Questions about the rosary

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I am making an effort to say a rosary everyday. However I am findinfg it difficult to find 15 minutes that I can pray and meditate uninterupted.

I was wondering does a rosary have to be said all at once? Or is it ok to say it a decade at a time throughout the day?
 
Steveabrous said:
I am making an effort to say a rosary everyday. However I am findinfg it difficult to find 15 minutes that I can pray and meditate uninterupted.

I was wondering does a rosary have to be said all at once? Or is it ok to say it a decade at a time throughout the day?
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I always thought that it was broken up into days.
 
Since the Rosary is an optional devotion, I don’t think there really is a “wrong” way to say it. (Well, maybe there is but breaking it into parts isn’t one of them. :rolleyes:)

If you can’t find 15 minutes in a row and break it into segments, that’s still a great benefit, and you have spent the same cumulative amount of time meditating on the mysteries, either way. 👍

Alan
 
I say the Rosary when I go to bed. You DO have to sleep, so you will get some minutes then.
 
Spreading the decades throughout the day is fine. Pray as you can! 👍
 
bsroufek said:
I say the Rosary when I go to bed. You DO have to sleep, so you will get some minutes then.
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Me too. I usually fall asleep halfway thru and like to think my Guardian Angel finishes the rosary for me
 
There really is no wrong way to pray. If you need to spread it out, spread it out! I personally think, however, that it is very beneficial to say it all at once if you are able. I often pray mine in the car when I am driving to work! Or at bed time, just be sure to stay sitting up so that you don’t fall asleep. 😉
 
Many years ago when I started to pray the Rosary, I asked my Pastor if my rosary prayer was interrupted, do I have to start it all over from the beginning. He said I could just re-pick it up from where was dropped.
 
InLight247 said:
Many years ago when I started to pray the Rosary, I asked my Pastor if my rosary prayer was interrupted, do I have to start it all over from the beginning. He said I could just re-pick it up from where was dropped.
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I was in church a while before mass started and we were praying the Rosary with the lector. We got to the 5th mystery and it was time for mass to start. She suggested we finish it at home. You could also head to bed 15 minutes early and pray it at that time.
 
armyross said:
I thought you say which ever decad for the day is that right
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No, you meditate on the mysteries of the day.

Monday - Joyful
Tuesday - Sorrowful
Wednesday - Glorious
Thursday - Luminous
Friday - Sorrowful
Saturday - Joyful
Sunday - Glorious

How to pray the rosary

It takes about 20 minutes to say the entire rosary, depending upon how deeply you meditate on the mysteries. When I say the rosary with a group, in church, they just announce the mystery for that decade and then we all say the Hail Marys, pretty quickly. I prefer doing it alone because then I can go at my own pace.

But if someone is pressed for time, they can do a decade or two at time.
 
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