Problem with praying the Rosary

[Holly3278]

Hey everyone. I am in the habit of praying the Rosary every day. However, I have recently noticed a problem that I am having. Well, when I pray the Rosary I feel like I am not actually praying to Mary when I pray the Hail Mary prayers. I feel like I am just simply reciting them. I tend to go through the Rosary pretty fast. Well, I am just wondering, how can I fix this problem? I mean, I have the intention of praying to Mary but I go through the Rosary so quickly that it seems as though I am not really praying to her at all.

 

[Living_Stats]

Actually, for me it is the other way around. Every time I pray the Rosary I feel like I’m concentrating really hard on trying to understand each phrase of the Hail Mary in my head (I do understand it, it is more of a contemplation of each phrase in my head). And I pray very slowly, so it’s almost like I’m over reciting it. Any help either?

 

[Holly3278]

Usually I am so busy concentrating on the mystery of whatever decade I am on that I feel like I am neglecting to pray to Mary with the Hail Marys. I do recite the Hail Marys silently in my head while I concentrate on the mysteries but it always seems like I am giving more attention to the mystery than to praying to Mary.

 

[Arturo_Ortiz]

I have been having this problem lately as well. What I ended up doing is to focus in one of the five mysteries as well. One day I would do the joyous, then the sorrowful, and finally the glorious mysteries. Once I finished one decade I would pray to Mary to help me meditate in this mystery. For example in the mystery of the Descent of the Holy Ghost I would tell Mary to help me meditate on this mystery. I would pray that May the Holy Ghost come down to me to guide me and lead me to doing the right things for that day. Once I got to the next mystery I would do the same thing. Let’s say the Assumption as that is the mystery after the Descent of the Holy Ghost. I would pray to Mary to help me mediate on Mary’s assumption to Heaven. Then the same thing for the next mystery and so on and so on.

I would recommend you to buy a book that contains the mysteries of the rosary so that you could use it while praying the Rosary. That way you can look at which mystery you are praying at that moment. It will help you keep track on which set of mysteries you are doing that day as well.

As for focusing to much on the mysteries this is part of praying the Rosary
Good luck in praying the Rosary each day.

 

[MS_SURVEYOR]

Usually I am so busy concentrating on the mystery of whatever decade I am on that I feel like I am neglecting to pray to Mary with the Hail Marys. I do recite the Hail Marys silently in my head while I concentrate on the mysteries but it always seems like I am giving more attention to the mystery than to praying to Mary.

That’s how the Rosary is to be prayed. The mysteries are what need to be concentrated on with the Hail Marys in the back ground. Myself I tend to read or think about a passage of the mystery just before the Hail Mary. It’s hard for me to do 2 things at one time.

 

[Holly3278]

That’s how the Rosary is to be prayed. The mysteries are what need to be concentrated on with the Hail Marys in the back ground. Myself I tend to read or think about a passage of the mystery just before the Hail Mary. It’s hard for me to do 2 things at one time.

So I am not doing it wrong? I felt like I was doing it wrong because it felt like I wasn’t praying to Mary but just using the Hail Marys as a background or something.

 

[Paul2274]

You’re doing just what you are supposed to do.

The Hail Mary is in essence meant to “block” out your wandering mind while you can concentrate on the Mysteries. It’s part of meditation. It puts the mind into a rhythm of sorts.

Paul

 

[cc42]

I’m the same way. My understanding is that God knows you cannot equally do both (unless He gives the grace to do otherwise) so focus on one or the other. Or you could say the prayers and focus on the words and then at the end of the prayers focus on the mystery.

 

[ChibiViolet]

You’re doing just what you are supposed to do.

The Hail Mary is in essence meant to “block” out your wandering mind while you can concentrate on the Mysteries. It’s part of meditation. It puts the mind into a rhythm of sorts.

Paul

Who told you that?

 

[MaeganFlinchum]

focuz on the mystery as long as you feel you should. then say the Hail Marys

 

[mab23]

Usually I am so busy concentrating on the mystery of whatever decade I am on that I feel like I am neglecting to pray to Mary with the Hail Marys. I do recite the Hail Marys silently in my head while I concentrate on the mysteries but it always seems like I am giving more attention to the mystery than to praying to Mary.

you are still praying to Mary while meditating on the Mysteries which is the whole point of the Rosary - but if have some extra time, just go to comepraytherosary.org and pray along with them at the slower pace

I also pray the Rosary daily and fast, but I make a point to shut everything out and focus on the mystery while reciting the prayers ,and the more I do it - the better I get at it (meditating on the mysteries)

 

[Holly3278]

Thanks everyone for your answers. I honestly thought I was doing it wrong but I guess not.

 

[Nimzovik]

So I am not doing it wrong? I felt like I was doing it wrong because it felt like I wasn’t praying to Mary but just using the Hail Marys as a background or something.

Methinks one does not even mention the names of Mary or Jesus in a positve manner without being moved by the Spirit. Dryness in the Rosary just means one is waging the ‘War of Prayer.’ Such is to be expected. If all were easy in prayer -if the Lord continually moves us with His Spirit, how would we grow? -what sacrifices in prayer would we have to offer the Lord?