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Hi all šŸ™‚

I have two questions about the Rosary.
  1. Can you pray the Rosary more than once a day? Sometimes when I start feeling upset and stressed, I want to pray the Rosary again. But I really donā€™t know if I should or if I do, how. For example, do you reflect on the same mysteries?
  2. Is it a sin to pray the Rosary privately? I like to either pray at bedtime (which is private) or on my mid-day walk. What I am asking about is the walk. On that walk I keep my prayer very private (my Rosary is in my jacket pocket and pray quietly to myself. I also take quite sidewalks and avoid the main street. Itā€™s not so much that I am ā€œhidingā€ so much as that I want it to be private time. I am afraid people might stop and talk to me (friendly or unfriendly) if they see me praying. I donā€™t want to be interrupted as itā€™s hard enough for me to meditate on the mysteries as it is. If asked I wouldnā€™t deny what I am doing, itā€™s just that I want to be ā€œhumanly aloneā€ in prayer.
Thanks for your words of wisdom!
 
Itā€™s never a sin to pray. šŸ™‚

Itā€™s fine to pray the Rosary as often as youā€™d likeā€“even more than once a dayā€“and it doesnā€™t matter if you pray in a group or by yourself.

Miz
 
**1) Can you pray the Rosary more than once a day? Sometimes when I start feeling upset and stressed, I want to pray the Rosary again. But I really donā€™t know if I should or if I do, how. For example, do you reflect on the same mysteries? **

Well if you only pray one set of the mysteries, then I would suggest praying the other sets and reflecting on those. I believe it used to be the norm for all the mystery sets to be prayed in one go (someone may correct me if Iā€™m wrong). I donā€™t think God will be upset with you if you choose to pray more šŸ™‚
 
When you guys pray the Rosary, you say the 5-decades. OK, Then if you later in the day decide to Pray another 5-decades, at this point do you start again with Apostles Creed, Our Father, 3-Hail Marys, Glory-Be etc?

Or do you just Pray the Our Father and go into the 10-Hail-Marys etc?

Anyway I have been doing the complete Rosary a few times a day starting from the Apostles Creed on. And of course after 5-decades then to the next set of Mysteries and starting again with the Apostles Creed. Which Iā€™m sure is fine. But Iā€™ve been wondering why you canā€™t go straight to the Our Father the 10-Hail Marys should you complete the Rosary then decide to Pray again?

Follow what Iā€™m saying?

Thanks, GT
 
We pray the rosary at church on Fridays to end abortion. We always pray it twice (different mysteries), but donā€™t do the creed, Our Father, and 3 Hail Maryā€™s again. However, if I pray it a second time in one day separate from the first, I do the whole thing again.
 
The rosary first developed because peasants wanted to pray as the monks did, but lacked the time. It began as 150 Patre Nostras (Our Fathers) while working the fields, changing over time into the rosary as we know it. I do not know when the mysteries were first added to the rosary. As a child in a family that recited the rosary nightly, we did not include the mysteries.
Generally, an individual will meditate on one set of mysteries per day. That does not mean that a person is limited to that one set. I have been on retreats and days of reflection in which the entire rosary is recited, with the different sets of mysteries scheduled throughout the day.
Saturday is traditionally dedicated to our Lady. Christ was crucified on Friday. Saturday she mourned for her son before His resurrection on Sunday. Saturdays, I pray the entire rosary (all 20 mysteries) in one setting. My favorite set of mysteries are the Luminous.

Yes, the rosary is a private prayer that can be prayed individually or as part of a group. It can be prayed at home, while walking, or any other place a person chooses.

Many people pray more than one rosary per day; although it is not a way of praying with which I am comfortable. I am more likely to choose a different devotion in addition to the rosary. The exception is during retreats where I pray the different sets of mysteries as scheduled. There is even a 24 hour rosary, in which a person prays and reflects on one mystery per hour.
 
GaryTaylor said:
When you guys pray the Rosary, you say the 5-decades. OK, Then if you later in the day decide to Pray another 5-decades, at this point do you start again with Apostles Creed, Our Father, 3-Hail Marys, Glory-Be etc?

Or do you just Pray the Our Father and go into the 10-Hail-Marys etc?

Anyway I have been doing the complete Rosary a few times a day starting from the Apostles Creed on. And of course after 5-decades then to the next set of Mysteries and starting again with the Apostles Creed. Which Iā€™m sure is fine. But Iā€™ve been wondering why you canā€™t go straight to the Our Father the 10-Hail Marys should you complete the Rosary then decide to Pray again?

Follow what Iā€™m saying?

