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Traditional Catholic Faith => The Sacred: Catholic Liturgy, Chant, Prayers => Topic started by: Coillte7 on August 18, 2024, 07:55:18 AM
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When saying the full rosary in three separate parts throughout the day, according to the distinct sets of mysteries, is it necessary to begin with the Apostle's Creed each time after it has been said for the first set of mysteries?
Also, is it necessary to pray the initial Our Father and three Hail Marys and conclude the prayers with the Salve Regina?
I realise that if I said the entire Rosary in one go it would obviously only be necessary to say the Creed and Salve Regina once, but I'm just not sure what the procedure is for when saying three partial Rosaries throughout the day?
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I do not repeat the creed or 3 hail Mary's. I say them once for the day, then start at with the new mysteries at the first Our Father.
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You can say it either way. Once at the beginning of the day for all 15 mysteries should be fine.
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I also only say the Creed (Pater / Hail Marys) once, before the first set of 5 mysteries, and then the concluding prayers once at the end of the last set of mysteries (unless I realize I won't get all 15 decades in that day).
There's no strict requirement to say the Rosary at all, so I doubt Our Lady is displeased by someone saying the 15 decades split up in this manner. I actually don't like to do all 15 at a time, since it takes me a bit to switch from the Joyful to the Sorrowful to the Glorious "mindsets" when meditating on the mysteries.
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You can say the prayers before and after OR you can not say them OR you can not say them at all... and still gain the indulgences.
The Church has never recognized the Apostles Creed and the three Hail Marys prayed before the Rosay nor any prayers after as being essential to the Rosary. No Raccolta has ever made mention of them, neither the 1857 pg 203 nor the 1957 pg 287.
In the book My Catholic Faith by Bishop Morrow 1961, it even states on pg 299 "This is the introduction, but is not necessary for the gaining of the indulgence:
https://archive.org/details/mycatholicfaith0000reve/page/n3/mode/2up (https://archive.org/details/mycatholicfaith0000reve/page/n3/mode/2up)
The Raccoltas do note: "The decades may be separated, if the entire chaplet is completed on the same day" so certainly the mysteries can be separated.
The addition of prayers before and after the Rosary (15 decades) or Chaplet (5 decades) is a pius practice adapted by many cultures but should not make anyone feel guilty if they are not prayed due to time, circuмstance or even falling asleep.
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Thanks for all the feedback. Good to know that the introductory/closing prayers only need to be recited once; it really makes it much easier to say the full Rosary throughout the day!
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I am fortunate to have the time to say all 15 decades most days of the week and I break them up into the 3 sets of mysteries the majority of the time. I personally say the beginning prayers and ending prayers with each set of mysteries. If I pray all 15 decades or if I pray two sets of mysteries at once, I only say them at the beginning and end.
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Thanks for all the feedback. Good to know that the introductory/closing prayers only need to be recited once; it really makes it much easier to say the full Rosary throughout the day!
I also find it a bit strange, because I've always viewed the Holy Rosary as a single 15-decade prayer, so that's the reason (not primarily due to laziness) that I do the opening/closing prayers only once for each 15 decades. In other words, I don't consider myself as having prayed 3 Rosaries, but only 1 when I am able to say the 15 decades.
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Whether praying the full Rosary all at once or pausing during the day, one way to maintain continuity of focus could be to note some of the prefiguring going on among the Mysteries. For example, in the fourth Joyful Mystery there's the prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34-35); in the fifth Joyful Mystery the three days apart point to the three days in the tomb before the Resurrection (i.e., the first Glorious Mystery).
Also using mental imagery, perhaps consider together a painting or sculpture of Mother and Child together with one of the Pieta. (For example, during Holy Week, we might see these in printed material or online spliced side-by-side as mirror images.) Too, there are depictions in art that show Christ during the Assumption and Crowning. Contemplating these juxtapositions can help to remind us of the Marian elements of how the Mysteries tie together.
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There’s no set rule. I say the Credo, Pater, and three Ave’s once, and the ending prayers once regardless of splitting them up or not.
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We pray a rosary as a family in the evening with the introduction and 5 decades. Before this, throughout the day, I'll pray the other mysteries, but without the Creed or introductory Our Father and Hail Mary's.