Rosary with personal intentions?

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Hi there, forgive this is this is a big ‘rookie’ question, but I couldnt see an answer when I searched here.

I understand how we can pray the rosary with intentions, not just to meditate on the Mysteries but for a purpose i.e. Pro-life or for healing etc, but I was wondering if it is OK to pray the rosary whilst saying personal intentions for myself too?

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That’s completely okay. It’s always good to trust your concerns to the intercession of Mary.
 
There is nothing wrong with this at all. This is how I personally pray the Rosary. I not only pray for intentions for my spouse and child, and the church as a whole. But, also for graces that I’m in personal need of…I can tell you from first hand experience that the Blessed Mother has helped me fight against personal temptations, vices, and sins. And grow in virtues that I’ve been lacking. If you are in need of something, ask her, she’s our Mother, she wants to help us.
 
I often say a rosary for myself. Especially for the fruits of the mysteries that I need. (humility, love of God, faith, purity, etc.). Sometimes the mystery or the fruit of the mystery fits a particular person or a particular thing, so I might have different intentions for each decade or even different intentions for each bead of each decade. For instance, I might pray for 5 or 10 different people to have the joy of knowing Jesus (finding of Jesus in the temple). I might pray for the Holy Father and all bishops while meditating on the Resurrection (fruit of mystery: faith), then I might pray for my bishop, all priests, and all religious while meditating on the Ascension (fruit of mystery: hope), then pray for unity in the Church while meditating on the descent of the Holy Spirit (fruit of mystery: Love of God). You get the idea. Pray for as many people/things as you want including yourself, your family, your friends, those in Purgatory, poor sinners, lukewarm Catholics, newly confirmed members of the church, etc. and so forth.
 
Thank you everyone for your lovely messages 🙂
Last night before going to bed I did pray a decade of the rosary, each bead had an intention. Rather than a one line intention which I had planned, it became more of a conversation between me and Mary and how God can help me through my troubles at the moment.

Today I feel again, better. A weight has been lifted and I dont feel so overwhelmed by everything - home, work etc. I really feel as though Mary has been with me today helping me get through each little bit. I am so grateful to her and to God too.

Thanks everyone here. You have all been so lovely and give great replies to every question I’ve asked.
 
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