please i need help

[synlly]

hi all.my fiance and i had a small argument today.I was telling him about the importance of the rosary and how i felt iternal peace each time i prayed the rosary.On the other hand,he says he feels spiritually unsatisfied each time he prayed the rosary.he says he cant concentrate on repeating a prayer over and over;He says he cant concentrate and besides its not an obligation to pray the rosay daily;I did not know that.I ont know the last time he prayed the rosary.Is it an obligation,bc i read the promises of praying the rosary everyay;And i feel happy each time i pray the roary

 

[Bookcat]

No it is not an obligation (unless one has it for a penance from a Confession).

But a very good thing to do.

Having said that though…some simply do not take to it. Or do so in fits and starts. Or discover it again later…

Or perhaps just pray one decade at a time…etc

You may suggest this for his reading this very short text: vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_20021016_rosarium-virginis-mariae_en.html

Book form: amazon.com/Most-Holy-Rosary-John-Paul/dp/0819864749/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1317748836&sr=8-5

But No worries.

He can pray in other ways.

 

[SuscipeMeDomine]

It’s wonderful that you get great consolation from praying the rosary, but your fiance is not under any requirement to pray it if it isn’t satisfying for him.

Perhaps he would be willing to share with you what types of prayer he likes and you can learn from each other.

When I talk with the RCIA folks about prayer I remind them that there are many ways to pray and we all find the method(s) that work best for us. The important thing is to pray and nurture that relationship with God. If one person prays the rosary and someone else likes lectio divina and a third person prays the Liturgy of the Hours…it’s all good!

 

[Pilgrim020]

We aren’t obligated to do it daily. I’m not an expert on prayer, but my thought is that we all talk to God in different ways. Some like formal prayer (the Our Father, the Hail Mary, etc). Some like meditative prayer, like the rosary. Others gravitate to informal prayer… talking to God like you would a friend. I had a priest tell me once to talk to Jesus like he was a friend. The priest told me, “He understands (your situation). He speaks English.” I still pray the formal prayers, but talking to Jesus like a friend I think made things more intimate.

“How to pray? This is a simple matter. I would say: Pray any way you like, so long as you do pray.” --Pope John Paul II

God bless you. You and your fiance are in my prayers.

 

[Castello]

The Rosary is a private devotion. One can be a faithful Catholic and never pray a Rosary.

If it is not your financee’s cup of spirituality, then, let him find something that fits him.