I am familiar with the book on the Eucharistic Rosary and I do not think that book advocates the praying of the Rosary during the Mass.
I believe the Eucharistic Rosary is to prayed during the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and a Holy Hour.
They are beautiful prayers though.:harp:
Hi mullenpm,
What book are you thinking of ? Does it have the same meditations ? Those I posted are from Fr F.X.Lasance’s “With God”. It was published in 1911.
Fr Lasance had this to say before presenting the Eucharistic Rosary meditations in his book…
As you can see, it lends support to what you said, that the Eucharistic Rosary is suitable for adoration, but he also mentions they are suitable for Mass.
The problem is, someone who has never assisted the Traditional Latin Mass looks at the Rosary as applied to the Ordinary Form. With all of the
Audible participation of those in the pew that we have during the OF, then it does seem somewhat surprising or out of place to pray the Rosary during Mass. Indeed it would be tough to pray the entire 15 decade Eucharistic Rosary in a reverent manner *during * a 25 minute weekday OF Mass.
But, I’d like to come back to what you said about Adoration. The Eucharistic Rosary is indeed fitting in regard to Adoration. That said, should our Adoration before receiving Communion, or even a Spiritual Communion,
end with the conclusion of the words
" Behold the lamb of God, behold Him Who taketh away the sins of the world." ?
It shouldn’t. And though the priest lowers the Host from our sight, we can remain in adoration. We know we have placed ourselves before the Real Presence. Our own individual way of Adoration, and preparation to receive, once we begin the Communion of the Faithful , is free of rubric or a stated/specific mental prayer. We are on our own at that point.
to all…
That said, can any Catholic , …clergy, laity, religious, or dare I say, Pope, … say that praying a decade of the Eucharistic Rosary from the time we begin receiving, and up till the Ablutions begin, does not build Faith in the Real Presence in the individual who prays it ?
Furthermore, it cannot be said by any Catholic, that there exists a personal, traditional, or suggested method of Adoration and preparation, or prayer, that surpasses the Eucharistic Rosary in it’s ability to build Faith and understanding of what happens on the Altar.
Now, surely there are very many Saints in Heaven who never prayed the Eucharistic Rosary. I’d guess most did not. And surely no Catholic can say an individual’s
personal method of pious and reverent Adoration, and preparation to receive, does not build Faith and understanding of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
I hope we can agree at this point, that there are indeed moments during the Mass that we can convey our piety in our own way, and at the same time in unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ’s Holy Name.
So what about Pope Paul VI, GRHS ? Didn’t he say praying The Rosary during Mass was a mistake ? Yes he did. But the good Pope may have been more concerned with the importance of establishing the concept of active participation. The Mass he was certainly referring to was his own. Praying an
entire 15 decade Rosary of any sort in a pious and reverent manner during the Pauline Rite is indeed impeded by virtue of the time and “pace” of the Liturgy. I’ll add that this… “active participation” might be better described as
audible participation. Never was there a lack of participation by the faithful in the first place. But that’s another myth for another thread.
One can’t assume that “praying the Rosary during Mass” literally means praying all 15 decades start to finish, while ignoring the prayers of Holy Mass. With due respect to H.H. Paul VI, and the reason he said it, that is a very liberal assumption.
