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Just wondering if it was a sin to say a **very **face paced rosary? I try to say it in less than 15 minutes. I even have an mp3 version of the fast rosaries called rosary-on-the-go (approx 14 minutes) which I often listen and recite while driving it which can be downloaded here at soundsleepnow.com/rosaryonthego.html

I know some people love to take their time saying the rosary and saying each word of the Haily Mary very carefully (like 1.5 seconds every word) which is fine too.

Also… there is a trade off to. By saying speed rosaries I can sometimes say all 3 (or 4) mysteries vs saying 1 mystery (the mystery of the day) at a much slower pace or I can have time to fit other prayers during the day.

Another question… for the rosary is the emphasis on saying the Hail Mary or is it on the meditation part of each mystery?

Will Mama Mary be offended by saying speed rosaries and the Hail Mary quickly?

Thoughts?

Rosary on the go (14 minute Rosary): youtube.com/watch?v=JDls4BA1MzY
 
Well, goes without saying that the goal shouldn’t be to say it quickly for the same of saying it quickly.

IMHO quality of prayer matters. If I have fifteen minutes I would rather say fewer decades at a pace that doesn’t feel rushed than consciously speed it up for the sake of getting more decades in.

Prayer is a conversation with God - if you were talking to a friend would you appreciate him
or her saying many words to you in a rush just for the sake of saying a lot in as short a space of time as possible, or saying fewer words but more well-thought-through and better chosen?
 
I came into the Church largely through the rosary, and I came by the rosary through the writings of St Louis de Montfort. Consequently, I would strongly advise against the “speed rosary”.

“The second big fault a lot of people make when saying the Holy Rosary is to have no intention other than that of getting it over as quickly as possible! … It is really pathetic to see how most people say the Holy Rosary–they say it astonishingly fast and mumble so that the words are not properly pronounced at all. We could not possibly expect anyone, even the most unimportant person, to think that a slipshod address of this kind was a compliment and yet we expect Jesus and Mary to be pleased with it!” (The Secret of the Rosary, 44th Rose, St. Louis de Montfort).

And I don’t know that it’s really possible to give greater importance to one or the other–the rosary is incomplete without the prayers said aloud and without the meditations on the mysteries.
 
It would be better to spend that length of time saying them slowly with feeling as though you are giving Her flowers and building Her a crown or mantle with your prayers, than to rush without thought or feeling. Even if it means you only accomplish a decade or two instead of 5… You have to remember She stands there (by our way of thinking) receiving what you are giving Her as you address Her… and you have to remember and consider, that although Mary is far above us in understanding and generosity, if someone treated us in such a way, would we be so eager to present the intention any better than we received it?

Reminds me of the 44th Rose in the Secret of the Rosary as follows

""Blessed Alan de la Roche and other writers, including Robert Bellarmine, tell the story of how a good priest advised three of his penitents, who happened to be sisters, to say the Rosary every day without fail for a whole year. This was so that they might make a beautiful robe of glory for the Blessed Virgin out of their Rosaries. This was a secret that the priest had received from heaven.

So the three sisters said the Rosary faithfully for a year, and on the feast of the Purification our Lady appeared to them at night when they had retired. St. Catherine and St. Agnes were with her, and she was wearing a dress brilliant with light, on which was written in letters of gold the words “Hail, Mary, full of grace.” Our Lady approached the eldest sister and said, “I greet you, my daughter, who have greeted me so often and so well. I want to thank you for the beautiful robes you have made me.” The two virgin saints who accompanied our Lady also thanked her and all three disappeared.

An hour later, our Lady, with the same two companions, entered the room again, but this time she was wearing a green dress which had no gold lettering and did not shine. She went to the second sister and thanked her for the robe she had made by saying her Rosary. But since this sister had seen our Lady appear to the eldest sister much more magnificently dressed, she asked the reason why. Our Lady answered, “Your sister made me more beautiful clothes because she has been saying the Rosary better than you.”

