The Rosary

[JoyfulMother]

I only managed a single decade of the sorrowful mysteries - right before I went to bed. 

Today, with God's help, I will do better.

My priest told me to make that single decade  - even if right before bed - an ironclad resolution for life.  I am going to make sure of that at least!

[Paul]

My priest told me to make that single decade  - even if right before bed - an ironclad resolution for life.  I am going to make sure of that at least!

That is such a good idea. I've committed to that too, and I'm doing 15 decades during my commute everyday this week.

[Paul]

I figured out how to get in the Rosary during the weekend: recite it along with a YouTube video of the Rosary while I'm doing work around the house.

[JoyfulMother]

Missed Thursday. 

Got in 2 decades Friday, 1 Saturday.

I am at least attempting it.  It sure takes a lot of effort to establish a new habit. 

Hopefully, I get in  a whole 5 decades today before Mass.

[Patricia]

Trying  to get in 5 decades of the Sorrowful mystery every day beginning with walking my dog. 

[Shin]

2 decades today so far, of the Sorrowful mysteries.

I am thinking the morning may be the best time.

 

[Paul]

I got in a 15-decade Rosary each day except today (when I had to cut the glorious mysteries short in the middle to do a good work) and Sunday (I only got in 2 decades, exhausted from an all-day good work).

I do the joyful mysteries on the morning bus ride, the sorrowful mysteries during my lunch hour, and the glorious mysteries on the bus ride home.

[JoyfulMother]

I have missed 3 or 4 days this week. 


Confession & mass today will hopefully give me the grace to begin again.

[Shin]

Don't be discouraged! You've done so much and planted a splendid seed that is already sprouting! 

Deo gratias et Mariae semper Virgini!

[JoyfulMother]

Missed Sunday. 

Last night, said 1 decade with my 2 youngest children at bedtime. 

[Shin]

Deo gratias et Mariae semper Virgini! 

Glorious Mysteries and a little more for today. 


 

[JoyfulMother]

Since last Friday  - June 7, Feast of the Sacred Heart & First Friday both! - I have been blessed with the grace to say my prayers daily.

I went to confession that-day for First Friday & got told that I had no right to complain about anything going wrong in the Church (and I applied what Father said to the rest of my life as well - family, marriage, finances, children, etc...) if I can not meet a bare minimum of prayer that is essential for every Catholic..

Here are his essentials:
1) 3 Hail Mary's & a morning offering upon rising
2) 1 decade of the rosary daily - can be done as you are going to bed, doesn't matter, as long as you do it.
3) 3 Hail Mary's & an Act of Contrition at bedtime.  I am assuming a small examination of conscience before the Act of Contrition.

This takes less than 15 minutes a day & has already brought me much peace & willingness to do my daily duties as wife and mother with much less complaining.

I don't know how often I will be here now that I have all the kids home for summer vacation.  I may get here at night after they all go to bed.....

May God grant me the strength & perseverance to build this holy habit.

And of course, Father told me once I have this iron clad, we will build on it, because after all, it is what he considers the BARE MINIMUM!

Take Care & God Bless all of you.

[Shin]

It's great to hear from you Joyful!

 

[Paul]

I managed 10 to 15 decades a day for most days in the past month.

But I've got a lot of other stuff to do now. I need to read True Devotion to Mary and fully understand it (it sure is a lot to think about!), especially since my mother has expressed an interest in the devotion, and I want to do the consecration by the end of the year (I have another actuarial exam in the fall, so that doesn't give me much time). I need to go through my stuff to see what to give away to the local church rummage sale. So while 10 to 15 decades helped me get into the habit, it looks as though I will have to switch to 5.

Since last Friday  - June 7, Feast of the Sacred Heart & First Friday both! - I have been blessed with the grace to say my prayers daily.

I went to confession that-day for First Friday & got told that I had no right to complain about anything going wrong in the Church (and I applied what Father said to the rest of my life as well - family, marriage, finances, children, etc...) if I can not meet a bare minimum of prayer that is essential for every Catholic.

That's an interesting thought. I've had the thought that none of us have a right to complain about anything going wrong in the Church (or anything else in our lives), period. "Do everything without grumbling or complaining, so that you may shine like stars in the midst of a crooked generation." After all, God gives us our circumstances, so to rebel against them is to rebel against Him. This is something I still have a long way to go on.

[Shin]

Complaining definitely tends to get a bad rap that is true! I remember how often the Jews suffered for it in the Old Testament. 

I definitely have a long way to go too!

Perhaps we should do a book study on True Devotion?  I must say it can be a difficult book, so it might be hard for folks to find something to say about it if we do one though, it'd take extra effort if folks wanted to do one. 

[Shin]

Since last Friday  - June 7, Feast of the Sacred Heart & First Friday both! - I have been blessed with the grace to say my prayers daily.

I went to confession that-day for First Friday & got told that I had no right to complain about anything going wrong in the Church (and I applied what Father said to the rest of my life as well - family, marriage, finances, children, etc...) if I can not meet a bare minimum of prayer that is essential for every Catholic..

Here are his essentials:
1) 3 Hail Mary's & a morning offering upon rising
2) 1 decade of the rosary daily - can be done as you are going to bed, doesn't matter, as long as you do it.
3) 3 Hail Mary's & an Act of Contrition at bedtime.  I am assuming a small examination of conscience before the Act of Contrition.

This takes less than 15 minutes a day & has already brought me much peace & willingness to do my daily duties as wife and mother with much less complaining.

I don't know how often I will be here now that I have all the kids home for summer vacation.  I may get here at night after they all go to bed.....

May God grant me the strength & perseverance to build this holy habit.

And of course, Father told me once I have this iron clad, we will build on it, because after all, it is what he considers the BARE MINIMUM!

Take Care & God Bless all of you.

That sounds like a great seed to plant to take root into a flourishing prayer life!

I find very short prayers repeated over and over again very, very, very helpful. 'Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, save souls. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, help us. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, protect us.'

Taking one of those, and over and over again, sotto voce, without ceasing. So I heartily recommend it.  

It's the same practice as saying the Jesus prayer repeatedly, simply with the Holy Family.