Can I count early hours of Thursday as Wednesday for my rosary?

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I’ve been praying the rosary for several days in a row now. However, I didn’t pray it yesterday (Wednesday), but I’m still awake now at 1:30am on Thursday. Can I pray the rosary now for Wednesday and it won’t count as me missing a day (as long as I pray it again today after I wake up, for Thursday)? And should I pray the glorious mysteries rather than luminous now, if I’m praying for Wednesday?
 
I just pick up where I left off if for some reason I don’t complete the rosary at my regular time, don’t worry about what day it is, because I figure I am supposed to “pray always” and the Rosary is a cyclical prayer anyhow.
 
Don’t worry about the clock. Punctuality at specific periods for prayers is a good virtue but what matters most is the spirit - the desire not to miss your usual chat with your Mum. You are the one acting within the framework of time, she is not.
If you remain awake and attentive you could pray all the four mysteries - the joyful, luminous, sorrowful and the glorious - in a row. Try it once in a while.
 
The Rosary is a private devotion. You can do it whenever you want and you do not have to stick to the particular days for the Mysteries which are simply recommendations. You cannot miss a day because the Rosary is not mandatory.
 
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Flopfoot:
I’ve been praying the rosary for several days in a row now. However, I didn’t pray it yesterday (Wednesday), but I’m still awake now at 1:30am on Thursday. Can I pray the rosary now for Wednesday and it won’t count as me missing a day (as long as I pray it again today after I wake up, for Thursday)? And should I pray the glorious mysteries rather than luminous now, if I’m praying for Wednesday?
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Is your daily rosary related to an attempt to gain an indulgence or particular grace via a novena? If so, missing a day may require you to begin anew. Talk to your Priest or so some additional research.
 
Technically a new day starts at midnight, but I would say that if you haven’t gone to bed yet, it’s still the previous day. Especially if you’ve gotten into the habit of not praying your Rosary until just before you go to bed.

The best thing would be to go to bed earlier. 😉
 
I work graveyard shift, so my perspective on what constitutes a day is more in keeping with the Jewish tradition where the new day starts at sunset. When I get up Wednesday evening, like now, this is really my Thursday. When I start work at 11:00 tonight, it’s my Thursday shift.

What I’m getting at is that what makes a “day” can be different for different people. I would say that if you hadn’t been to bed yet for that day, it was still the day you had been working on. But that’s just one man’s opinion.

For praying the Rosary, sometimes I get it in before I go to work, sometimes I do it during my coffee break. One occurs before midnight, the other after, but for me it’s the same day.

I think God is looking at our hearts and intentions rather than the clock.
 
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Flopfoot:
I’ve been praying the rosary for several days in a row now. However, I didn’t pray it yesterday (Wednesday), but I’m still awake now at 1:30am on Thursday. Can I pray the rosary now for Wednesday and it won’t count as me missing a day (as long as I pray it again today after I wake up, for Thursday)? And should I pray the glorious mysteries rather than luminous now, if I’m praying for Wednesday?
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Since you desire to pray the Rosary daily , you may be interested in joining the Blue Army Pledge of Our Lady of Fatima.

Goggle …Blue Army Pledge of Our Lady of Fatima for more information.
 
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Since you desire to pray the Rosary daily , you may be interested in joining the Blue Army Pledge of Our Lady of Fatima.

Goggle …Blue Army Pledge of Our Lady of Fatima for more information.
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I pray all 20 decades every day. I’m a member of the Rosary Confraternity.
I’ll have a look, though, at the website you mention.
 
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