How should a Christian/Catholic start each day? What he must do daily?

The people as a whole around the world normally wake-up at dawn. After waking up they start their routine day in their own way. There is uniformity among most of the people regarding how they commence their days. But a Christian, particularly a Catholic should start his/her day in a different way as desired and commanded by his/her Heavenly Father and Divine Redeemer. 

One must understand that even though people of a country or place have similarity in appearance there is vast difference in their outlook and beliefs depending the different religions and faiths they adhere to. For instance, in an Indian neighbourhood, one can see people belonging to different religions and practising them. There are Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jains, Buddhists, etc. More or less they all look alike. But their way of living, ideals, attitudes, food habits, clothes, etc have big disparity. 

While most Christians and Muslims prefer to eat meat and fish, some Hindus and Jains do not. While a Christian strongly believes that the life on this earth is granted for only once, a Hindu thinks that after one's death, he will reincarnate as a human being or animal based on the merits of his actions. While a Christian is commanded by the Lord to love his enemy to enter the Kingdom of God, a Muslim is taught to finish his enemy off to get an entry into the heaven..! 

Now if you are a Christian or Catholic, upon waking up, the first thing to do is to remember with gratitude your Father God through the Saviour Lord. 

- First piously (slowly and meaningfully) make the 'Sign of the Cross' on your body + Vishuddha Kurisinte adayaalathaale (draw a CROSS on the forehead with the thumb) + njangalude shathrukkalil ninnu njangale rakshikkaname (make a CROSS sign on the lips) + njangalude Thampuraane (make a CROSS sign on the chest) + Pithaavinteyum Puthranteyum Parishuddhanmavinteyum Naamatthil. Aamen. [Visuddha Kurishinte in English: "In the sign of the Holy Cross + protect us from our enemies + our Lord + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

- Thank the Heavenly Father through Lord Jesus Christ for granting you another day to live and earn virtues for the eternal life.

- Seek the help of the Holy Spirit for Grace not to fall in sins and to live a life pleasing God.

- Surrender yourself and all your dear ones under the feet of the Lord and pray for His protection.

All these may take only 2 or 3 minutes only. 

If you are a Catholic and if there is any possibility for you to participate in a Holy Mass, please do it at any cost. It is too difficult for us to understand the actual value of the Holy Mass when in this world. It is much, much more than our imagination. The value of one Holy Mass is greater than the whole earth! There are many devoted Catholics who take a lot of pain to participate in the daily Holy Mass without break. While participating in the Sunday Mass is an obligation, making a Holy Sacrifice (Qurbana) every day is very graceful and highly appreciable by God.

Every human being who thinks he is a Christian must read at least a small portion (paragraph) from the Holy Bible every day in his life [in the morning itself]. The versus in the Holy Bible are God's Words. The Word of God is living. It is Lord Jesus Christ..! By reading the Holy Bible meditatively for some time, one can feel God speaking to him/her! A person who fails to read the Bible every day is not a Christian. Never read the newspaper nor switch on the TV or mobile phone before reading the Word of God!

The next most important spiritual practice one should make daily without fail is praying the Holy Rosary prayers. There are two types of Rosary prayers. The Divine Mercy Rosary and the Blessed Virgin Mother's Rosary. Every Catholic must recite at least one each of these Rosary Prayers daily (without break). 

Dear friend, if you do not have the habit of doing these things, please start from today. We do not know how many more days we will get in this world to practice these spiritual things and earn for our eternity!