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Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
« on: March 20, 2025, 12:13:57 AM »
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  • Twice a day (after rising and before sleeping) I pray a mystery of the Rosary. I tend to finish the Rosary, and then say aloud my intentions, which consist of spiritual things (salvation of the world, obtaining virtues, for souls in Purgatory + those who have led me to the Faith) and also temporal things (just simple petitions for studies, work and such). This prayer routine has went on for about five months approximately. 

    Recently I've been having trouble saying my intentions aloud after finishing the Rosary. The recitation of the Rosary itself is not of any concern, minus the usual distractions due to human defects. But after finishing it, I struggle to articulate aloud my intentions, as in I feel like I can't bring myself to say it. However interiorly I'm able to recollect some of those intentions. 

    Is this a cause for concern and any advice is welcome! 
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    Re: Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
    « Reply #1 on: March 20, 2025, 12:15:51 AM »
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  • That the will of God be done, that souls are released from purgatory that souls are saved and the intentions given by St Louis de Montfort 
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    Re: Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
    « Reply #2 on: March 20, 2025, 01:02:02 AM »
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  • Make your intentions before starting the Rosary and they count for the whole Rosary regardless of when you complete it, whether you pray five or fewer decades, all 15 decades, it doesn’t matter. When done for the day, remind Our Lady by saying something like, “and the all the intentions attached.” No need to repeat them. If you’ve forgotten them, Mary hasn’t!  Truthfully, I’ve never heard of leaving ones intentions to the very end, especially if your life’s duties result in having to pray the Rosary in bits and pieces.

    Another suggestion if you have time and the wherewithal, and you have many intentions, write down a list. Divide them into groups of five or 15. Keep the strips of paper with your Rosary or maybe use plastic or something you can write on and erase. Literally attach each reminder to the Rosary. As you come to each decade, make your smaller number(s) of intention(s) before each decades and include that person/item(s) in your meditation upon that particular decade. When done, erase or leave the intentions as desired. This method focused your prayers in a more specific manner. 

    I other way is acceptable and easier. If you remember someone left out, ask Our Lady to attach the forgotten intention and She will. 

    I hope this helps.

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    Re: Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
    « Reply #3 on: March 20, 2025, 06:58:19 AM »
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  • Is there a particular reason you feel the need to say them "aloud"?  You say, "However interiorly I'm able to recollect some of those intentions."  Our Lady can hear your interior intentions.  If you can't recall all of them, perhaps write them down?  Then you could just read the list, whether aloud or not.

    Also, not absolutely necessary, but as Seraphina said, I think it's more customary to list intentions before, rather than after.

    In case it might help, here is another thread about Rosary [& Mass] intentions. 


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    Re: Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
    « Reply #4 on: March 20, 2025, 03:09:39 PM »
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  • I highly suggest this little book, "Secrets of the Rosary".  It will relax you. Mary knows your hearts intentions. When Mary took Christ Jesus for the Presentation Simeon said, many thoughts of men would be laid bare?  Mary knows.  

    If you did read this book, I found it necessary for me to read sections again. 


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    Re: Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
    « Reply #5 on: March 21, 2025, 06:36:48 PM »
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  • Recently I've been having trouble saying my intentions aloud after finishing the Rosary. The recitation of the Rosary itself is not of any concern, minus the usual distractions due to human defects. But after finishing it, I struggle to articulate aloud my intentions, as in I feel like I can't bring myself to say it. However interiorly I'm able to recollect some of those intentions.

    Is this a cause for concern and any advice is welcome!
    Sounds as if you have a very good petition that the devil doesn't want you to have, thereby making it difficult for you to articulate it.  Tell him to go to hell.  Realize why it's difficult and you'll persevere.

    As for when to mention your intentions, remember they are actually petitions or requests for something so always after you have performed some act of adoration or homage or reverence... e.g. the Mass, rosary, stations, litany, chaplet, etc etc.  then you actually. with humility. have something to offer, whereas if you mention your request first ....well it's about what you want rather than paying homage.
    We were always taught when practicing our devotions to give or render before you request.
    Don't go empty handed.
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    Re: Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
    « Reply #6 on: March 21, 2025, 08:24:07 PM »
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  • Sounds as if you have a very good petition that the devil doesn't want you to have, thereby making it difficult for you to articulate it.  Tell him to go to hell.  Realize why it's difficult and you'll persevere.

    As for when to mention your intentions, remember they are actually petitions or requests for something so always after you have performed some act of adoration or homage or reverence... e.g. the Mass, rosary, stations, litany, chaplet, etc etc.  then you actually. with humility. have something to offer, whereas if you mention your request first ....well it's about what you want rather than paying homage.
    We were always taught when practicing our devotions to give or render before you request.
    Don't go empty handed.
    Thank you, yes, that's what I thought so as well. But other commentors seems to think that mentioning intentions should come before instead. 
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    Re: Advice Needed: Difficulty in Forming Rosary Intentions
    « Reply #7 on: March 21, 2025, 09:09:18 PM »
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  • Thank you, yes, that's what I thought so as well. But other commentors seems to think that mentioning intentions should come before instead.
    Everyone is going to have their own idea, or more accurately they are going to do what they've heard someone else do, so you're not going to get everyone to agree.  I can only give you what I've been taught and the reasons for it.

    Look at the Church.  What do they say are the aims of the Mass?
    Firstly.......... Adoration
    Secondly.....Thanksgiving
    Thirdly..........Reparation
    Lastly..........Petition  (and in the last hundred years that is where the Leonine prayers have                        been  added)     

    The Hail Mary
    First half...... Three compliments to Our Blessed Mother
    Lastly........... Petition

    The Angelus
    First.............Three truths of our faith concerning the Annunciation with three Hail Marys
    Lastly...........Petition

    You'll find this formula throughout the devotions of the church.
    We pray the rosary to honour Our Blessed Mother.  Humility should place ourselves and our requests as almost an after thought.

    As an after thought, if you place your petitions at the end you've more incentive to make sure you finish the rosary.

    NOTE:  All the other rosaries, Brigitine, Franciscan, VII Sorrows and the beads of the Stations,  ALL pray the prayers on the pendant at the END of the devotion and the LAST Our Father Bead next to the Crucifix is for the the Pope and his intentions (petition).
    "Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered: and them that hate Him flee from before His Holy Face"  Psalm 67:2[/b]