For me, sometimes it affects my feelings, but most of the time not. But it does enhance my relationship with God, and definitely some of my intentions have been answered.
Here is one example for encouragement:
Once a few years ago, I drove to another state (maybe 8 hour drive) to visit my best friend and her kids. (She is unfortunately divorced and not a Catholic, although a very committed Christian.) We have been friends for a VERY long time, but it had been a few years since we’d seen each other since she had moved away. We have always kept in touch by phone. So I was supposed to visit for a week. The first day I got there, I had only been there about two hours and we were really getting on each others’ nerves. We were angry with each other already! We were thinking that maybe I wouldn’t stay but a day or two because it wasn’t working out. I took time out and went in another room and prayed a rosary for the intention that we would get along and I would be able to make the full visit. I had only recently returned to the Church. Anyway, I prayed it and then went out into the main room again and all of the anger was gone from both of us. I stayed the whole week and there wasn’t even a hint of it at any point from then forward.
Praise God and the Blessed Mother!! :extrahappy:
OTOH, I have also prayed whole rosary novenas for the intention of someone’s conversion and it hasn’t happened yet. That doesn’t mean it won’t, but I may never know about it. I trust God, and I trust Mary, and if it can be done without trampling on the people’s free will, I trust it will happen.
But what happens every time when I pray the rosary regularly is that my spiritual life is deepened and my prayers are more honest and submissive to God. You’d think that would mean that I would always pray it regularly but sometimes I am lazy…
Also I heard somewhere that if you fall asleep praying the rosary, your guardian angel will finish it for you.
–Jen
