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Steve Ray On Focussing The Mind For Praying The Rosary


Is the Rosary boring and monotonous? Try these two little tricks…
by Steve Ray

First, a few weeks ago I shared the chart I made of the Scriptural references for each of the Mysteries. This places the Rosary smack dab in the middle of the Bible. We say at the beginning of each Mystery… “The 1st Joyful Mystery, the Annunciation when the angel brought the good news to Mary — St. Luke 1:26-38.”

This way it keeps our mind on the biblical foundation of each Mystery and helps meditate on the life of Christ and his holy Mother.

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I printed out the list in a size that I could glue or tape to a  3 x 5 card. We keep a number of the cards with our Rosaries and everyone praying with us has this card in their hand — especially the grandkids.

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By doing this simple practice it keeps your mind on the Scriptures, the biblical events each Mystery recalls and helps everyone stay tuned and engaged.


Second, the reciting of the decades is repetitious and can be monotonous for some of us. My mind races in other directions, I don’t mind admitting it. But I bet most people will join me in this admission.

So, here is another little technique that will make the recitation enjoyable and more meaningful, not just the auto-response over and over again without engaging.

Take the sentence, “We ran up the hill.” If we recite this simple sentence with no particular emphasis, it is just a simple, unimpressive sentence. It would be boring to say it five times in a row.

BUT try reciting it five different ways each time emphasizing a particular word with a raised voice.

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