Praying the Rosary every day?

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What are the benefits of praying the Rosary daily?

I have noticed that praying the Rosary brings me peace. It’s very meditative.

Sometimes I even weep as I reflect on the mysteries and pray.
 
Believe it or not my depression has greatly decreased if not stopped since I have been saying it. Just one thing that’s happened to me😊
 
I believe you. Mother Mary’s intercession can heal all wounds.

I have experienced a reduction in anger management issues since praying the Rosary every day.
 
I feel calmer about the disorder in my life and more able to take productive steps and not feel anxiety is holding me back. Also, I am now able to find the time to say a Rosary most days. This is a big improvement from last year when I did my first 54 day Rosary Novena and wound up about 30 rosaries behind and having to do a marathon to finish on time with the group. There were additional prayers to be said with the Rosaries and I didn’t finish all those until about a month after the novena ended.

I am now on my third 54-day Rosary Novena and I’m only 3 rosaries behind and hope to catch up today. This is a big improvement over 30. Also I am behind partly because I said rosaries on some days for things other than the novena, not because I didn’t say it on those days at all.

I would say last year at this time I had barely said a Rosary in years so this is a great leap forward.
 
rosary_warrior said:
Believe it or not my depression has greatly decreased if not stopped since I have been saying it.
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That is interesting to hear. I wonder what the statistics are on people helped with mental health issues. It might be revealing.
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I have noticed that praying the Rosary brings me peace. It’s very meditative.
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I’m glad to hear that. It doesn’t work for everyone. Saint Therese of Lisieux said she did not enjoy saying the Rosary so you succeeded where a saint failed! 🙂
 
I think it’s peaceful too but honestly I have dry mouth for some reason so I have to pause and drink water like every 10 mins that’s the only thing I don’t like!
 
I started trying to do a rosary daily when I came back to the Church about nine years ago. At first I was saying it in the evening but things would happen and I would miss, sometimes days in a row. Then I started first thing in the morning. I would make most days that way. When my current wife and I were dating, we would say the rosary in the morning on Skype. Since then we have added other devotions. The day is not right unless we do that every morning together over coffee. It sets the tone for the day.

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I am trying to get back my relationship with God and the church. I have started saying the rosary every day, only on day 5. I feel so much better and can feel my relationship with God is coming back better than it ever was.
I really hope I keep it up, please pray for me
 
I love to pray the rosary. It is my fav prayer besides just talking to God. I feel very relaxed after praying. I use candles and incense. I also make it personal and after each decade I give God my personal prayers and worries and prayers for the world. I believe that when you pray it each day it keeps you close to God because its kinda hard to pray the our father when you have something against someone or have wronged someone. You wanna make it right so you can pray your rosary with peace.
 
Very true. I believe that the Rosary is a long discussion with God, Mary and Jesus.
I feel the Holy Spirit flooding me as I pray.
 
Since praying the rosary daily I have gained great insight into the Bible and found I listen better to gospels even parts not part of the rosary and spend great deal of time thinking about them and understanding them. It is a great way to open up a relationship with God I agree. It’s also a gateway for leading you toward other devotions of pathways that God wants to take you. Or so I feel anyway.
 
Father Gabriele Amorth testified, 'One day a colleague of mine heard the devil say during an exorcism, "Every Hail Mary is like a blow on my head. If Christians knew how powerful the Rosary was, it would be my end.
 
My day feels empty until I’ve said the Rosary. I also noticed it helped with depression and anxiety. If I get stressed/anxious now I often just reach for the beads just as a reminder.
 
I like to personalize the Rosary by saying a few words to God after the Our Father.
I also say a short prayer to Mary after each decade.
It might seem strange but I feel Jesus and Mary in the room with me when I pray the Rosary.
 
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