The Lutheran Rosary

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It’s a private little devotion I use ( after consulting with my pastor whether or not it’s in keeping with LCMS Lutheranism about two years ago). I have a link to its use and how the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod regards it ( as long as it’s used as an aid to meditation, it’s apparently fine): xrysostom.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-lutherans-use-rosary.html,
and here are a couple of links regarding Lutheran Mariology in general: cyclopedia.lcms.org/display.asp?t1=m&word=MARIOLOGY, whymarymatters.com/tag/mariology/.

I offer this hesitantly and as merely a suggestion :o, because I have benefited from saying the Lutheran Rosary in the sense that my thoughts more easily turn to these Mysteries of the Life of Christ during the regular hubbub of a normal day justandsinner.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-lutheran-rosary.html.
 
LutheranScholar said:
It’s a private little devotion I use ( after consulting with my pastor whether or not it’s in keeping with LCMS Lutheranism about two years ago). I have a link to its use and how the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod regards it ( as long as it’s used as an aid to meditation, it’s apparently fine): xrysostom.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-lutherans-use-rosary.html,
and here are a couple of links regarding Lutheran Mariology in general: cyclopedia.lcms.org/display.asp?t1=m&word=MARIOLOGY, whymarymatters.com/tag/mariology/.

I offer this hesitantly and as merely a suggestion :o, because I have benefited from saying the Lutheran Rosary in the sense that my thoughts more easily turn to these Mysteries of the Life of Christ during the regular hubbub of a normal day justandsinner.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-lutheran-rosary.html.
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Interesting. Thank you for bringing this topic to our attention. I can honestly say I had no idea any branch of Lutheranism utilized the rosary. I always figured Anglicans were the only ones that kept anything like the rosary in use outside of Catholicism (albeit in our modified Anglican Prayer Bead form).
 
Padres1969 said:
Interesting. Thank you for bringing this topic to our attention. I can honestly say I had no idea any branch of Lutheranism utilized the rosary. I always figured Anglicans were the only ones that kept anything like the rosary in use outside of Catholicism (albeit in our modified Anglican Prayer Bead form).
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I suppose it depends on the Lutheran. A lot of Lutherans would be wary about using a devotion like this in the same way they would be wary about making the Sign of the Cross at the Invocation, or after corporate ( or private) Confession and Absolution, although such impressions are seen by some as sorely misguided: steadfastlutherans.org/2014/03/on-making-the-sign-of-the-cross/,
confessingevangelical.com/2005/04/29/how-should-we-hail-mary/,
catholicbridge.com/catholic/martin_luther_on_mary.php.
 
Wow, I had no idea there was such a thing as a Lutheran or Anglican rosaries. Excellent. 👍
 
7_Sorrows said:
there also is an Anglican rosary.
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Sort of. Anglican Prayer beads are somewhat similar to a rosary.

https://www.episcopalbookstore.com/productimages/Product4158_Photo1.JPG

However it has less beads, only 33 (representing the traditional 33 years of Christ’s life). And they’re in 4 groupings of 7 beads or “weeks” instead of the Catholic 5 groupings of 10.

The Lutheran rosary by comparison appears to be in some cases physically the same as the Catholic rosary with the exception of the crucifix exchanged for a cross (though I’m not sure that last part is a hard and fast rule either as the picture below shows).

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I’ve also found “Lutheran rosaries” as below which split the difference and have 5 groupings of 6.

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The Rosary is truly a beautiful bouquet of prayers and it does center one’s mind on the Holy Mysteries surrounding the life of our Blessed Lord.
 
Padres1969 said:
Sort of. Anglican Prayer beads are somewhat similar to a rosary.

https://www.episcopalbookstore.com/productimages/Product4158_Photo1.JPG

However it has less beads, only 33 (representing the traditional 33 years of Christ’s life). And they’re in 4 groupings of 7 beads or “weeks” instead of the Catholic 5 groupings of 10.

The Lutheran rosary by comparison appears to be in some cases physically the same as the Catholic rosary with the exception of the crucifix exchanged for a cross (though I’m not sure that last part is a hard and fast rule either as the picture below shows).

https://img1.etsystatic.com/130/0/5681886/il_340x270.1051407179_pae7.jpg

I’ve also found “Lutheran rosaries” as below which split the difference and have 5 groupings of 6.

https://img1.etsystatic.com/011/0/5681886/il_570xN.415277349_m8c9.jpg
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correct. the Anglican prayer beads are designed differently and the prayers are different too. I used to have one and a booklet, but gave it to the local Episcopal church with a few other items when I converted.
 
Padres1969 said:
Sort of. Anglican Prayer beads are somewhat similar to a rosary.

https://www.episcopalbookstore.com/productimages/Product4158_Photo1.JPG

However it has less beads, only 33 (representing the traditional 33 years of Christ’s life). And they’re in 4 groupings of 7 beads or “weeks” instead of the Catholic 5 groupings of 10.

The Lutheran rosary by comparison appears to be in some cases physically the same as the Catholic rosary with the exception of the crucifix exchanged for a cross (though I’m not sure that last part is a hard and fast rule either as the picture below shows).

https://img1.etsystatic.com/130/0/5681886/il_340x270.1051407179_pae7.jpg

I’ve also found “Lutheran rosaries” as below which split the difference and have 5 groupings of 6.

https://img1.etsystatic.com/011/0/5681886/il_570xN.415277349_m8c9.jpg
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Use of a crucifix is not inappropriate in any Lutheran setting. Neither is a cross. Both/and, not either/or.

Jon
 
Padres1969 said:
Interesting. Thank you for bringing this topic to our attention. I can honestly say I had no idea any branch of Lutheranism utilized the rosary. I always figured Anglicans were the only ones that kept anything like the rosary in use outside of Catholicism (albeit in our modified Anglican Prayer Bead form).
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Or, amongst the motley, the standard Rosary; the only form any in my family have ever possessed.
 
The first rosary beads given to me came from an Episcopalian. It was the same as the Catholic rosary. I don’t know why his would have been difficult from other Anglicans. I was not Catholic at the time so it wasn’t for my sake. I am sure praying the rosary helped lead me to the Church.
 
There are beads and a medallion under his right hand. Look to be a straight string of beads though.
 
GCTSgrad said:
The first rosary beads given to me came from an Episcopalian. It was the same as the Catholic rosary. I don’t know why his would have been difficult from other Anglicans. I was not Catholic at the time so it wasn’t for my sake. I am sure praying the rosary helped lead me to the Church.
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How do you pray the Lutheran and Episcopalian rosaries?
 
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