Do You Pray the Rosary Mostly In English or in Latin?

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Do you have pray the Rosary in English or in Latin?
 
I pray in English, I find that praying in my native tongue is, well, “more prayerful”.
I guess it’s because I’m not worried about pronouncing things wrong, or forgetting words, so the words & prayers just flow.
 
There’s no real pattern to how I choose, but I use English and Latin. Not at the same time though.

Sometimes I find I can focus on the mysteries more easily when I pray in Latin.
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I pray in English, I find that praying in my native tongue is, well, “more prayerful”.
I guess it’s because I’m not worried about pronouncing things wrong, or forgetting words, so the words & prayers just flow.
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The prayers aren’t more efficacious in Latin, so it makes sense to pray in a language that you can understand. But the Latin prayers have become second nature for me, so I wouldn’t tell anyone not to learn them.
 
mattkubes said:
The prayers aren’t more efficacious in Latin, so it makes sense to pray in a language that you can understand. But the Latin prayers have become second nature for me, so I wouldn’t tell anyone not to learn them.
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I could pray the rosary in Lain, if I wanted, or Italian and probably Spanish too.
And a priest friend of mine is going to teach me the Our Father & Hail Mary in Tagalog, so maybe soon I could do that too.

But for me, praying in a language other than my own, just doesn’t seem like praying. 🤷
 
I voted “mostly in latin” but I do pray both. When I’m alone its strictly latin. But I find most people do not know latin, so when in a group we pray in english.

To me there is nothing more beautiful than the latin Ave Maria, gratia plena. (except, maybe when its chanted) :gopray2:
 
Oneofthewomen said:
I could pray the rosary in Lain, if I wanted, or Italian and probably Spanish too.
And a priest friend of mine is teachimg me the Our Father & Hail Mary in Tagalog, so maybe soon I could do that too.

But for me, praying in a language other than my own, just doesn’t seem like praying. 🤷
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Well that’s the point. You can get to a certain level of proficiency where it makes no difference. I can pray it fluently in English, French, and Latin - none of them “feels” different to me. Personal preference can come into play, but that’s not an objective standard. Our Lord would have prayed often in a sacred language (Hebrew) apart from the one He would have used in day-to-day conversation (Aramaic).
 
I do pray its in Latin most of the time, yet still have a problem remeber a word here or there… but if I am somewhere, with no words with me… I would pray Ave Maria, Pater Noster, and the Glory be in latin, and other parts i cant remember in English
 
I always pray in Spanish because it is my native language, but I don’t have a problem praying it also in English 🙂
 
I pray it in Japanese when in a group, and about half and half English and Japanese when on my own.
 
I do like Corsair. I usually try to pray it in Latin when alone, but usually in groups, it is prayed in English.

I remember having a conversation with someone about JP II’s recorded version of the Latin Rosary and how I liked it. He said some people didn’t like it because he prays it slowly. He said the Rosary is meant to be prayed sort of quickly, like background music to the contemplation of the mysteries.

My response was a “meh”.

But for some reason yesterday, I prayed it in Latin and the words just rolled off my tongue. It must have been the fastest I have ever prayed the Rosary. It was like speaking in tongues!
(nod to the charismatics on here :p)
 
corsair said:
I voted “mostly in latin” but I do pray both. When I’m alone its strictly latin. But I find most people do not know latin, so when in a group we pray in english.

To me there is nothing more beautiful than the latin Ave Maria, gratia plena. (except, maybe when its chanted) :gopray2:
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Pretty much ditto. 👍
 
mattkubes said:
You can get to a certain level of proficiency where it makes no difference. I can pray it fluently in English, French, and Latin - none of them “feels” different to me.
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Absolutely. I pray in my native language but when I am in an English speaking group or NO mass I pray in English. It doesn’t feel foreign anymore. Same with Latin. It is so beautiful.

Often people who don’t speak foreign languages tend to fear Latin. Not surprising, right? 🤷
 
I would like to pray the Rosary more in Latin and am learning the Latin but it is coming slowly. :o
 
I would love to learn it in Latin, though. I have a prayer book that has the Rosary in English,Latin, and Spanish, but I wish I could learn it verbally, if you know what I mean.
 
Fascinated by all you guys that pray in latin! I find it so … romantic. (in a spiritual way)
At the end of daily mass our priest is praying the Regina Coeli in latin, simply love it!
I´ll make it a resolution to learn latin… any suggestion???
 
denitaA said:
I would love to learn it in Latin, though. I have a prayer book that has the Rosary in English,Latin, and Spanish, but I wish I could learn it verbally, if you know what I mean.
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It’s not hard, it just takes months of practice. Start by reading the Ave Maria and then challenge yourself to say as much as you can before you need to look at the written prayer; eventually you’ll know it. Then use this method to learn the Gloria, then the Pater Noster, then the Creed, Salve Regina, and St. Michael Prayer. Incorporate one Latin prayer at a time until you have them all. It’s very rewarding.
 
Well, since I learned all the prayers in English, I guess I’ve always just said the rosary in English. Nothing against Latin (which I do understand) but for me my native tongue is just easier.
 
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