For those who pray 4 rosaries a day

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I took up that practice about a week ago and have really loved it. I’ve found my restlessness and anxiety is way down, there are many more signal graces, and I just feel blessed.

I was reading St. Louis de Monfort’s “Secrets of the Rosary” And he was emhasizing that you must pray the rosary well. He recommends taking several pauses during each prayer, trying your best to know what you are saying. St Louis recommends 3 rosaries a day (now four if you do Luminous). I wonder how he could keep such devotion going for fifteen decades.

Today I began bowing my head at Mary’s name and bending at the waste for Jesus name, and trying my best to know what I was saying. It took me a very long time time to finish the first rosary.

I want to sustain the practice of 4 rosaries at all costs but I feel like I can’t do four well without getting burnt out or giving up. Any tips?
 
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I think I will just keep two rules of thumb in mind to not overthink it: go moderately slow and know what you’re saying.
 
Perhaps when you feel that you have mastered saying one Rosary as you wish or deem “well,” you can add a second. Maybe you should take it slowly and build up to 4 over time but only if you can.

But why 4 a day? Where are you getting that number from?
 
First of all, it’s probably better to do one rosary well than to do four rosaries and feel burdened or have it be haphazard. Be careful you don’t take on too much. Some days you might be able to handle the four rosaries, other days not so much.

Second of all, remember that a prayer practice will often bring consolation at first but that wears off and some days it is just a matter of slogging through your prayers.
 
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