Picture used with permission by Aida YaredI found the following at Heather's Blog
A good Method:
Before beginning: ask the Holy Spirit to help you pray well, put yourself for a moment in the presence of God.
Before beginning a decade, pause for a moment or two - depending upon how much time you have - and contemplate the mystery that you are about to honor in that decade.
Always be sure to ask of Almighty God, by this mystery and through the intercession of the Blessed Mother, one of the virtues that shines forth most in this mystery or one of which you stand in particular need.
Take great care to ask for some special grace.
Ask God's help in cultivating one of the great Christian virtues or in overcoming one of your sins.
Avoid the pitfall a lot of people make when saying the Holy Rosary which, is to have no intention other than that of getting it over as quickly as possible!
It is really pathetic to see how most people say the Holy Rosary—they say it astonishingly fast and mumble so that the words are not properly pronounced at all. We could not possibly expect anyone, even the most unimportant person, to think that a slipshod address of this kind was a compliment and yet we expect Jesus and Mary to be pleased with it! Small wonder then that the most sacred prayers of our holy religion seem to bear no fruit, and that, after saying thousands of Rosaries, we are still no better than we were before!
I beg of you to temper the speed which comes all too easily to you and pause briefly several times as you say the Our Father and Hail Mary. I have placed a cross at each pause, as you will see:
Our Father Who art in Heaven, +
hallowed be Thy name, +
Thy kingdom come, +
Thy will be done +
on earth as it is in Heaven. +
Give us this day + our daily bread+
and forgive us our trespasses +
as we forgive those who trespass against us,+
and lead us not into temptation+
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, +
the Lord is with thee, +
blessed art thou among women +
and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. +
Holy Mary, Mother of God, +
pray for us sinners, now+
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
St. Louis de Monfort
7 comments:
Excellent piece Esther! I have to admit this is one of my bug bears, when people dont PRAY the Rosary they SAY it.
They say it at the speed of light, some are so fast it becomes nonsensical.
Thankyou for this excellent reminder of WHOM we are addressing. God is never in a hurry.
God's abundant love to you:)
Marie
Thank you, Esther! I am going to print this out and share it. Too good to keep to ourselves :)
Marie, it has taken me a long time to appreciate the beauty of the Holy Rosary and to meditate on it instead of just getting it over with.
Good idea Barb!
Glad you also enjoyed the tips I found on the Bl. Teresa of Calcutta site!
Hugs, Heather
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Thank you Heather. I loved it.
Thank you so much for these tips. Just what I needed to hear right now! :-)
Glad it helped Jen!
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