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Praying the Rosary; Question about praying it
Topic Started: Monday, 16. July 2012, 21:07 (132 Views)
trufflegg

I am not a Catholic but I have just started praying the Rosary. When it says I am to 'announce' that day's mysteries, does it mean actually reading the passages aloud to myself? That is great but what I want to know is.... I learn prayers so that when I am out walking in the hills I can pray for as many hours as I like. I don't want to take sheets of paper to read from because I want to watch where I'm going and it'll get soggy in this perpetual rain! But I don't think I can learn all of these mysteries. Is it enough just to remember what they are about and contemplate them as I say the Our Father, the 10 Hail Mary's etc etc? ( I am sure you can get it as an App but I'm not that advanced with phones and am usually out of signal where I go)

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Derekap
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Whilst certain people recommend meditating on the Joyful (etc) Mysteries on particular days of the week, there is no need to follow such suggestions. You can choose whatever Mysteries at any time on any day of the week. In fact I would say you can meditate on any appropriate event of the New Testament. There is no need to be reading any document or prayer book whilst you are praying. If your mind wanders because of the rough ground I am sure God and Our Lady will understand.
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garfield

I have a small laminated card with the mysteries on it, a bit like this one which is handy for reference
http://www.acnuk.org/products.php/97/rosary-card
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Rose of York
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As praying the Rosary is not compulsory, there is no need to worry about set rules. When it is prayed communally, in a group, the person starting off a decade will announce the mystery. There is point in announcing it to yourself, you know what you are going to pray about. I agree with Derek, if you feel like saying Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and one Glory be to the Father, and think about any event of your choice, from the Gospels, just do it. You will be praying.
Keep the Faith!

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Penfold
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Mairtin provided a good series of posts on the mysteries of the Rosary which will give some thoughts to aid reflection,

http://ukcatholic.co.uk/topic/7356933/1/ is a link to one of them.

There are laminated cards that fit in a wallet, as Garfield has already said. Also in addition to the conventional set of Rosary Beads one can get a Rosary Ring which you can be either worn on a finger or,as I have done, attached to the loop on your walking stick. (I always have a stick or pair of sticks when walking in the hills.) I also carry a slim copy of Morning and Evening Prayer in my map pocket.
Edited by Penfold, Monday, 16. July 2012, 22:26.
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We managed to get through the 5 Joyful Mysteries and the first 2 Sorrowful, here is a list of the topics which might be handy.

I found the various contributions on this very stimulating and I'd like to get back to it when I get some time or if anybody else wants to reactivate it, they are more than welcome to do so.

Trufflegg, the Mysteries already discussed are still open topics, if you want to add anything to them or ask any questions, just go ahead and post into them.
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trufflegg

Oh, thank you for these things and for all this help. Laminated cards and a ring. That's great. I shall get some.
I'm sorry, I know I am supposed to search topics before putting in a new question but I'm just not very good at it and find it very hard to find my way around and to know where to look.
Can I ask one more: When you say 'announce to yourself the mystery' you don't mean 'read out the whole Bible passage'? I think you mean you just announce the actual subject matter, such as 'the annunciation' or 'the presentation of Jesus in the Temple' and you get that pictured in your mind. You don't necessarily mean read out all the chapter and verses to yourself. Am I right?
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trufflegg
Tuesday, 17. July 2012, 11:19
Oh, thank you for these things and for all this help. Laminated cards and a ring. That's great. I shall get some.
I'm sorry, I know I am supposed to search topics before putting in a new question but I'm just not very good at it and find it very hard to find my way around and to know where to look.
Can I ask one more: When you say 'announce to yourself the mystery' you don't mean 'read out the whole Bible passage'? I think you mean you just announce the actual subject matter, such as 'the annunciation' or 'the presentation of Jesus in the Temple' and you get that pictured in your mind. You don't necessarily mean read out all the chapter and verses to yourself. Am I right?
Yes, though at some point reading the relevant passage of scripture is recommended while out on your walk it is sufficient that you call to mind a key phrase or picture of the scene and meditate on that, none of this need be done out loud. As for searching, it is not a problem if you re-awake interest in a dormant thread by posting a new one, it is just that in the case of the Rosary I remembered the helpful discussions we have had and so thought it worth mentioning them.
Happy walking.
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trufflegg
 
Can I ask one more: When you say 'announce to yourself the mystery' you don't mean 'read out the whole Bible passage'? I think you mean you just announce the actual subject matter, such as 'the annunciation' or 'the presentation of Jesus in the Temple' and you get that pictured in your mind. You don't necessarily mean read out all the chapter and verses to yourself. Am I right?
Rose of York
Monday, 16. July 2012, 22:06
As praying the Rosary is not compulsory, there is no need to worry about set rules. When it is prayed communally, in a group, the person starting off a decade will announce the mystery. There is point in announcing it to yourself, you know what you are going to pray about. I agree with Derek, if you feel like saying Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and one Glory be to the Father, and think about any event of your choice, from the Gospels, just do it. You will be praying.
Announce the Mystery does not matter if you are praying it alone. What it means is, if a group are praying it, one person will say "The First Joyful Mystery, the Annunciation." and for the next "The Second Joyful Mystery, the Visitation". Nobody will read out chapter or verse.

The best thing is, stop worrying about it. There are no strict rules about saying the rosary, God won't come down and tell you off, nobody will criticise you. Just relax and pray. Go with the flow, let thoughts come into your mind, for example, the Annunciation. You might find yourself thinking what a shock it was for that young girl, to see an Angel and be told that she was to be the Mother of God. The girl was engaged, but she was not yet married. She might have thought "How do I tell Mum and Dad? What do I say to Joseph? Will they believe me?" Then she might have thought "God is good, He would not have chosen me for this then abandoned me, He will see the baby and I are all right." You might think how amazing it is that God came here as a baby, needing regular feeds, lots of sleep, being helpless just like any other baby." That is amazing! Let the thoughts be yours, not mine.
Keep the Faith!

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trufflegg

Thank you, Rose. I now understand what 'announce' means. That's very helpful. I will now pray it with peace of mind.
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