Why is a Rosary more effective?

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The Bible tells us to simply believe to have our prayers answered. Why, then, is having someone else pray for you, saying the Rosary, offering a Mass or suffering, making the Way of the Cross etc make any difference? Why does it matter if we do those over directly asking for something?
 
Eh? Did i simply word my question poorly? Wheres the love >_<?
 
Because as Scripture tells us, the prayers of the righteous availeth much. So when I am praying I DO ask God directly (it is a false dichotomy to suggest that enlisting others to pray for/with you somehow short-changes your direct prayers), but I am also asking every righteous person I can think of to pray with me.

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The Bible tells us to simply believe to have our prayers answered. Why, then, is having someone else pray for you, saying the Rosary, offering a Mass or suffering, making the Way of the Cross etc make any difference? Why does it matter if we do those over directly asking for something?
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Mary came to earth herself and asked us to pray the Rosary. Is there any more explanation needed?

There’s a whole lot more in the Bible about prayer. Of course, faith is needed, but prayer does come first. Jesus, Himself God, prayed. The Bible says to pray constantly. The prayer of a just man is of great benefit. Perhaps you need to read a bit more about prayer in the Bible, and also in the Catholic Catechism.

When we pray we are simply doing what God has asked of us. When we believe we will do what He has asked.

May He richly bless you.
 
Yes, we will have our prayers answered. God does not need our prayers, so much as we need our prayers. Different prayers can do different things for us. To say the Lords prayer will be a different prayer than the Hail Mary, and different than a prayer you make up. To pray be mediatating on how God acts in your life is different than praying the journey of Jesus. Pray while journaling is different than to pray silently. Think of it this way if you eat one type of food you might very well beable to live just fine, but your going to be better off healthwise if you eat a large number of different typies of food.
 
Thank you all, but perhaps I worded it poorly. I meant, why does it matter if we say a Rosary or just an Our Father for something? “Ask and ye shall receive…”
 
I think when praying a Rosary or offering a Mass, you are putting in both quality and quantity. I’m not saything that a Rosary or Mass are more sincere than other prayers, but just…diferent. I feel like by saying a Rosary every day, I’m showing God that I’m willing to sacrafice 20 minutes of my day to give to the Lord. Likewise with daily Mass.

I think all prayer is effective, and more doesn’t necessarily mean better, but isn’t it nice to have as many options as we do?
 
I read an article yesterday that’s conclusion I believe answers your question: “prayer is not only for God; it is the hyphen between heaven and earth, a way for a worshipper to feel closer to God.”

In other words, prayer devotions help us to meditate, reflect, spend time in conversation with God, discipline our souls, align our desires with the Lord’s, etc. Going through the rote motions of a rosary does not make God more likely to hear our prayers than saying a one-liner prayer. Prayerfully meditating on the rosary, on the other hand, does make us more likely to hear what God wishes us to do.
 
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