joey(name removed by moderator):
I have to pray the Rosary daily. My son and I pray it during our car ride to his school. Since most of the time our minds were wandering I bought cassettes of the Rosary being recited by the Daughters of St. Paul and that helps.
At one time, I had an SUV with a CD player. I would play my CD of the Rosary FIRST THING, no matter where I went, so that I would say that Rosary at least once each day.
The real bonus was when I learned my baby cousin, when she was in the car with her aunt (my cousin) said to her ‘Don’t you play the Rosary???’, and of course, her aunt pulled out her cassette and they did the Rosary together.
Whenever I have a few minutes to myself, waiting in line, walking, trying to relax, I will say a Rosary.
Some days, though, it just doesn’t happen. And I can feel a difference.
I do make it a point to say it on Sundays before mass… to relax myself and prepare myself to hear the Word of God.
Some days, I will say a ‘normal’ Rosary. Other days, I do a ‘speed’ Rosary - I have no idea what the Magesterium would say about it, but, it’s
Apostle’s Creed
Our Father
First Joyful Mystery
Our Father
Hail Mary (just one)
Second Joyful Mystery
Our Father
Hail Mary (just one)
continued through, Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, Glorious
Then I close with the Glory Be, Fatima Prayer, “My God, I believe, I adore, I trust in You…”, “Come Holy Spirit…”, Regina Prayer, Doxology, St. Michael Prayer, and then the Memorare.
This is just my way of reminding myself of the entire life of Christ.
I don’t do it to be expedient, or disrespectful in any way
… only to have some quiet time
I also try to do a ‘normal’ Rosary in the same day.