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Do any of you who are non-Catholic/Christians
pray the rosary?

Catholics feel free to share your own experience/practice with the rosary.

This is something that has been very much on my mind (I actually purchased one and had it blessed today by a priest) but I haven’t prayed with it yet. I’m struggling (as a Protestant) with the concept, yet I’m very much drawn to it. I understand that some in the High Anglican Church do this - though it is not a common practice.

Blessings,

Brian
 
I am glad you show interests. yes, there are some members here praying the rosary and not being a Catholic. I know one for sure and that is Zooey. 🙂

I started out by praying 1 Hail Mary, 1 Our Father, and 1 Glory Be every day since I was around 5 or 6 years old until now…Bu when I got into college, I was in trouble spiritually big time without me knowing much or trying to realize it. When I moved away from home, my mom asked me to pray 10 Hail Mary’s per day and she would finish the rest of the Rosary. I tried to do that for a whole year with few days not doing it.

One night, after attending a Life in Spirit seminar, I came home and decided to pray the entire Rosary myself with serious intention. My life has changed ever since. I’ve started to know more about myself - being sinful and all…and I am still recognizing more about my bad side of me.

I thanks the Lord for giving us the Heavenly Mother. She has always been watching out for us.

Praying the Rosary is not all about Mary but about the meditation on the Mystery of Jesus Christ and also about glorifying the Holy Trinity.

The book that helps me a lot is “The Secret of the Rosary” by Saint Louis de Montfort.

I could never understand all the mysteries fully (b/c it is mystery), but the more I understand it, from other Saints such as Saint Louis, the more I like to pray the Rosary - it is not only for my soul but for many.
 
Robbinson said:
Do any of you who are non-Catholic/Christians
pray the rosary?

Catholics feel free to share your own experience/practice with the rosary.

This is something that has been very much on my mind (I actually purchased one and had it blessed today by a priest) but I haven’t prayed with it yet. I’m struggling (as a Protestant) with the concept, yet I’m very much drawn to it. I understand that some in the High Anglican Church do this - though it is not a common practice.

Blessings,

Brian
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You may be more interested in the Eastern Catholic prayer called the “Jesus Prayer”. “Lord Jesus Christ, Have Mercy On Me.” or “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy On Me.” This is a more ancient form of prayer as compared to the Rosary and is the way to “pray without ceasing” as the New Testament commands us.

Some who practice this unceasing prayer have been know, in today’s day and age, to literally glow as did the face of Moses in the Old Testament Times with the uncreated light of God.

You could use the Rosary you bought and had blessed to pray the Jesus Prayer; although it is more traditional to get a “Prayer Rope” with special knots - number of knots may very depending on the length of the rope - 33, 100, 300, etc.

With the words of the prayer for beginners you would time your breathing with the words - so as to pray with each and every breath you take. Some prefer doing it slowly: example: Inhale while praying “Lord Jesus Christ” Exhale while praying “Have Mercy on Me” and some prefer doing it quickly: example praying the prayer in full 3 times with each inhale and again 3 times with each exhale. Once one is more experienced with the prayer, each word is timed with every heart beat.

With practice, eventually, you are praying in your heart, with your heart while going about your day to day tasks of work, play, etc. even in your sleep!

Just an idea. It’s the Prayer I love and practice. In the past, I used to pray the Rosary - everyone is different, but for me, I feel closer to God with the Jesus Prayer.
 
I’m from a religious tradition that does not engage in pre-written prayers as a general rule, though we do view the singing of hymns as a form of a prayer.
 
Robbinson said:
Do any of you who are non-Catholic/Christians
pray the rosary?

Catholics feel free to share your own experience/practice with the rosary.

This is something that has been very much on my mind (I actually purchased one and had it blessed today by a priest) but I haven’t prayed with it yet. I’m struggling (as a Protestant) with the concept, yet I’m very much drawn to it. I understand that some in the High Anglican Church do this - though it is not a common practice.

Blessings,

Brian
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Hi there Brian,

Are you struggle to read the Bible?

If you are not struggling to read the Bible, which I know you are not:) then you should not be struggling to pray the Rosary.👍

The Rosary is the Bible.🙂 The life and times of Jesus Christ, His Mother Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, His foster father. The Rosary is inspired by the Holy Spirit, it is He who is bringing you these feelings to pray the Rosary.

The Rosary brings many Miracles. I know this to be TRUE in my life, as it will be in yours.

God bless you

Ufamtobie
 
Brian, the rosary is a meditative prayer with a body and a soul. The formal prayers are like the body and the mysteries are the soul. It is comparable to gazing at the face of Christ through the eyes of His Mother.

We have a lady at our parish whose ministry is to make rosaries and give them to Protestants. Most accept them gladly, though with a surprised look, saying they didn’t know they *could *say the rosary! When they find out they can they seem quite pleased and thankful.

Since the rosary is a private devotion you DO have options. You can say the whole rosary the way it is traditionally said, or you can pray one decade, or you can just hold the beads for comfort and concentrate on one of the Gospel mysteries, such as the “Crowning with Thorns” or the “Ascension.”

You can also substitute other prayers for the Hail Marys. The Divine Mercy prayer is said on a regular rosary. Or you can say the Jesus Prayer as someone else suggested. There are also chaplets and one-decade rosaries that might be more meaningful to you as a beginner. In fact, I prefer them, and I’m a cradle Catholic.

Another aid is to visualize yourself present within each mystery. There are picture books to help you concentrate. I would also suggest reading a book on the history of the rosary (called Mary’s Psalter) if haven’t already. It’s extremely interesting.
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I love the Jesus Prayer, even I a lapsed but returning Catholic I never have gotten the Rosary for now.

