybe the Gospel of the day.
To keep Friday as a day of penance in honour of the Lord’s Passion, intentionally serving the poor and needy.
At least once a fortnight, to pay a private visit to church for a short period of prayer before the Tabernacle.
To go to Confession once a month or so, like a spiritual check-up when you can personally experience God’s love and mercy and
To join a small group for formation, prayer and fellowship, where you can share with others your own faith-experience and in turn hear what God is doing in the lives of others.