Thanks, GT
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If I pray the rosary in one sitting, no, I do not start with the Apostles Creed. On the other hand, if I am praying the rosary at different times of the day, then yes, I start with the Creed, etc.
When praying a single decade, as with the 24 hour rosary, no, I do not start with the Creed.
I do not have Louis de Montfortā€™s introductory prayer memorized. It is how I like to begin my rosary when home. I also consecrate my family members to the Immaculate Heart of Mary as I begin the rosary, after the Apostleā€™s Creed. After the Fatima prayer I add, ā€œCome Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well beloved spouse.ā€ My current parish adds a similar prayer at the end of each decade.
 
mellowcalico said:
Hi all šŸ™‚

I have two questions about the Rosary.
  1. Can you pray the Rosary more than once a day? Sometimes when I start feeling upset and stressed, I want to pray the Rosary again. But I really donā€™t know if I should or if I do, how. For example, do you reflect on the same mysteries?
  2. Is it a sin to pray the Rosary privately? I like to either pray at bedtime (which is private) or on my mid-day walk. What I am asking about is the walk. On that walk I keep my prayer very private (my Rosary is in my jacket pocket and pray quietly to myself. I also take quite sidewalks and avoid the main street. Itā€™s not so much that I am ā€œhidingā€ so much as that I want it to be private time. I am afraid people might stop and talk to me (friendly or unfriendly) if they see me praying. I donā€™t want to be interrupted as itā€™s hard enough for me to meditate on the mysteries as it is. If asked I wouldnā€™t deny what I am doing, itā€™s just that I want to be ā€œhumanly aloneā€ in prayer.
Thanks for your words of wisdom!
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You can pray as many times as you want. Sometimes, time permitting, as others have said, when I pray more than one set of mysteriesā€¦i go the next set without the introductory apostles creed.

I suggest that you work in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Chaplet to the Holy Wounds. These are easy to memorize, in addition to the Rosary.
 
+JMJ+
GaryTaylor said:
When you guys pray the Rosary, you say the 5-decades. OK, Then if you later in the day decide to Pray another 5-decades, at this point do you start again with Apostles Creed, Our Father, 3-Hail Marys, Glory-Be etc?

Or do you just Pray the Our Father and go into the 10-Hail-Marys etc?

Anyway I have been doing the complete Rosary a few times a day starting from the Apostles Creed on. And of course after 5-decades then to the next set of Mysteries and starting again with the Apostles Creed. Which Iā€™m sure is fine. But Iā€™ve been wondering why you canā€™t go straight to the Our Father the 10-Hail Marys should you complete the Rosary then decide to Pray again?

Follow what Iā€™m saying?

Thanks, GT
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Actually the ā€œcompleteā€ way of praying the Rosary is praying all 15 or 20 (depends on if you want to include the Luminous mysteries) in one go, with the set of Apostlesā€™ Creed, one Our Father and three Hail Maryā€™s at the beginning, and the Hail Holy Queen and ending prayers at the end. So of course it is ok to not go through the ending prayers and beginning prayers again if you want to continue praying the other mysteries.

God bless.
 
My wife and I go to the Santisimo. Holy Hour in Spanish. Iā€™m sorry, but I feel that the way it is conducted is not as reverent as it should be and this is a distraction. I therefore in front of his Holy Body say the Rosary. I donā€™t believe this is sinful. Itā€™s the only way that I can adore the Most Holy Body of our Lord effectively. If I am wrong. Pray for me. God bless:thumbsup:šŸ‘šŸ‘
 
nuntym said:
+JMJ+

Actually the ā€œcompleteā€ way of praying the Rosary is praying all 15 or 20 (depends on if you want to include the Luminous mysteries) in one go, with the set of Apostlesā€™ Creed, one Our Father and three Hail Maryā€™s at the beginning, and the Hail Holy Queen and ending prayers at the end. So of course it is ok to not go through the ending prayers and beginning prayers again if you want to continue praying the other mysteries.

God bless.
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Yes, that part is understood my friend, Iā€™m referring to when this isnā€™t possible. Thank You.

DebChrisā€¦ā€œThank Youā€ your info was a help. And yes Iā€™ve read Saint Louis de Montforts writtings. Inspiring to say the least.
 
Iā€™m surprised nobody has brought up St. Pio of Pietrelcina [Padre Pio],
(or did I overlook it?). It is said that he prayed the rosary over 30 times a day. More or less constantly. So I would say twice is OK. šŸ˜‰

Paxā€ 
 
If anybody is interested in praying the Rosary together online, please let me know. Iā€™m a part of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary (itā€™s a CA group as well) and I just opened up a PalTalk chatrooom for us to get together and pray the Rosary.

PM me for more information šŸ‘
 
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