Do you pray the Rosary while driving?

[Jon_Jay2]

Yes, I have a finger rosary that I got in the mail from a religious order and it works just fine.

 

[ncjohn]

I’ve found that I can’t pray the rosary while I’m driving as the physical logistics of it are too distracting to me and it involves pushing the “driving” part too much into the background.

What I have done very successfully though is to have Dana’s Rosary on a tape. That eliminates the physical handling of the beads and keeping track of things and lets me pray while keeping driving enough to the fore that I can do both. Of course I will still suffer from driving 20-30 miles while having no recollection of the space in between, which is always scary!

I also find that I don’t get as distracted when doing this as I do when praying a rosary “physically,” even when it’s not in the car, like when running or walking.

 

[Brendan]

I have a CD of Pope John Paul II chanting the Glorious Mysteries in Latin.

It is one of my standard ‘drive time’ CD’s.

I also fly a lot for work, and I make it a habit of using that flight time to say the rosary. In fact, I usually just silently ‘lead’ a rosary and let all the Guardian Angels on board follow; if anything, it gives them something to do during the flight too

 

[Augustine]

Timidity:

… both seem to disagree with you.

Well, your quote did say that contemplation was an additional aspect of the Rosary, an important one, but not exclusive.

 

[mschoir01]

Fitz:

I don’t really tell the Protestants about this (the rosary thing gets them crazy!) . I keep it to myself, but this thread asked a question and I joined in. I guess that I can do two things at once. Perhaps being a mom and a preschool teacher has trained me for interruptions. I guess I am not deep in thought. I play the CD and it is peaceful and mellow. I know most of you can listen to music when you drive. I can think about what she is singing about and it is the mystery based on scripture. It is not boring or repetitive to me. I guess that is what I don’t understand. Don’t any of you daydream while you drive or listen to music or talk radio?

Come onther praying/driving people. Back me up on this.

Gotta go with you on this one. I have 4 different CDs ranging from the Mary Foundation’s straightforward to the Sisters of St. Paul with readings and beautiful music. I find the experience helps my driving, as if I’m a bit more aware, or alert. If one can listen to radio and music, well, one can follow the Mysteries. I have heard a monk advise his listeners to pray - always. I try to pray all the time. Life and work can be offered as prayer.

Additionally, I try to pray the Rosary in the meditative mode as well. That is truly a blessing - to pray with your whole being. Awesome!

 

[paramedicgirl]

gelsbern:

I wonder if all these people who condemn the idea of praying the rosary while driving because driving requires so much concentration are the same ones who are chittering away on their cell phone, eating McDonalds or having an animated conversation with other people in the car while driving.

I have a pretty good feeling that our guardian angel will watch over us if we are praying while driving.

I agree with gelsbern.I think I would be attending at far fewer car crashes if more people would pray the rosary while driving. I do it all the time while highway driving long distances. And yes, I have no trouble meditatingon the mysteries.

 

[Petrina]

Yes, I frequently pray the rosary while driving. It calms my nerves. Instead of getting annoyed at the drivers around me, I talk to God.

No, I do not close my eyes and meditate, but it is a different state than just regular driving.

I also pick up my rosary from under my pillow and pray at night, oftentimes falling asleep as I pray. Prayer is calming. Prayer is good.

 

[dromo]

I drive for about 3-4 hrs 5 days a week after my full time job and I pray at least two if not sometimes 3 rosaries and I enjoy it deeply

 

[sunnygt]

I pray the rosary almost exclusively while driving. I have a half hour commute to work each day and I don’t have any time to do it otherwise. I used to feel bad that I couldn’t properly meditate on the mysteries while driving (much easier for me to think about the prayers as I’m saying them), so I ask my guardian angel to meditate on the mysteries for me while driving. I know the mysteries but I don’t think I could safely and honestly meditate on them while behind the wheel.

 

[Starrsmother]

I’ve read a couple of posters here say they pray the Rosary while driving, and I’ve seen some Rosary CDs advertised with the intent of praying the Rosary while driving.

Personally, I don’t see how this is even possible to operate a vehicle and pray the rosary, but I’ll save that for a different post.

For now, I’m curious to see how common this practice is.

Sometimes–I voted yes cause there was no “sometimes” in your poll. I pray when the opportunity avails itself to me. Sometimes that’s even late at night in bed while my husband watches Jay Leno or Frasier with the TV on in the room. He isn’t much of a pray-er (sadly) so I just pray when I find the least distraction. There seems like there’s always at least some distraction in my life, but I do my best to tune it out. I’m sure my prayer is imperfect–but I hope it’s better than none. I also say the Divine Mercy Chaplet every afternoon when I take my little dog outside. My system is imperfect–but it’s better than nothing I hope.