[HossB86]

I hope that’s kind of responsive.

It is; and thank you!

But I've always heard, "to pray the Rosary" and never "meditate" -- I was just seeking clarification because of that. Plus part of the text I've read involves asking her to pray for the person "meditating" the words.

Just seems odd when one can go directly to God himself.

Thanks for the clarification --

Hoss

[Mad Dawg]

Well, we'd say (loosely speaking) meditation is a kind of prayer.

They SAY that the development of the Rosary was at least partially influenced by wanting to give illiterate people a way to share in the devotions of the literate monks for whom the psalms were (and are) a major feature of daily prayer. So the structure formed up around 15 mysteries getting 10 Aves apiece == 150 — as many Hail Marys as psalms. St. J2P2 the Great broke that connection when he proposed 5 new mysteries.

My next free lecture will be on Lectio Divina, or how (some) Catholics read the Bible.

The prayer of a righteous D00d or Doodette availeth much.