Rosary before Mass

[JustAnotherThou]

I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this, sorry if it’s not.

Does your parish say the Rosary before Mass?
If so do you like that they do or rather they not?
If not, do you wish they would or glad they don’t?

I grew up in a parish that always said the Rosary before Mass. My parish now just began saying it before two of their 5 Masses. I personally enjoy it. Although I have heard that some do not because they use that time to pray by themselves or to meditate.

 

[Sr_Sally]

My parish says the rosary after 2 of the daily Mass times. I like that practice better. It still encourages the devotion, but people who need to recollect themselves before Mass can do it in silence, and those who don’t want to say the rosary can easily leave.

 

[GladCatholic]

My parish says it before daily Mass and it’s over only a few minutes before Mass starts. No, I don’t like it. Then again, a different parish I visit says it immediately after Mass, and I mean no more than 15 seconds after Father leaves the sanctuary–and I don’t like that either…I sound alwfully negative I know.

My preference would be to do it and end such 15 minutes before Mass started or begin it a few minutes after Mass ended so people who pray on either or both ends would have sufficient time.

But maybe I’m one of those people never satisifed.

Glad

 

[MarieVeronica]

I would love it, if our parish did. But sadly, it doesn’t. I agree with GladCatholic on it being “rushed”. I don’t think I’d like the situation of having the Rosary “rushed” immediately before Mass… or immediately after. That wouldn’t feel right to me, either.

But… I wish that our parish offered the option for those who wanted to stay after, and pray the Rosary. Maybe I should suggest it? Our parish typically has times during the week… for specially scheduled Rosaries… and Chaplets.

But, some of us try to say the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, in the Adoration Chapel, before Mass begins. That’s a nice way of preparing for Mass… and telling Our Lord you love Him, before receiving Holy Communion.

 

[puzzleannie]

we started saying a decade after Mass a couple of years ago when it was “the year of the rosary” and have kept it up at people’s request, it really does help keep church quieter and people who want to visit or get going just get out faster, rather than staying to chat in church.

 

[Safetyman2]

Our parish says the rosary before daily Mass. Mass starts at 8:30 A.M. Rosary recitation starts at 7:45 A.M. There is plenty of time for meditation and prayer before Mass.

 

[DJgang]

Seems like every other Sunday, the Rosary is said before Mass. It ends maybe five minutes before Mass starts.

I don’t like it. Let me tell you why.

I say the Rosary not slow, but not in a mumbled rush. I mean, before Mass they will say the Rosary so fast that it’s just a mumble, jumble of words and appears that some people race to see who can say the Hail Mary the loudest, fastest and finish it before anyone else.

Ticks me off to be honest.

We shouldn’t be praying the Rosary in such a horrible rush and unaudioable way, it’s disgraceful to our Blessed Mother.

Also, I see people kneeling, mumbling the Hail Mary and rubber necking around, not even focused on the Prayer. Yep, that ticks me off as well.

So I don’t pray it. I sit there and pray on my own. And try my best not to get upset.

 

[DebChris]

A novena is said every week after the Saturday evening vigil. Everybody else leaves church immediately and nobody knows anybody as a result. On the other hand, after each of the other Masses, parishioners meet after Mass and spend time with one another. This is not done in a disruptive manner since it is recognized that many like the quiet time after Mass to reflect and meditate on what they have received. The fellowship takes place outside and gives parishioners a chance to know one another.
I enjoy the recitation of the rosary before daily Mass. The prayers include the Prayer to St. Michael and the Angelus. This is communal preparation for the Mass.
It seems like it would be much more difficult to recite the rosary after Mass with people exiting the church. The recitation of the rosary beforehand sets a tone for those entering the church whether or not the person chooses to join the prayer. I do think that one of the nearby parishes recites the rosary after Saturday morning Mass.