The Holy Rosary

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

The bottom line is that it is the most powerful prayer outside of liturgical prayer and everyone should avail themselves of its beauty and power.

Brother,
Do you have a source for this or is it just a matter of opinion?

 

[PattiDay]

‘Everything Christ did was done to keep us bound together and living at peace with one another. . . And so it was that Paul could have accused the Corinthians of many great crimes but he accused them of contentiousness before any other. He could have accused them of fornication, of pride, of taking their quarrels to the pagan courts, of banquets in the shrines of idols. He could have charged that the women did not veil their heads and that the men did. Over and above all this, he could have accused them of neglecting the poor, of the pride they took in their charismatic gifts, and in the matter of the resurrection of the body. But since, along with these, he could also find fault with them because of their dissensions and quarrels with one another, he passed over all the other crimes, and corrected their contentiousness first.’

St. John Chrysostom

 

[PKinsale]

1. The words of the Divine Office are primarily Scripture (and not just “based” on Scripture); the finest example of “praying the Bible”. Those that are not of Scripture are of Church composition specifically for the purpose of making them her own official prayer.

I must say, the Rosary is exceedingly scriptural. The Hail Mary has clear scriptural roots as does the Our Father, of course. And the mysteries themselves! Many parts of the Divine Office, especially the “ordinary form,” are not. And yet, the Divine Office is a higher form of prayer because it is “official.”

 

[JReducation]

I must say, the Rosary is exceedingly scriptural. The Hail Mary has clear scriptural roots as does the Our Father, of course. And the mysteries themselves! Many parts of the Divine Office, especially the “ordinary form,” are not. And yet, the Divine Office is a higher form of prayer because it is “official.”

What you have to understand about the Divine Office, in any form, because there are many, not just the OF, the Divine Office is a higher form of prayer than the Rosary because it is Liturgy. The Rosary is not Liturgy. The Divine Office is part of the way that the Church worships. It is common to all 22 Catholic Churches; the Rosary is not. The Rosary is much more familiar to Romans than it is to other Catholics. Many Catholic Churches do not have the tradition of the Rosary, though they do have deep Marian spirituality.

When we say that the Divine Office is biblical, we are referring to two key elements. First, the Psalter is biblical. When you pray with the Psalms, you are praising God using his own Word. Second, it is biblical because it predates Jesus. Breaking up the day to sanctify the different hours of the day dates back over 1,000 years before Jesus. It was a practice in which Jesus, his mother, the Apostles and the early Christians preserved from Judaism.

Finally, the Divine Office is the extension of the mass. The Rosary is not. By the time the Rosary enters Christian tradition, the Liturgy of the Church is set. It consists of the mass and the hours. Every other liturgical action revolves around them, including the other sacraments.

All that being said, this does not take away from the power and holiness of the Rosary. I pray the LOTH five times per day and the rosary three times per day.

What is important is to remember that the Rosary cannot be used to replace the LOTH. Those who are bound to pray the LOTH must do so. The Rosary remains a private devotion of Roman Catholics. The Roman is rarely prayed by Chaldeans, Maronites, Ukranians, Greeks, Syriacs and other Catholics, nor by the Orthodox. However, all of us celebrate the mass and the Divine Office.

I hope this helps you understand why the one is more desirable than the other and that this does not mean that one should not pray the Rosary. The best would be to pray both the Major Hours of the LOTH and at least one rosary per day.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

 

[Dave_B]

As a non-Catholic, I dont pray the rosary but can appreciate the beauty of it. It is not my intention to say anything against the RCC, I joined this forum to learn and support the church

I think the greatest prayer is the Our Father. After all this was taught by the Lord himself.

I was reading recently a letter by an early 8th century doctor of the church saint Bede. From what I understood, what was taught then as prayer to the lay person was the pater noster, the apostles creed and sign of the cross. The pater noster to be prayed frequently on bended knee. The apostles creed recited in the morning. And the sign of the cross to also be prayed frequently.

Pls correct me if Im wrong but I dont think the rosary was a popular devotion until 12th century and didnt reach its current form until the 15th. So has no history in the early church. Whereas the our father and creed date back to the beginning of Christianity.

 

[Dave_B]

JReducation:
Great post:thumbsup:

 

[CatholicFireman]

As a non-Catholic, I dont pray the rosary but can appreciate the beauty of it. It is not my intention to say anything against the RCC, I joined this forum to learn and support the church

I think the greatest prayer is the Our Father. After all this was taught by the Lord himself.

I was reading recently a letter by an early 8th century doctor of the church saint Bede. From what I understood, what was taught then as prayer to the lay person was the pater noster, the apostles creed and sign of the cross. The pater noster to be prayed frequently on bended knee. The apostles creed recited in the morning. And the sign of the cross to also be prayed frequently.

Pls correct me if Im wrong but I dont think the rosary was a popular devotion until 12th century and didnt reach its current form until the 15th. So has no history in the early church. Whereas the our father and creed date back to the beginning of Christianity.

God Bless you, Dave!

 

[kentuckyliz]

Praying the Rosary guarantees that I pray the Creed at least once a day, the Pater Noster at least six times a day, and the Gloria at least six times a day. Part of the reason why people who pray the Rosary are inoculated against heresy. Amen and Amen!

Reminds me of the old shocking painting of Mary, Slayer of Heresies that used to be featured on Shrine of the Holy Whapping.

 

[Dave_B]

Praying the Rosary guarantees that I pray the Creed at least once a day, the Pater Noster at least six times a day, and the Gloria at least six times a day. Part of the reason why people who pray the Rosary are inoculated against heresy. Amen and Amen!

Great point. Some fundies might say dont pray the rosary, but do they pray the creed and our father every day. I guess, probably not.

 

[JReducation]

Great point. Some fundies might say dont pray the rosary, but do they pray the creed and our father every day. I guess, probably not.

Common, let’s not make assumptions about the spiritual life of others. That’s not fair.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

 

[CatholicFireman]

Aaaaand time to leave this thread…