Do You Say Rosary while driving?

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this is my regular routine…

pray the rosary on the way to work in the morning

listen to a calm, relaxing audio book (some catholic themed, for sure) on the pm drive home…
 
My drive to work my trip takes three decades. I finish the rest on the way home.
 
Yes, I have recited the rosary many times while driving. I think any time you can pray or give thanks to the Lord is a good time.
 
Yes, on a regular basis. It is a nice way to start the day.

DGB
 
If you Google the “Mary foundation” you can order a CD for free.
 
I think it may be time for someone to market a rosary steering wheel cover. 🚗
 
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there’s an album on it by Dana and Fr Kevin Scallon
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A radio station where I used to live played this at 5AM on Saturday and Sunday monrnings. I had my alarm set to wake with radio so instead of the news I heard this. They never identified Dana or Fr. Scallon (I even called the station to ask who they were) so it took me a while to find out who they were and to buy my own copy. Of all the Rosary CDs I have, theirs is the best!
 
Actually praying the rosary while driving at the same time, I don’t think so, you got to get into the actually driving. Maybe hearing as a background sound is fine
 
At various times, I had a 45-minute commute (at 75 mph), or a 15-minute walk from my office to my parking spot, or whatever. I would get in the habit of saying a particular set of prayers that fit into the timeframe-- sometimes it was a rosary, sometimes it was a St. Michael’s Chaplet, sometimes it was something else.

The only time I ever thought I was in danger from distracted driving was when I tried doing language tapes. 😛 It used the same part of your brain that needs to be focused on the road! I also found that audiobooks didn’t work for me, because I’d miss giant amounts of plot when I was paying attention to driving, and I’d always have to rewind to see what I’d missed.

I definitely wouldn’t do it while in stop-and-go traffic, or maneuvering through in-town driving. That requires too much concentration to be able to safely divide it. But if you’re driving down the highway at highway speeds, you’ve got the road to yourself, and you know you’ve got 20 minutes before you get to the next stop sign… prayer is a fine way to pass the time.
 
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I have a 45 minute commute to work…

And usually hold my rosary now, while driving.

I’m thinking about turning off EWTN radio…

and try to recite the rosary…a decade…

Anybody practice this routine ?
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Occasionally I do. I generally keep the Rosary around my left arm, as I am turning the steering wheel, or have to apply my hands elsewhere in the car. But, I never count the beads or falling reflection on a Mystery. It’s hard enough with traffic.

As for the Rosary on my arm, I have to be careful it doesn’t get caught on anything, thus becoming a danger to operating a motor vehicle.

Prayer is a most profitable thing. The Rosary which thanks to Mary, we have. So all honor and regard to her.

Praying the Rosary also allows Jesus to take the steering wheel of my heart and soul. And even the steering wheel of my car. For how I drive and treat people on the road. Helps as an examination of conscience/driver hospitality as well. Having the Rosary binding your heart, mind, and soul is a good thing when driving. For that means the Greatest Two Commandments: Love Thy God, and Love Thy Neighbor, in retrospect to the Golden Rule of the road.

So it is good and profitable. But as with any devotion. A rule I use and follow. Is that, a devotion should never distract other people who have devotions, nor take their attention away from Christ. Nor to disrupt their life in Christ (Receiving Him in the Eucharist, going to Confession, Adoration, etc.) That also means not to practice your devotion in a way, wherefore it doesn’t take root in good soil. Sometimes forgoing or no longer exceeding in a Holy Devotion is a temptation because we don’t want to be disruptive to other people. Or we water down our devotions. Which are needless to say, not a good thing.

Well, just as we drive. We should drive our best, follow the rules of the road, and be the best driver we can be. For we do it all for the Glory of God, for the Salvation of Souls. Whilst while we employ good driving etiquette as any simple manner/devotion on the road, we nevertheless should not make it distracting nor disruptive to other motorists on the road. But, we should never compromise good road etiquette either.

Happy and Joyous Lent as we approach Easter. Please pray for me when you are on the road.
 
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Yep, single decade rosary, no radio. Usually have last decade left when I reach my job, sit there and pray it while watching the sun rise…daylight saving tome is probably going to complicate that now…

Traffic is fairly light here in SW VA…the single decade avoids entanglement issues as well.
 
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Definitely no.

I have a definite lack of patience with the other drivers on the road, and a penchant for rather inappropriate language when forced to interact with them early in the morning. I am working on both of these vices, but in the meantime, I do not believe my colourful driving vocabulary will go well with my prayers.

That being said, when I transfer to the part of my commute that takes place on public transit, I immediately pull out the rosary or prayer books.
 
I have to agree. It’s bad enough trying to negotiate rush hour traffic on my commute, but to add in concentrating/meditating on the rosary, a wreck would be inevitable. Remember is not supposed to be rote prayer, rather careful, meditative prayer. If you are distracted by your driving then how is that careful and meditative.
 
My Confessor always gets a chuckle when I confess to saying a bad word in the middle of a Hail Mary because some (insert bad word) just cut me off.

He points out that it was involuntary. The good news is I now only do it once or twice a month instead of 2 or 3 times per week. Confession, even when it is unnecessary yields good fruit.
 
Oddly, driving while praying does seem to lack the basic charity we owe other drivers… Our full attention.
 
I’ve decided. At least, for now.
I’m just going to hold the rosary in my hand.

I have been distracted. I’ll admit it.

Midori - audio book CD comment - it’s so true.
I’ve missed, somehow, entire plots !

And of course, the Old Colenel too 😛
A funeral - because someone was driving -
while saying the rosary - horrible ☠️

Thanks everyone who chimed in !
 
No. Full concentration is needed to converse with our Lady and to meditate on the Mysteries, and also driving makes full demands on concentration of the driver. Mary would not be pleased if she knew that we are placing children and pedestrian’s lives at risk. As for saying the Rosary during the Mass proper, the Mass is already the highest prayer that one can participate in. Before and after in the small side chapel or at the communion rail or votive candles is fine.
 
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