About an hour after this, she appeared to the youngest of the sisters wearing tattered and dirty rags. “My daughter,” she said, “I want to thank you for these clothes you have made me.” The young girl, feeling ashamed, cried out, “O my lady, how could I have dressed you so badly! I beg you to forgive me. Please grant me a little more time to make you a beautiful robe by saying my Rosary better.” Our Lady and the two saints vanished, leaving the girl heartbroken. She told her confessor everything that had happened and he urged them to say the Rosary for another year and to say it with more devotion than ever.

At the end of this second year, on the same day of the Purification, our Lady, clothed in a magnificent robe, and again attended by St. Catherine and St. Agnes, wearing crowns, appeared to them in the evening. She said to them, “I have come to tell you that you have earned heaven at last, and you will all have the great joy of going there tomorrow.” The three of them cried, “Our hearts are ready, dearest Queen, our hearts are ready.” Then the vision faded. That same night they became ill and sent for their confessor, and received the last sacraments, after having thanked him for the holy practice he had taught them. After Compline, our Lady appeared with a large company of virgins and had the three sisters clothed in white robes. While angels were singing, “Come, spouses of Jesus Christ, receive the crowns which have been prepared for you for all eternity,” they departed from this life.""
 
TemplarKnight1 said:
Hello.

Just wondering if it was a sin to say a **very **face paced rosary? I try to say it in less than 15 minutes. I even have an mp3 version of the fast rosaries called rosary-on-the-go (approx 14 minutes) which I often listen and recite while driving it which can be downloaded here at soundsleepnow.com/rosaryonthego.html

I know some people love to take their time saying the rosary and saying each word of the Haily Mary very carefully (like 1.5 seconds every word) which is fine too.

Also… there is a trade off to. By saying speed rosaries I can sometimes say all 3 (or 4) mysteries vs saying 1 mystery (the mystery of the day) at a much slower pace or I can have time to fit other prayers during the day.
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Certianly not a sin - unless you do it superstitiously. I think it was Bishop Sheen who said the Rosary is the perfect length of time for human attention - 17 minutes. A 14 minute Rosary is not really all that short in comparison. 🙂
 
Do you pray best fast? Often I can’t concentrate properly enough to pray slow so I often pray really fast. God knows I mean all the words I’m praying and that I’m not praying fast because I’m bored so there’s really no big deal.
 
Philomena_Maria said:
It would be better to spend that length of time saying them slowly with feeling as though you are giving Her flowers and building Her a crown or mantle with your prayers, than to rush without thought or feeling. Even if it means you only accomplish a decade or two instead of 5… You have to remember She stands there (by our way of thinking) receiving what you are giving Her as you address Her… and you have to remember and consider, that although Mary is far above us in understanding and generosity, if someone treated us in such a way, would we be so eager to present the intention any better than we received it?

Reminds me of the 44th Rose in the Secret of the Rosary as follows

""Blessed Alan de la Roche and other writers, including Robert Bellarmine, tell the story of how a good priest advised three of his penitents, who happened to be sisters, to say the Rosary every day without fail for a whole year. This was so that they might make a beautiful robe of glory for the Blessed Virgin out of their Rosaries. This was a secret that the priest had received from heaven.

So the three sisters said the Rosary faithfully for a year, and on the feast of the Purification our Lady appeared to them at night when they had retired. St. Catherine and St. Agnes were with her, and she was wearing a dress brilliant with light, on which was written in letters of gold the words “Hail, Mary, full of grace.” Our Lady approached the eldest sister and said, “I greet you, my daughter, who have greeted me so often and so well. I want to thank you for the beautiful robes you have made me.” The two virgin saints who accompanied our Lady also thanked her and all three disappeared.

An hour later, our Lady, with the same two companions, entered the room again, but this time she was wearing a green dress which had no gold lettering and did not shine. She went to the second sister and thanked her for the robe she had made by saying her Rosary. But since this sister had seen our Lady appear to the eldest sister much more magnificently dressed, she asked the reason why. Our Lady answered, “Your sister made me more beautiful clothes because she has been saying the Rosary better than you.”

About an hour after this, she appeared to the youngest of the sisters wearing tattered and dirty rags. “My daughter,” she said, “I want to thank you for these clothes you have made me.” The young girl, feeling ashamed, cried out, “O my lady, how could I have dressed you so badly! I beg you to forgive me. Please grant me a little more time to make you a beautiful robe by saying my Rosary better.” Our Lady and the two saints vanished, leaving the girl heartbroken. She told her confessor everything that had happened and he urged them to say the Rosary for another year and to say it with more devotion than ever.

