Unblessed rosaries?

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Is it okay to pray with an unblessed rosary? I think it is not required, but I could be wrong. What’s the official word on this?
 
A rosary is used for counting the prayers. Yes, you can use an unblessed rosary for that purpose.
 
This section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church about sacramentals will hopefully help you.
christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/others.html

Of course that is the long answer the short answer is yes you can pray with an unblessed Rosary or even no Rosary at all and just count on your fingers.
 
I can’t remember where I read this, but I believe that rosaries are blessed by our praying the rosary on them. Of course, you can also have a priest or deacon bless them with an “official” blessing, but you can certainly use an “unblessed” rosary for counting your prayers.

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Yes, it is OK to pray with an unblessed rosary. It is OK to pray anywhere, in any situation. Prayer itself gives grace.
 
Great answers, from wise people.

But there’s still nothing like a newly blessed Rosary. 😉
 
Yes - in fact, often at the gym I go through the rosary while on the treadmill or other workout, without the beads. I get lost in meditation and then when I’ve finished the rosary, the creed and my personal prayers, the work out is over 🙂

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bookish said:
Is it okay to pray with an unblessed rosary? I think it is not required, but I could be wrong. What’s the official word on this?
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yes it actually is blessed–that is a sacramental reserved for devotional use-- by the very fact of your using it for prayer, simply ask a priest to bless it the next time you see him.
 
Please correct me, Deacon Ed, if I’m wrong; yes, praying on an unblessed rosary is fine/good (as said above, any prayer to Him is good), however if you want to gain an indulgence for using the rosary (from the treasure of the Church) you need to have it blessed by a priest or deacon of the Church.
 
Sure, why not? You can use anything - I’ve used paper clips at work.

In a pinch, you can even use your fingers. 👍
 
brigid12 said:
Please correct me, Deacon Ed, if I’m wrong; yes, praying on an unblessed rosary is fine/good (as said above, any prayer to Him is good), however if you want to gain an indulgence for using the rosary (from the treasure of the Church) you need to have it blessed by a priest or deacon of the Church.
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For a person to receive an indulgence, the intent must be there when praying. Indulgences can be received for praying without a blessed rosary. Yes, certain blessings do carry indulgences and impart them to the blessed objects. The indulgences can be different depending on the blessing on the object. This is about as far as I will go on this subject, as I am not certain about all the different blessings and indulgences they impart. As with all indulgences, the person receiving tghem, must be free from all attachment to sin.
 
When I asked my priest if he could bless my rosary, he informed me that it’s good to get things blessed but we can still use them beforehand too 🙂 no prob there.
 
Today I have gotten a Chaplet of St. Michael. Can I have this blessed together with my other Rosaries or are there different prayers said by the priest for chaplets?
 
What is the purpose of getting a rosary blessed? Does it make it more powerful somehow?
 
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What is the purpose of getting a rosary blessed? Does it make it more powerful somehow?
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Not really, no - but it joins the priest’s prayers with your own prayers, which is a very nice thing. 🙂
 
Gertabelle said:
I can’t remember where I read this, but I believe that rosaries are blessed by our praying the rosary on them.
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So is my whole phone blessed, or just the app with the rosary in it? 😃

P.S.-- I also have a rosary I made myself for doing the rosary at home… 👍
 
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