Question about rosary indulgence

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Assuming the usual conditions apply, could one gain a plenary indulgence by arriving to Mass a few minutes early and whispering the rosary? Also does one have to use the beads or are the prayers themselves sufficient?
 
For a plenary indulgence with the Rosary, it needs to be more than one person–a family group or other group. Perhaps you can gather a couple people to say it before or after Mass.
 
Not necesarily more than one person.
However you do need to fufil certain conditions whi ch The priest can explain.
 
Yes there is and no it does not have to be in a group setting necesarily nor more than one person necesarily.
But there is certain conditions which the priest can explain

The rosary is a very powerful prayer because of Our Lady.
She has helped me in many personal ways, just like anyone else who prays it.

I am not sure if it can be applied in the manner which you describe before mass.
But I do know that there is a way you can receive it privately. I just do not remember the conditions

As far as your main question you do need to ask a Catholic Priest.
 
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Absolutely fine. You don’t have to use the beads although it’s always good to recieve the graces which come with sacramentals (so get those beads blessed).
I would aim to arrive at least 15-20 mins before Mass starts if you wish to say the rosary to gain a plenary indulgence.
 
No, this is not true when the Rosary is recited out loud in church. You can get the indulgence by yourself saying it that way. Which is helpful for those of us who don’t have families or groups to pray it with.

So yes, you can say the Rosary piously out loud in a church by yourself - whispering is fine, it doesn’t say how loud you must “recite” - and get the plenary. I do this a couple times a week usually. Remember that you must also fulfill the other conditions for plenary: be in state of grace, receive 1 Holy Communion, pray for the Holy Father’s intentions, go to confession within 20 days, and have no attachment to sin, even venial sin.

I don’t believe the Enchiridion requires use of the beads like the old Raccolta did, but it’s good practice to use a blessed Rosary. Many churches have some cheap plastic ones in the vestibule to borrow if you find yourself without.
 
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Thanks for the clear explanation. I actually have a rosary, though I think it’s unblessed. I just have trouble with small objects on occasion.
 
That is what I was essentially saying that it does not have to be read out loud it could be in private as well. Many saints prayed it privately.
I agree with
 
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I recommend you take it to bless since it is a sacramental. I am not saying you must talk to a priest but I am saying if you have questions about having or obtaining an indulgence and knowing the conditions you can go to a priest so that he can explain
 
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That is what I was essentially saying that it does not have to be read out loud it could be in private as well. Many saints prayed it privately.
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If you are just praying the rosary for devotional purposes, you can pray it the way you want, and God will hear the prayers.

But if you want a plenary indulgence for saying it, you need to meet the conditions specified by the Vatican in the Enchiridion of Indulgences. The Church sets the rules for indulgences and you need to comply with them. You don’t just make up your own rules.

What “many saints did” is irrelevant to the specific conditions set forth by the Vatican in the current Enchiridion, which only dates back to 1968 so any saints before that would not have even been operating under the current conditions set forth for indulgences.

This thread is asking specifically about rosary INDULGENCE, not about just saying the rosary as a private devotion, so you are incorrect in saying it’s okay to just pray it privately and/or silently, as that’s not what the Vatican said in its Enchiridion of Indulgences.

The Enchiridion of Indulgences specifically states this regarding plenary indulgence for the rosary:
A plenary indulgence is granted if the Rosary is recited in a church, a public oratory, a family group, a religious Community, or pious Association; a partial indulgence is granted in other circumstances.
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The Enchiridion of Indulgences specifies that you must “recite” the rosary to get the indulgence, which means out loud. They include specific exceptions for those who cannot speak, so it’s pretty clear. We’ve had this discussion before on CAF.

You can say the rosary in private for the indulgence if you have a “family group, religious community, or pious Association” to say it with; otherwise you need to go to a “church or oratory”.

These are the rules as set forth by the Vatican. You also need to pray at least five decades “continuously”.

For further discussion of the provision, here is a helpful EWTN article

http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zlitur509.htm
 
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