Divine Mercy vs. Rosary

  • Thread starter Thread starter SacredHeartFan
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
I love praying BOTH the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. For me, each complements the other very nicely.
 
se1eker said:
I pray both daily: The rosary after Mass and the DM chaplet just before bedtime. I feel comfortable with both prayers although over the years Ive found the Rosary harder to do probably because Ive always had a hangup over how it should be said. ie do I meditate on the prayers or do I meditate on the mysteries or even meditate on the intention. I find the DM is simpler to focus on. I leave to the Good Lord as to which is more beneficial.
Click to expand...
Hi Se1eker 👋 – I’ve often had a bit of a struggle praying the rosary myself, as much as I like praying it. One thing that’s helped me recently is to ask Pope John Paul II for help in praying it. Since then, I haven’t been struggling with it quite so much. I also enjoy praying the rosary and then following it up very closely with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

Kathy
 
My dear friend

I pray both in the vein hope I will die a saint, and worms may not eat me:D

God bless all 👍🙂
John
 
JPUSC said:
Divine Mercy chaplet is much quicker to say. 😃
Click to expand...
👍

I have a very fast-paced personality. I like the rosary, but it is difficult to pray- because it takes about 15 minutes to say four prayers over and over again (plus a few more just once), and that’s just a little too long for me to do that kind of prayer at this point.
 
m134e5 said:
👍

I have a very fast-paced personality. I like the rosary, but it is difficult to pray- because it takes about 15 minutes to say four prayers over and over again (plus a few more just once), and that’s just a little too long for me to do that kind of prayer at this point.
Click to expand...
Hi m134 👋 Endurance has often been a problem for me praying the Rosary too. That’s pretty much why I began praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. I saw a copy of it in a Catholic Bookstore and thought to myself that it was a great way to pray on the Rosary.

But the more I prayed the Chaplet, the more I wanted to pray the Rosary too. You can always begin by praying one decade at a time and see where it leads you. Also, what I’ve been suggesting to people online recently is to pray to Pope John Paul II and ask him to help you pray the rosary. It couldn’t hurt.

Kathy
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top