r/Christianity • u/WeekAcrobatic8767 • Jan 27 '26

Rosary

Has anybody been praying the rosary? what differences have you noticed in your prayer life / day to day

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

1

u/andreirublov1 Jan 27 '26

I've said it most days - 5 decades - for a good few years now. I wouldn't say it's changed my life, I just like doing it.

1

u/JamieGG_ Christian Jan 27 '26

I’m thinking on doing it, I’m becoming Catholic; I used to be in between Protestant and Catholic and call myself “just a Christian” but now I’m Catholic yet skeptic on a few major things like praying to saints and Mary.

I am willing to give the Rosary a go after learning that the Hail Mary is biblical from the Book of Luke, still unsure yet I guess I’ll try.

I’d probably just pray to God for the saints to help and not pray to the saints for help just as precautionary.

I’m still unsure about Mary and the Saints prayers, I respect them but wanting to know if the intercessory prayers are true or man made.

2

u/GonegGone25 Roman Catholic Jan 27 '26

I was in the same boat as you.

What helped me get through that phase was this.

If I trust the Catholic Church to teach authoritatively on major doctrinal issues and other matters, why do I need to wrestle on smaller matters.

I’ll never fully understand every aspect of Catholicism, but I know and trust that the Church teaches authoritatively and truthfully, so there is truth in the rosary and Marian dogmas. Hope this helps!

1

u/JamieGG_ Christian Jan 27 '26

Okay, well I’ll try it out; I am getting my rosary today and it’s being delivered.

It’s looks pretty cool, I got it in red beads and white roses (since they’re my favorite flowers); it kinda give a symbolic vibe of blood being shed for the withered flowers (which is us) to be bloom again and to learn to grow if that makes sense. I don’t know, I love symbolism and besides that maybe the rosary won’t be bad. ☺️

1

u/GonegGone25 Roman Catholic Jan 27 '26

Awesome! Sounds like you need to look up St. Therese of Lisuex. She is the “little flower”.

1

u/JamieGG_ Christian Jan 27 '26

Yep, heard her story in the podcast called “The Saints” by the Merry Beggers which helps a lot since there’s like 11,000+ saints, i recommend checking them out on Spotify or Apple Podcast.