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Offline Seraphina

Re: Family Rosary posture
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2018, 11:05:06 PM »
Kneeling is mmore reverent than sitting, however, the posture is secondary to devotion.  None of my family kneels because we all three are seniors with arthritic knees.  Mom in particular can't kneel.  She might get down, but she can't get back up!  
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Offline 800 Cruiser

Re: Family Rosary posture
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2018, 04:28:48 PM »
I have my family kneeling. We are all more than capable of getting down and back up. We do use our pillows however to take some of the discomfort (and injury) out of it. 
We are even thinking of getting something like what you use in Mass, but on a tighter budget that is a luxury item. 
I think that having some of the discomfort while praying can be an important thing. You learn to focus on the prayer, and looking to the Holy Ghost while learning to overcome what your mortal body is feeling, stressing the importance of faith over any discomfort. 
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Offline Nishant Xavier

Re: Family Rosary posture
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2018, 06:45:57 AM »
Yes, it is good to kneel, unless we are impeded by health or other reasons. Family Rosary with everyone who can kneeling is just wonderful and will obtain many priceless graces for all the family members and each individually. Single folk and those in consecrated life would do well to imitate St. Pio and strive to begin to say many Rosaries every day. We ought every day to pray at least 5 decades morning and night on our knees. Our Lady promised an exceptional indulgence to those who faithfully follow this every day,

"Our Lady also said to Blessed Alan: "I want you to know that, although there are numerous indulgences already attached to the recitation of my Rosary, I shall add many more to every fifty Hail Marys (each group of five decades) for those who say them devoutly, on their knees----being, of course, free from mortal sin. And whosoever shall persevere in the devotion of the Holy Rosary, saying these prayers and meditations, shall be rewarded for it; I shall obtain for him full remission of the penalty and of the guilt of all his sins at the end of his life. Do not be unbelieving, as though this is impossible. It is easy for me to do because I am the Mother of the King of Heaven, and He calls me full of grace. And, being full of grace, I am able to dispense grace freely to my dear children."

Saint Dominic was so convinced of the efficacy of the Holy Rosary and of its great value that, when he heard confessions, he hardly ever gave any other penance. You have seen an example of this already in the story that I told you of the lady in Rome to whom he gave one single Rosary for her penance. Saint Dominic was a great Saint and other confessors should be sure to walk in his footsteps by asking their penitents to say the Rosary together with meditation on the sacred mysteries, rather than giving them other penances which are less meritorious and less pleasing to God, less likely to help them advance in virtue and not as efficacious as the Rosary for helping them avoid falling into sin. Moreover, while saying the Rosary, people gain countless indulgences which are not attached to many other devotions." http://www.catholictradition.org/Classics/secret-rosary28.htm
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Offline 800 Cruiser

Re: Family Rosary posture
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2018, 01:39:23 PM »
My wife told me that I could pray the rosary while I am driving. As this is what I do for a living (tractor/trailer) and I take this responsibility seriously I told her I didn’t think that was a good idea because it could be distracting. 
I just started back to work last Friday, from suspension pending investigation, and found myself very desirous to pray the rosary. So I did. At work. Behind the wheel. In rush hour traffic. And I didn’t stop at 5 decades but continued until I lost count and had to get out of my truck. 
Amazingly I was not distracted at all. 
Is this alright that I pray the rosary while actively driving? And does it lessen any graces or indulgences (or whatever the word is I am missing)? Do you have any suggestions on this?
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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Family Rosary posture
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2018, 01:54:07 PM »
An old Jesuit priest told me this story.

Once a priest asked his superior if it was OK to pray while he smoked a cigarette.  So the superior responded, of course, we are to pray always.  Then later he asked the question of another priest, is it OK to smoke while praying, and then the response was that, no, that would be irreverent.
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