Odd Rosary Question

[justtryin]

When offering a single decade of the Rosary, what is the traditional practice.
Would you start with the Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Mary, Glory Be, O My Jesus, THEN proceed with the Mystery? Or would you traditionally simply start with the Mystery?

When you complete the prayers is the traditional practice to end on the O My Jesus, or would you conclude with Hail Holy Queen?

Is there a preferred manner?

Just wondering?

 

[KarenElissa]

For me, it depends. Sometimes I’ll pray a whole rosary one decade at a time throughout the day. If I’m doing that, then I’ll only say the opening prayers at the beginning of the first decade and the closing ones at the end of the last.

But, if I’m only going to pray one decade, then I will say all the opening and closing prayers.

 

[beth40n2]

When offering a single decade of the Rosary, what is the traditional practice.
Would you start with the Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Mary, Glory Be, O My Jesus, THEN proceed with the Mystery? Or would you traditionally simply start with the Mystery?

When you complete the prayers is the traditional practice to end on the O My Jesus, or would you conclude with Hail Holy Queen?

Is there a preferred manner?

Just wondering?

I hear your question as sometimes my priest will tell me to pray a decade of the rosary for penance after confession. Normally I would pray the whole rosary. I guess at that time I do the Apostles Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Mary, Glory Be, O My Jesus, then proceed to the mystery.

I don’t think there is any set rule on doing a decade. Now if you are doing something for an indulgence, then you would have to do the whole thing, then there are set rules.

 

[Ben_F]

St Teresa de Avila said, It´s not how you pray, but whether you do or not. God bless:thumbsup:

 

[eegardner]

I think saying the opening prayers is a great idea even for one decade.

 

[midori]

If I’m saying a full rosary in incremental batches divided throughout the day, I do the opening and closing prayers.

If I’m saying a decade of the rosary on its own-- say, for example, as a supplement to another prayer-- then I generally just start with the mystery and end with the Fatima prayer.

Those are just my personal habits-- I think it’s an excellent idea to do the opening and closing prayers if you’re just praying an isolated decade, but if the decade is a supplement to something else, then I kind of consider the “other prayers” I’ve attached it to to serve as my opening.

 

[justtryin]

Thank you all.

I think what made me wonder about this is because there are finger Rosaries which begin with the Our Father on the Crucifix.

I have a single decade Rosary which starts with the Our Father being said on the Crucifix.
However I recently purchased a single decade Rosary bracelet. This has in addition to the Crucifix, an Our Father bead. I’m sure this bead was added simply for length so it can fit around one’s wrist.

But I think I may have also seen the bracelets with the Our Father and three Hail Mary introductory beads.

For some reason this made me wonder about norms and preferences.
I guess I just think about odd things.