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dear friends…
  1. if I pray 50 hail Marys in a row and not in the prescribed order i.e. one our father and ten hail mary’s, (as in the Rosary) is that still a safe practise? Has anyone else done it and what is their experience with it?
  2. I was rebuked for signing the cross to regularly in Church today. Has anyone ever experienced the same thing, it was at a prayer meeting.
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May God bless you, and welcome to CAF, Mark.

There is nothing unsafe about saying any number of Hail Marys or Our Fathers. It isn’t the Rosary but it is prayer. As you know, Jesus gave us the “Lord’s Prayer (the Our Father”),
and the bible and the Church combined to give us the Hail Mary, so it cannot be unsafe however we pray those prayers so long as we are praying with a sincere intention.

In signing so frequently, perhaps you distracted others.
There is nothing wrong with doing that, but if we wish to do so frequently, perhaps we could do so more privately. In charity, we don’t want to distract others when they are trying to pray.
It is painful to be rebuked, but God knows your heart.

Loving God please give Your protection and your loving guidance to Mark,
 
Welcome to Catholic Answers Forums, Mark,

I agree completely with the previous poster.

As an aside though, I go to a very multi-cultural parish (72 different countries represented) and there are many who make the sign of the cross several times, and even different ways during the Mass. It doesn’t bother me, as I know it’s a cultural thing. Their intent is to love God in the way that they were taught. But if people are being disturbed, perhaps find a place in the pews which is a little less noticeable, if it’s “bothering” someone. I can’t imagine that happening where I go to Mass, but oh well, I guess we are called to be charitable, even in the face of un-charitable people. Bless you.

And prayers, from the heart, are an encounter with our Lord! If we make these forms of devotion our own by consistent and faithful use, we will find ourselves formed and shaped by them in the image of Jesus. But we have to say our prayers slowly, and carefully, with great respect, standing in awe of the God who is ever-present, and completely loving. These are not words of incantation, as those in the dark arts might do, they are encounters with a living and loving God. Try not to be scrupulous about the number and order.

However, if you wish to pray a rosary, pray a rosary.
And pray it with love, dear heart.
 
It’s always good, always acceptable, to pray.

Please keep praying. God hears you.
 
There is nothing wrong with praying the Hail Mary a number of times in a row - even fifty times - so long as they are not rushed or said without the heart. I see nothing wrong with blessing yourself a lot. It is a good, indulgenced sacramental.
 
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