Why not? it is your prayer with God. There are many different ways to pray the Rosary (exp. Scriptural Rosary). I pray the LOTH every morning around 5:00 am. and need a cup of coffee to sip in between the 3-4 Psalms, otherwise my mouth (and brain) won’t work properly
The rosary is a private devotion, so you can pray it any way you like. You see, a private devotion is not part of the liturgy of the Church, like the Mass or the Liturgy of the Hours/Divine Office. The Church’s liturgies are called public prayer because they are prayed within rubrics by the faithful. Private devotions do not have any rubrics that must be followed.
Even so, when anyone prays something like the Liturgy of the Hours alone, they are using it as a private devotion, so they can pray it as it suits them with no restrictions about eating or drinking.
Wow that’s wonderful you pray so much! No it’s not sinful to drink in the middle if you get thirsty. For devotional sake I’d try to make it to the end without it, but if you need a drink to keep you praying then that’s totally fine. If you didn’t take a drink you might be distracted about being thirsty your whole rosary, but if you gave into the brief distraction of taking a little drink you might be better suited to meditation and focusing on the prayers.
Wait a minute! You’re mixing apples and oranges.Why not? it is your prayer with God. There are many different ways to pray the Rosary (exp. Scriptural Rosary). I pray the LOTH every morning around 5:00 am. and need a cup of coffee to sip in between the 3-4 Psalms, otherwise my mouth (and brain) won’t work properly
) people having this discussion/ debate:Part of praying is relaxation. Relaxing in the love and presence of God.Wow! that is new to me. Never thought is okay to drink tea and pray the rosary is okay. Is it too relaxing to drink tea and pray the rosary? I think even is not part of the Mass or whatever, the rosary is still a devotional prayer. To me, I would treat praying to rosary like any other prayers when we pray to God. But, this is me. I don’t know you.
You asked if it was too relaxing.Of course we relaxed when we pray. As I said. This is me, not you.
Exactly.St. Teresa of Avila remarked that if sitting to pray while doing private devotions helped one concentrate on prayer better than kneeling, then one may sit with no scruples about it.
Personal prayer is a conversation with God, not just the reciting of words. When we pray in publicthere must, of course be uniformity so prayer doesn’t become chaos, but in private prayer, whatever works is just fine.
Great and AMEN, God Bless, MemawThe rosary is a private devotion, so you can pray it any way you like. You see, a private devotion is not part of the liturgy of the Church, like the Mass or the Liturgy of the Hours/Divine Office. The Church’s liturgies are called public prayer because they are prayed within rubrics by the faithful. Private devotions do not have any rubrics that must be followed.
Many people have recorded versions of the rosary which they pray along with while driving. biking, walking, doing housework, and other activities. There are no proscriptions against drinking tea or anything else between decades, or any other restrictions. So, don’t develop scruples about how you pray devotional prayers. They are meant to be aids to faith not burdens to be borne.
Unfortunately, I became so relaxed that I missed God’s presence because I fell asleep
:Yep - this is an area where there are no rules and regulations. I just wish there were more areas like that!
:coffeeread:Wait a minute! You’re mixing apples and oranges.
I often have a cup of tea, while praying the LOTH and the Rosary - and that’s permitted; BUT NOT COFFEE, NO WAY - NOT EVER.
Then we wouldn’t need a Church would we? Just “do our own thing” as to many are doing anyway. And look where that’s leading us in our society today. Not a road I want to go down. God Bless, Memaw