At the end of this second year, on the same day of the Purification, our Lady, clothed in a magnificent robe, and again attended by St. Catherine and St. Agnes, wearing crowns, appeared to them in the evening. She said to them, “I have come to tell you that you have earned heaven at last, and you will all have the great joy of going there tomorrow.” The three of them cried, “Our hearts are ready, dearest Queen, our hearts are ready.” Then the vision faded. That same night they became ill and sent for their confessor, and received the last sacraments, after having thanked him for the holy practice he had taught them. After Compline, our Lady appeared with a large company of virgins and had the three sisters clothed in white robes. While angels were singing, “Come, spouses of Jesus Christ, receive the crowns which have been prepared for you for all eternity,” they departed from this life.""
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**This is beautiful, and VERY true. I will try never again to rush my Aves. Our Lady and Our LORD deserve the very best and purest out of my mouth. **
 
By the way, if I pray my Rosary, can I meditate on the actual Hail Mary once in a while, or do I have to meditate on the mystery?
 
I can’t recommend highly enough Blessed John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter on the Most Holy Rosary:
vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_20021016_rosarium-virginis-mariae_en.html

Here’s a little bit from it that you might be interested in:
The Rosary, a contemplative prayer
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  1. The Rosary, precisely because it starts with Mary’s own experience, is an exquisitely contemplative prayer. Without this contemplative dimension, it would lose its meaning, as Pope Paul VI clearly pointed out: “Without contemplation, the Rosary is a body without a soul, and its recitation runs the risk of becoming a mechanical repetition of formulas, in violation of the admonition of Christ: ‘In praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think they will be heard for their many words’ (Mt 6:7). By its nature the recitation of the Rosary calls for a quiet rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to meditate on the mysteries of the Lord’s life as seen through the eyes of her who was closest to the Lord. In this way the unfathomable riches of these mysteries are disclosed”.(14)
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It is worth pausing to consider this profound insight of Paul VI, in order to bring out certain aspects of the Rosary which show that it is really a form of Christocentric contemplation.
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There are some suggestions also on how to pray the Rosary that would be helpful for anyone. 🙂
 
I say it quick but I try to meditate hard, I just say it fast and I try to think on the words as I say them even though it is faster than usual
 
Starting from “I believe…” and ending with “…the promises of Christ.” I usually say the rosary in under 18 minutes, when I add in intentions at the beginning and personal prayers at the end it extends to 24.

I do find that when I say it very quickly (about 14 minutes) while intensely meditating I’m able to sort of slip into a deep contemplation afterwards that can last for twenty minutes while only feeling like a few. So in a way the quicker I pray the longer I pray.

Spiritually it’s very fulfilling, not so much for the other people in the car.😛
 
I prefer to say it slowly, carefully meditating the words and mysteries. It usually takes me from 24-35 mins doing it this way. A thing to keep in mind, as someone already observed, it’s better to do it this way and only get 2-3 mysteries done. The other mysteries could be prayed some other time in the day. At least on a personal level I find it much more rewarding for my spirit.
 
Being a country boy, my normal pace is probably slower than some. It usually takes 20-35 minutes for me to pray the Rosary. The longer time is if I play/pray the Glory Be prayers on the pennywhistle. Sometimes I’ll play Immaculate Mary too, instead of the Hail, Holy Queen.

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Andres88 said:
I prefer to say it slowly, carefully meditating the words and mysteries. It usually takes me from 24-35 mins doing it this way. A thing to keep in mind, as someone already observed, it’s better to do it this way and only get 2-3 mysteries done. The other mysteries could be prayed some other time in the day. At least on a personal level I find it much more rewarding for my spirit.
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Better for you. That doesn’t mean that it’s always better to do it that way for everyone else.
 
In general, I find when doing a group rosary, men say the prayers much quicker than women. For me, the women are to slow, and I actually find that distracting! :o

Anybody else notice this?
 
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