Praying the rosary while driving

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Is it ok to pray the rosary while driving or working etc? Or does it need to be done in a quiet room?
 
I think full attention needs to be on driving…anything that takes the focus away from the road puts lives in danger…that includes hands-free cell phone usage.
 
I tried it briefly once and found that my hyands were too full. Like having a cell phone or coffee cup in my hand. I would NOT recommend it as too unsafe. It is bad enough to risk your own life but not others.

Yo may want to put a Dana CD in your player and use that. But don’t let take too much attention.
 
Philomeena said:
I think full attention needs to be on driving…anything that takes the focus away from the road puts lives in danger…that includes hands-free cell phone usage.
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That would also include allowing anyone to be in the car with you, or having the radio on, or even thinking about anything other than driving. Because if you are honest, everyone and everything is a potential distraction, takes the focus away from the road and puts lives in danger.

Now, if you drive like most people do, with people in the car, you have your radio on and you talk to those others in your car. You should be able to pray while in the car. I would either have someone else lead the rosary or get a tape or CD, if you have a player, and follow the recording. That way if you would have to lead anything, you could simply follow along. I would NOT recommend that you hold a rosary while you are driving.
 
Personally I always pray the rosary under extremely quiet conditions. I would agree with what others posted about safety, that sounds a bit dangerous but If it works for you then it’s all right to do it, just be careful.
 
I politely disagree with others about the question of safety while driving or needing perfectly quiet conditions to pray the rosary. I personally pray it daily in the car on my way to work. I have never felt distracted from the road, not even in the slightest.

It gives me the start to the day that I need.

Also, I pray the Angelus at my desk at work three times a day. We can’t always have a quiet room and alone time to offer our prayers in. If you feel the need or the inspiration to Pray, then who is anybody to tell you to ignore it?
 
My family almost always says the rosary on the way to church and sometimes while going into town. If you’re capable of managing it I don’t see anything wrong.
 
I’m w/ Ophelia23.

I pop in a CD and pray the rosary while driving. Great way to start the day. Calms me in my time of need.

LOVE IT!
 
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I politely disagree with others about the question of safety while driving or needing perfectly quiet conditions to pray the rosary. I personally pray it daily in the car on my way to work. I have never felt distracted from the road, not even in the slightest.
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cessnawag said:
Is it ok to pray the rosary while driving or working etc? Or does it need to be done in a quiet room?
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I think this is a purely individual choice. I pray the rosary at least once a week while driving, usually on country roads, holding the beads and all. I’ve never felt especially distracted or unsafe. If conditions are out of the ordinary (bad weather, someone pulls out in front of me, etc.), I stop the prayer and resume when things return to normal.

If you try it and find that the rosary makes you an unsafe driver, or if driving takes such concentration that you can’t focus on the mysteries (I can’t imagine, for instance, trying to pray the rosary in downtown traffic, but perhaps that would work for someone else), then maybe you need to avoid it.
 
My husband is an over the road truck driver and he prays his rosary daily while driving. Usually on long open stretches of highway. He never does during traffic or other high stress situations, such as climbing mountains or inclement weather. I personally just say other prayers outloud in the car anytime I’m alone.
 
Back when I still worked, I prayed the rosary every day while driving home. Since I worked the graveyard shift, and was driving away from the city at 7 AM, traffic was extremely light on my side of the road. Everyone else was driving toward the city, as I was leaving it. Wasn’t a problem for me, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend it if you are in heavy traffic.
 
AlwaysCurious said:
I think this is a purely individual choice. ** I pray the rosary at least once a week while driving, usually on country roads, holding the beads and all. I’ve never felt especially distracted or unsafe. If conditions are out of the ordinary (bad weather, someone pulls out in front of me, etc.), I stop the prayer and resume when things return to normal.**

If you try it and find that the rosary makes you an unsafe driver, or if driving takes such concentration that you can’t focus on the mysteries (I can’t imagine, for instance, trying to pray the rosary in downtown traffic, but perhaps that would work for someone else), then maybe you need to avoid it.
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Ditto.
 
Hm, I often pray the Rosary when traveling, which is infrequent. I find it interesting that when praying the rosary in a quiet place, I tend to meditate on the mysteries and use the prayers as kind of a mantra. When traveling, I focus more on the prayers themselves. I think that keeps my focus more on the here and now - the road! Thank you Mother Mary!.
 
I actually started praying the rosary on my way home yesterday. I wondered if it was okay, but I managed. I just thought that praying the rosary is far better than listening to what passes for music on the radio. Plus, with as chaotic as it can get at home, my drive home seems to be the only time I can have any ‘me’ time to think and meditate.
 
When I was still working, I had a 40 minute bumper to bumper commute; that gave me plenty of time to say 2 rosaries!
 
I think it all depends if one can concentrate on both at the same time. I have been praying rosaries while driving all the time. It works just fine for me. Ideally, the best place to pray rosary is in front of the tabernacle. However, we may pray at any time, in any place. I pray rosary in my heart at the supermarket, in YMCA, or any other places I could manage. Constant recollection is good.
 
While driving: I do it and just keep my hands on the wheel and the Rosary.

While working: Obviously it depends on what you’re work is. I sometimes have a piece a scrap paper that I use to keep track of decades by hatch marks. Just write, say a Hail Mary, write some more, say a Hail Mary. I don’t do that often, as it is time consuming, but if its late and your work is tedious it can help.

If I’m doing just hands on work I often pray, just without beads. I really think you can and should pray anywhere, as long as you are fulfilling your duties as well.
 
I always pray on the way to work and on the way back. Rosary one way and Divine Mercy on the way back :). ( Most days, anyway). I sometimes hold a rosary, but I also just use my fingers to count out the prayers. I don’t think this distracts my driving in the least!
 
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