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My granfather passed away a few weeks ago and it was very difficult for my family. My mother was a wreck and that is to be understood. Well, we had a Rosary service for him the night before the funeral. While sitting in the chapel, 30 minutes before the Rosary was supposed to begin, I was told that *I *would be leading all the guest in prayer-from the altar on the mic… I was in shock. It turns out my mother volunterred me and forgot to tell me. So, here I am with 30 minutes to prepare to say the Rosary in front of my entire family and tons of people I don’t know. Now, I have been Catholic all my life but have only said the Rosary when being led by others in situations like this. Whats ironic about this is one of the things I wanted to do during Lent was start saying the Rosary on a daily basis and I never did start that. Hmmm, God trying to tell me something :rolleyes:
Well, nevertheless, I did end up gathering the courage to do it (as if I had a choice) and low and behold I messed up and left out a Glory Be:doh2: You can imagine my embarrasment and shame. I couldn’t sleep that night. And still to this day it lingers. That’s why I’m posting here. My family told me I did a good job and that I shouldn’t beat myself up about it but I can’t help feeling like I let my Grandfather down but not only him but the Blessed Mother and Jesus. So, how bad a mistake is this? Do I need to go to confession? I’m so ashamed. I can only imagine what some of my distant family (some staunch Catholics think of me now).😊 :dts:
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Welcome to the human race. If that’s the worst mistake you made you did very well. Forgive yourself. 🙂
 
My goodness. I have also had an intention to start saying daily Rosary… for a few years. I couldn’t say it without a printed guide.

So I am a major screw-up! Leaving out one Glory Be is such a minor mistake… let it go. And if anyone is rude enough to criticize you, just say, I tried my best, I feel really bad about it, and I will do better next time. If after that, they persist in criticizing, then they are just cruel and you can dismiss their “concern.”

There is no need for confession. You had no intent to do anything wrong, and you didn’t DO anything wrong! You just made a mistake.
 
I have seen many people forget parts in a group rosary.
This is not a sin, but an embarrassing mistake. Far from
letting your grandfather down, he must be very proud of you
to courageously lead this rosary, making only one mistake.
I am proud of you too. 👍
 
One time, at the rosary before daily mass, the older gentleman, who has been doing this a looong time, said the first 3 Hail Mary’s for faith, hope and love, and then went right on going with Hail Mary’s through a whole decade, and then went on to decade 2.

I didn’t think that was a big deal, and I certainly don’t think skipping a Glory Be is even a little deal.

I’m sorry for the loss of your grandfather.

Peace.
 
I have just reviewed the requirements for indulgences for saying the Rosary. Given the requirements, it seems clear that many partial indulgences were achieved for your Grandfather, even with the omission of a “Glory Be.” I am confident that your Grandfather is grateful.

Here is a website which summarizes the requirements for indulgence using the Rosary: The Most Holy Rosary.

Pax Christi tecum.

John Hiner
 
EMAC said:
My granfather passed away a few weeks ago and it was very difficult for my family. My mother was a wreck and that is to be understood. Well, we had a Rosary service for him the night before the funeral. While sitting in the chapel, 30 minutes before the Rosary was supposed to begin, I was told that *I *would be leading all the guest in prayer-from the altar on the mic… I was in shock. It turns out my mother volunterred me and forgot to tell me. So, here I am with 30 minutes to prepare to say the Rosary in front of my entire family and tons of people I don’t know. Now, I have been Catholic all my life but have only said the Rosary when being led by others in situations like this. Whats ironic about this is one of the things I wanted to do during Lent was start saying the Rosary on a daily basis and I never did start that. Hmmm, God trying to tell me something :rolleyes:
Well, nevertheless, I did end up gathering the courage to do it (as if I had a choice) and low and behold I messed up and left out a Glory Be:doh2: You can imagine my embarrasment and shame. I couldn’t sleep that night. And still to this day it lingers. That’s why I’m posting here. My family told me I did a good job and that I shouldn’t beat myself up about it but I can’t help feeling like I let my Grandfather down but not only him but the Blessed Mother and Jesus. So, how bad a mistake is this? Do I need to go to confession? I’m so ashamed. I can only imagine what some of my distant family (some staunch Catholics think of me now).😊 :dts:
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Our GOd is a God of LOVE one who loves us in all situations, He forgives when He wants, and this I believe, is not a situation where He needs to forgive. Forget about it, because God gives us peace have you got that? If not then think who might be trying to take away the pressious gift God gave you.

God bless you
littleone
 
That’s nothing - once one of our local priests, who had just returned from a bout of severe illness I believe, stood up after Communion at one of our daily Masses, made a few announcements and then left without saying the final prayer or blessing! :bigyikes:

And another (elsewhere) skipped over part of the Eucharistic prayer, although luckily he realised after a minute or two (well before the Consecration or anything) and went back and said the part he’d skipped over.

Such blunders are part of being human, and no amount of practice or preparation can entirely eliminate them. And I’m sure your family should realise this too. Try not to worry.
 
Don’t worry about it - if perfection were a pre-requisite, we wouldn’t need to pray at all! You did your best - and I think you did it amazingly well. I know I would have put myself under such pressure I would have missed a lot of things, much more serious than one Glory Be. I still can’t do the rosary without a guide because I can’t remember the mysteries. So relax - rather than flagellating yourself, be grateful for what you DID do correctly and if anyone is uwilling to see past your little mistake then maybe volunteering them the next time might impress upon them the level of pressure something like that is - especialy when you had no time to prepare.

Have a Blessed Easter!!
 
You confess sins only. And mortal ones are the only that you are required to confess. How could missing a Glory Be by accident be a mortal sin that requires knowledge and consent in a grave matter? 😉

It’s uplifting to see someone care so much for the proper prayer. 🙂
 
Don’t worry about it! ^^ We all mess up in public. I was in a musical about the life of Jesus, as the young Virgin Mary. In the scene where I(she? ^^;; ) visited Elizabeth, I was supposed to sing a lovely song. I soloed on the verses, and ‘Elizabeth’ joined me for the chorus. We were having mike trouble that night that was distracting me, and I ended up not singing an entire verse!!! :eek: The pianist tried to intro me into again once or twice, then just kept playing through the entire thing. It sounded like an instrumental to the audience, I’m sure, but I was mortified afterwards!!! And it bothered me for a long time afterwards. But we all make mistakes; some just happen to be public. I’ve said rosary in groups before, and one poor woman who was leading one decade got kind of stuck. She kept saying “Holy Mary, Mother of God- no, Holy Mary, Mother- oh dear…” when it was supposed to be the beginning of a Hail Mary. After a few false starts she got back to the ‘Hail Mary’ bit, and all was well. ^^ Don’t beat yourself up! I’m sure your Grandfather was proud of you no matter what. 🙂
 
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