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To: SuziQ; All
Mary Mother of God by Michael D. O'Brien
I really like this idea! Also, the idea of just saying a decade at a time is a good one, for those who can’t carve out the fifteen minutes or so needed to say a full Rosary. Over a Mon-Fri, they’ll have said a full Rosary, and could do another full one over the weekend!
As a coincidence [but I don't *really* believe in them :)], Fr. Corapi said Saturday night on EWTN during one of his talks, to pray the Rosary, pray the Rosary, pray the Rosary ... but if you can't say the full one, say a decade, and if you can't do that, say just one Hail Mary a day. It brought him back from a 20-year absence from the Church, where he spiraled out of control and eventually was a drug addict, living on the streets. His earthly mother sent him a card with the Hail Mary printed on it, asking him to say the prayer once a day. He decided to do so. He was thankful she sent the card, because even though he was taught in Catholic schools, he had forgotten the words to the Hail Mary. The one Hail Mary a day led to his moving back home, which led to Confession, which led to the Eucharist, and so on ... [I've taken Father's advice, and our entire family -- three are away from the Mass -- started yesterday saying together just one ... Hail Mary!].

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art Thou among women,
and Blessed is the Fruit
of Thy Womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

62 posted on 05/24/2010 6:00:57 AM PDT by mlizzy ("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
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To: mlizzy; All

I just have to join this group - I love you guys just from reading the posts!

Last night when I said my rosary (I usually cannot pray at 3:30 in the afternoon) I asked the Lord to unite my rosary to the ladies doing the 3:30 beads. I know the Lord can do that, even though it was 9:30 or 10:00 p.m.

As you said MLizzy, just one Hail Mary at 3:30 is helpful. Now if I can just remember! I need to tie a string around my finger or something.


63 posted on 05/28/2010 5:58:54 PM PDT by PatriotGirl827 (Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me, a sinner)
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