Do my Rosaries not count if I’m not kneeling?

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No, as other people have also mentioned, it is not an opinion. And I don’t know why you continue to direct your comments to me.
 
OsculeturMeOsculo said:
Other people also have opinions.
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I think you are not able to distinguish between fact and opinion.

Fact: Attending Weekly Mass is a requirment of the Faith
Opinion: Daily Mass is best

Fact: Mary has a special place in the theology of the Church
Opinion: The Rosary is a requirement

Fact: Personal prayer is vital to a healthy spiritual life
Opinion: You must pray the Divine Office

Fact: Personal prayer is vital to spiritual health
Opinion: You must attempt to be 100% focused on God when praying

Fact: Fasting and Abstinence are generally required of all healthy persons after the age of reason
Opinion: Daily mortification makes prayer better.
 
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What??? De Montfort is a rather extreme case of devotion. Kneeling is fine, but no one ever mandated it - especially not our Lady!

The Lord judges you heart, not your posture!
 
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There is no definite ruling on this so you can’t really say.
 
OsculeturMeOsculo said:
There is no definite ruling on this so you can’t really say.
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Do you know what opinion about a devotion means? It means that there is no church ruling.

You cannot say that kneeling is more reverent because it is not an established Church fact. The reverence of kneeling within private devotion is a matter of opinion. You may hold the opinion that it is more reverent. You may have devotions to back that up. But it is not Church Teaching and therefore must remain only an opinion.

Things like “kneeling is more reverent,” “kneeling shows you care more” etc… are all opinions and not facts.

You can have another opinion about those opinions but that doesn’t take away from the fact that they are not facts.
 
Doesn’t that mean you couldn’t say kneeling is less reverent?
 
I think you could opine that you feel it’s more reverent and that would be ok.

Because at least you are acknowledging that it’s something you feel then.

Plus I wonder about all the people laid up in hospitals, people unable to kneel for physical reasons etc and I wonder if their rosaries are any less reverent.
 
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OsculeturMeOsculo said:
Doesn’t that mean you couldn’t say kneeling is less reverent?
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Correct

OK to say

“I feel kneeling makes me more reverent”
“I feel like I care more when I kneel”

Not correct
“Kneeling is more reverent”
“Kneeling means you care more”
 
I’ve prayed the Rosary around the house before, a different room for each decade and one going up the stairs (one step per prayer).
 
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