I can’t even start the Rosary after the Creed. Weirdness

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Hi. Even though the Rosary is a private devotion not necessary for salvation, I have grown to believe it is not only beautiful but a powerful prayer. Most mornings before work I struggle to pray this even though it’s my only free time, I start with the Creed and after my long intention I feel like I need a little break already from the focus… Sorry that’s embarrassing to admit.
Yesterday after the Our Father I literally was bombarded with distracting thoughts. Here’s what happened. (I did mention “weirdness” in the title as sort of forewarning)
I got mad at my distractions and forced myself to at least say all 10 Hail Marys for the first mystery like I was literally battling my way to finish. No concentration on the first Mystery. A part of me felt victorious that I didn’t let the distractions stop me from verbally praying the first decade but another part of me reminded me I barely focused on the mystery.
I know this sounds childish but I did wonder if that prayer is so powerful and hated by demons that they go “out of their way” to get the heavyweight distractions in the ring with you. That’s not easy for me to admit because I feel like all the smart folks here are gonna come out and burst my bubble on that one(I say that with love lol) but somehow if that were true maybe I would try harder I don’t know.
Thanks for listening, any thoughts or suggestions appreciated. God bless you.
 
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any thoughts or suggestions appreciated. God bless you.
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Just keep doing what you’re doing. The Catechism, taking a cue from St Paul, likens prayer to wrestling. Sometimes this happens. Better to pray distracted than not at all. We give God our best, but humility allows us to see that our best sometimes isn’t that God. By continuing to pray even when it’s difficult, we invite God into the difficulty and there we find peace in knowing his presence, even if our minds are all stirred up.

-Fr ACEGC
 
Instead of a set time… in the morning… because it’s your only free time, why not try a decade at a time while you’re doing something else? I mean, prayer is raising one’s mind to God and can be done while doing something mundane, like taking a shower, washing the dishes, travelling etc.
 
Wow, that is so beautiful, thank you, I will always keep this in mind.
 
@sudy I didn’t know you could just do a decade here and there? Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut 💕

@edward_george1 So literally, could one do the beginning of the rosary in the bed upon waking, and then not the first decade until 5-10 minutes later-while in the shower for example? and then the second 10 minutes later while in the kitchen with the coffee?
 
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I wasn’t the one who suggested this in this thread, but I do rather frequently.

A lot of people seem to be under the impression that there’s a “valid” way to say the rosary, as though it were a sacrament, and that it doesn’t “work” if not done “correctly.” But this isn’t true. Pray the rosary in whatever way is helpful to you. It’s a private devotion. If you want to break it up throughout the day, that’s perfectly fine. I suggest using a schema like the Liturgy of the Hours, praying a decade in the morning, one midmorning, midday, and then mid-afternoon, and one in the evening.
 
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5 times, spread out through out the day, just like the LOH…excellent idea.

Maybe @MarthaSo can say it with others together before work?

Many parishes have early morning rosary for people to say before work
 
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Thank you, I actually try to play the scene out in my head all while saying the 10 Hail Marys . I thought that was “the usual way”. I never heard of just focus for a moment and then recite. That certainly makes it easier I think.
 
@MarthaSo Thank you, also have to take a moment and get a visual in my brain, of say, the agony in the garden…then that stays there for a moment or two or three…

when others say the rosary, they go too fast for me, same for you, Martha?

(I have to go slowly and savor it because of its being a medication for my soul)
 
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Thank you, I actually try to play the scene out in my head all while saying the 10 Hail Marys . I thought that was “the usual way”. I never heard of just focus for a moment and then recite. That certainly makes it easier I think.
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I have read the scripture that goes with each mystery, and studied it, so that I can recall it. It also may be helpful to have a picture of the events to see during meditation.
 
Absolutely! I would love to do it the way I used to. Alone in my candle lit room for 45 minutes. But even now I know I can’t dwell on that because the gift of Matthew (my new baby) is what makes me lack more time so I know God will give me those calm days again years from now and I look forward to that gift as I take care of this other gift in my little bundle 😊:pray:t2:❤️
 
Do you do a morning offering? You could offer up the day to honor one particular mystery so that you are united with our Blessed Mother and all her little ones who are praying with her today. You can even say short prayers like Thank you Jesus for what you suffered in the Garden of Olives through the day. The other suggestions are great too.
 
Pray with him. Say the prayers aloud , talk to him about the mystery, use his 10 little toes to count your Aves
 
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