I have found that there is a site by a Anglican called Scriptural Rosary .Org about praying the Rosary.
If you read TS Elliot Ash Wednesday poem a part is about praying the Rosary, and he was Anglican!
And there is Martin Luther’s Rosary i read about in a Lutheran Forum. Luther cut the Hail Maries deleting the last stanza (The Mary pray for us part) but keeping the first stanza that was taken for Scripture (Luther did not believe in Saints Intercession).
 
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I have found that there is a site by a Anglican called Scriptural Rosary .Org about praying the Rosary.
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inthecloud, Catholics also pray the Scriptural rosary as well. It really helps meditating on mysteries.
 
Robbinson said:
Do any of you who are non-Catholic/Christians
pray the rosary?

Catholics feel free to share your own experience/practice with the rosary.

This is something that has been very much on my mind (I actually purchased one and had it blessed today by a priest) but I haven’t prayed with it yet. I’m struggling (as a Protestant) with the concept, yet I’m very much drawn to it. I understand that some in the High Anglican Church do this - though it is not a common practice.

Blessings,

Brian
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It is a form of prayer that you likely are not familiar with. It is “contemplative prayer”. It is Christian multi-tasking. You recite prayers while engaging in contemplation of the mysteries of scripture, mostly Christ’s life. If you obtain a booklet explaining how to pray the Rosary,you will see that you are basically repeating structured prayers with your body (vocalizing prayers while progressing physically on the beads with your hands) while your mind is allowed to free form contemplate the story of Christ, from the Angel announcing to Mary the Advent of our Lord, through his life, suffering, death, resurrection and ascension. You contemplate the descent of the Holy Spirit, the assumption of Mary into Heaven, the crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven (from Revelation). It can become a tremendous blessing.

Now, it does assume that you are familiar with the “communion of Saints”, in which those with the Lord in Heaven are capable of interceding with Christ on behalf of those of us yet on earth. It is the same as asking your friends here to pray for you, except that they are in Heaven rather than here on earth. And if our prayers as sinners have a beneficial effect, imagine how powerful the prayers are of those who are perfect, and reside in the Lord’s Kingdom!

I would suggest a tape or CD of the Rosary done by Father Benedict Groeschel, as he is excellent at explaining the mysteries and leading you through the contemplation.

May God bless you on your journey.
 
inthecloud, Catholics also pray the Scriptural rosary as well. It really helps meditating on mysteries.
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I know, I was giving a example of a non catholic praying the Rosary.
Most of the protestant who do that are either Anglican or Lutheran.

I guess that the no vain repetitions (a miss translation of Batalogeo in Matt. 6.7?) has hampered most english speaking protestants to do contemplative prayers.
 
**The Rosary should be a prayer no christian should be without. For one when you pray the mysteries of the Rosary you are literally praying the Gospels. If you dont want to read the gospels, why not try praying them in the Holy Rosary.

The Our father is prayed before each decade, this liturgical prayer was given to us by the Lord Jesus himself.

The Hail Mary is taken out Luke’s gospel, in the greeting from Gabriel the Archangel, and the inspiration from Elizabeth who was under the Holy Spirit when Mary greeted her. So you could say the first part of the Hail Mary comes from heaven.

“Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with you, blessed art though among woman and blessed is the fruit of thy womb (Jesus)”

The second part of the Hail Mary prayer is the response from humanity to God for recieving such a gift from God. Who confirms and accepts the beleif from Gabriel and Elizabeth;

“Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death”, Humanity exclaims to heaven, for the prayers, in the present, and at the hour of our death, just as Mary prayed for Jesus at the hour of his death.

The mysteries will take through the mysteries of God and his wonderful works in the redemptive acts of Jesus our Savior.

Their is much more to these mysteries for they display the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets in a mystical sense.

Peace**
 
Something that maybe helpful to those that are not aware of with praying the Rosary are the Mysteries. I am familiar with the Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries. I am sure that someone will be able to clarify the Mysteries to us non-Catholics and to Catholics that don’t say the Rosary. I think that many believe that it is just Hail Mary’s which is not the case.

I just wanted to add a link to Anglican Prayer Beads.
kingofpeace.org/prayerbeads.htm

God Bless!
 
The Joyful Mysteries:

1 The Annunciation - to Mary by the Angel Gabriel that she would bear the Son of God.
2. The Visitation - of Mary to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist.
3. The Nativity - the birth of Christ
4. The Presentation - of Jesus in the Temple by Joseph and Mary.
5. The Finding of Jesus - in the Temple after three days.

The Luminous Mysteries:
  1. The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan.
  2. The Wedding feast at Cana. (first miracle)
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom.
  4. The Transfiguration.
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist. (the Lord’s Supper)
The Sorrowful mysteries:
  1. The Agony in the Garden at Gethsemane.
  2. The Scourging at the pillar.
  3. The Crowning with thorns.
  4. The Carrying of the cross.
  5. The Crucifixion and death of Jesus on the cross.
The Glorious Mysteries:
  1. The Resurrection of our Lord.
  2. The Ascension of our Lord into Heaven.
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.
  4. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven. (Early Fathers’ Tradition re: Mary.)
  5. The Crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven (from Revelation)
The Hail Mary and the use of beads makes this, in combination with the active contemplation of these mysteries, both a physical and a spiritual prayer. It touches us at every level of our being.

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ to all who are considering, or who now pray the Rosary.
 
Robbinson said:
Do any of you who are non-Catholic/Christians
pray the rosary?

Catholics feel free to share your own experience/practice with the rosary.

This is something that has been very much on my mind (I actually purchased one and had it blessed today by a priest) but I haven’t prayed with it yet. I’m struggling (as a Protestant) with the concept, yet I’m very much drawn to it. I understand that some in the High Anglican Church do this - though it is not a common practice.

Blessings,

Brian
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