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DrSharkey
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Posted: Fri Nov 9th, 2007 03:07 am |
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Can anyone recommend a good web site that gives a reliable history of the use of Rosary Beads? Also, and I mean absolutely no disrespect whatsoever, but why do so many Rosary beads I see look so gaudy? (Bright flashy colors, cheap plastic beads). I know there are some VERY nice ones out there. I was actually looking at buying some wooden Rosary Beads that I saw on EWTN's web site. Is there any significance to the material they are made from, or is that just personal preference.
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Posted: Fri Nov 9th, 2007 06:23 am |
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| I wanted to know about the history of the Rosary so I started with a Google search and went from site to site. I found several pages about it that way.
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Posted: Fri Nov 9th, 2007 12:16 pm |
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You can start with a better understanding of prayer beads in general, which you'll find at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_beads . New Advent also has an excellent article on the Rosary in particular.
In many families Rosaries are prized possessions passed from generation to generation. It's hard to do that with a simple set of beads. My personal favorite is a knotted cord rosary I made myself.
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Posted: Fri Nov 9th, 2007 01:22 pm |
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DrSharkey, I think beads, by their own nature, are gaudy! I usually think of beads as imitation jewelry, fakes of gems. When I first became catholic I looked at all the rosaries, trying to pick out one that looked elegant and expensive. Then my sponsor came to me one day at work with a "gift." It was one of the little plastic rosaries that glow in the dark, like children use. She said it was like the one she had learned on as a child. Well, I wondered why God had sent this little plastic rosary to me instead of one of the beautiful ones I had looked at buying. I realized finally that it wasn't the beads or the appearance that mattered so much, but how I approached saying the rosary and learning to pray with an open heart to Our Lady. And, it was easier to learn on the small plastic beads, as I was all thumbs at it for awhile. Now I have a beautiful rosary that my daughter gave me one Christmas, very elegant and expensive and all that, and I love thinking of her when I use it. But I still have the little plastic rosary hanging on my bedpost, and when I turn the light out every night, it's the last thing I see! 
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Posted: Sat Nov 10th, 2007 10:41 am |
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The Rosary comes from the devotion of praying the Divine Office (all 150 psalms) every week, a practice of the religious which eventually was taken up by the laity. But the laity didn't have the time and resources that the cloistered nuns and monks would have, so they adopted the Hail Mary in place of the psalms. It's possible first the Our Father was recited 150 times, and then eventually the Hail Mary took its place.
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Posted: Sat Nov 10th, 2007 11:25 am |
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japhy wrote: The Rosary comes from the devotion of praying the Divine Office (all 150 psalms) every week, a practice of the religious which eventually was taken up by the laity. But the laity didn't have the time and resources that the cloistered nuns and monks would have, so they adopted the Hail Mary in place of the psalms. It's possible first the Our Father was recited 150 times, and then eventually the Hail Mary took its place.
They also couldn't read, and didn't have the availability of a hand-written copy of the bible from which to learn the Psalms. A substitute was a necessity and at various times and locations the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Jesus Prayer filled that role.
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DrSharkey
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Posted: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 07:20 pm |
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| For the Catholics here who pray the Rosary regularly, how long does it take you to complete it?
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Posted: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 07:33 pm |
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You have touch on a problem I have with the evening group Rosary sessions at church. We take the RCIA group over to the church for the Rosary during October. The feeling I get there is that the point of the gathering is to get through the Rosary as fast as possible and get out of there. My problem is that I see the Rosary as a prayer and, in most situations, there is no hurry in praying. I realize that it is MY problem but I thought I would take this opportunity to complain. 
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Posted: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 08:28 pm |
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BodRod wrote:There is no hurry in praying.
This is a most important discovery, Criff.
There is a rosary said each day just before the daily Mass in my parish, and the results are always the same: they finish about 10 minutes before I do. Sorry, ladies, I just can’t talk that fast. And if I am in prayer, does the Lord listen any better at that speed? Do I pray better? Then what’s the rush?
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Posted: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 09:06 pm |
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| so what is the approximate answer to Dr. Sharky's ?- Mine is about 30 to 40 minutes I think becuase I pray while listening to Rosary CD that sings a little between each decade by Dana Scanlon and Fr. ??? ( the cd cover is in my car) I often pray this tape coming home from working the night shift- I leave the plant at 1:am - if I don't folow this routine in the car then I am too wired to sleep and I need to hit the bed as soon as I get home so that I can be up by 7 am at the latest.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 11:00 pm |
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| I can't say the rosary in any less than 15 minutes, and 20 would be better. When I try to talk that fast, I get out of breath quickly. Not to mention that it is not prayerful for me. One of our deacons leads the rosary at the end of the adoration hour on Wednesday, and he doesn't go too fast. Last edited on Tue Nov 13th, 2007 11:01 pm by Credo Catholic
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Posted: Wed Nov 14th, 2007 01:32 am |
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While I agree that the rosary and the "need for speed" don't necessarily go hand in hand I generally find that if I say it slower I tend to meditate on the words of the prayers themselves while if I go faster (as my dad used to lead the family rosary every Saturday night) I find it easier to become "lost in the rhythm" and more free to meditate on the mysteries.
Again 15-20 minutes fast or 30 minutes slow
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