Another newbie question - the Rosary

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Hi everyone,

Sorry if it seems like I am monopolizing this thread but looking through the subjects I see there is mention of non-catholics being able to pray the rosary.

Can someone please explain what this means and where I can buy a rosary?

Thanks
Stuart (LostSheepUK)
 
If you are able to buy things online, just google rosary beads and you’ll have dozens of sites pop up that sell rosaries. They are cheap or they can be expensive, depending on the style you choose. Just buy from a reputable site and it should be fine. Otherwise, you can shop any Catholic store in your area (if there is one). Some Christians stores carry a small section of Rosary beads but it depends on the store. In my area (San Diego) there are a couple of Churches that actually have gift shops.

Of course, non-Catholics can pray the Rosary! It is a beautiful meditative prayer. 18 of the 20 mysteries are directly about Jesus and you should have no problem contemplating them as a Christian–except maybe the 5th luminous mystery which is the institution of the Eucharist. If you do not believe in the Eucharist (called the source and summit of the Catholic faith) then you can meditate on the Last Supper, what it means to you, what the Scriptures say about it, and even call on God to open your mind to this mystery. The other mysteries are about what Jesus did for Mary. They are the 4th and 5th of the Glorious Mysteries- the Assumption of Mary and the Coronation of Mary. If, as a non-Catholic, you are not ready to accept those teachings as truth, then I would just recommend meditation on the other Glorious mysteries. Or you can simply meditate on Mary’s example of faith for all Christians, her role as Jesus’s Mother, etc.

Praying the Rosary is often awkward, at first, if you are not used to praying in this way. But keep at it and I assure you it will draw you closer to Jesus. Though it is often accused of being a rote prayer, it is NOT! Because you are contemplating the mysteries while saying the words of prayers you are actually able to discover new things you never thought of before with each mystery.

I hope this helps!
 
hello,
first of all you don’t have to be Catholic to pray the Rosary. Get on amazon (this is where i buy alll my ROsays.) and get this if you want to order a ROsary

amazon.com/Miraculous-Sapphire-Rosary-Acrylic-Crucifix/dp/B004JBH2Z2/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1349543288&sr=8-9&keywords=blue+rosary

i dont know what your price range is (there are much cheaper ones, or if you want much more nice expensive ones)

to learn how to use it and what it means maybe you should just google it, and have it explained. or watch mother angelica pray the Rosary on EWTN
 
In addition to getting a leaflet with the scripture references on the decades of the rosary,
I suggest getting a cd from catholicity.com
on the rosary. They are free but I would include a donation especially for the postage.
 
Here are a few sites to help with the rosary.

History of the Rosary
catholicapologetics.org/ap080600.htm

You can try Methods of saying the Rosary by St. Louis de Montfort
montfort.org.uk/Writings/MSR.html

Scriptural rosary
ainglkiss.com/ros/sr.htm

How to say and pray the rosary
familyrosary.org/en/TheRosary.aspx

Thoughts for each decade of the rosary
rosary-center.org/howto.htm

Scriptual thoughts
how-to-pray-the-rosary-everyday.com/military-victories-through-the-rosary.html

Pray the rosary in 17 minutes with online audio.
catholicity.com/cds/rosary.html
 
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