Hello there Rosary Lovers! Our question in this post is: do I have to kneel to pray the Rosary? Kneeling in Prayer Many Catholics seem to think that to pray the Rosary we must kneel. In fact, many Catholics seem to think that when we pray any prayer, especially the Our Father, we should kneel. Now,…
The Brown Scapular and Swimming
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will look at the brown Scapular and showering, the Scapular and swimming, and the Scapular and making love. The Brown Scapular The Brown Scapular is a very popular Catholic devotion and it is incredibly simple. You buy a Scapular and then you get enrolled into the Confraternity of the…
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post, we are going to do something a bit different. We are going to ask: What is the Eastern Orthodox Church? My Experience of Eastern Orthodoxy Before I became Catholic, I very seriously considered becoming Greek Orthodox. At the beginning of 2017, I realised that Protestant Christianity was based on…
What are the Wednesday Rosary Mysteries?
Hey Rosary Lovers! In this post we will look at what mysteries are supposed to be prayed on Wednesday. So: what are the Wednesday Rosary mysteries? See also this post. The Church’s Rosary ‘Calendar’ Anyone who wants to pray the Rosary is perfectly free to pray whatever set of mysteries they wish. But the Church does…
Do I Have to Say the Rosary?
Hello Rosary Lovers! As Catholics we talk a great deal about the Rosary, and we know how important it is. But you may be asking, ‘Do I have to say the Rosary?’ We actually deal with this question a number of times here at Rosary Lovers. See this post, for instance. But I figured it…
The Easiest Way to Become a Saint
Many of us want to become saints someday, and all of us SHOULD want to become saints someday. If we don’t become saints, we have – to some degree – wasted our lives. But there are so many paths to sainthood, some easy, some very challenging. In this post we will ask: what is the…
Do I have to pray the Rosary in one sitting?
Hey there Rosary Lovers! The question of this post is: do I have to pray the Rosary in one sitting? Another way to ask this would be: do we have to pray the Rosary all at once? Or can we split it up throughout the day? What we recommend at Rosary Lovers Here at Rosary Lovers, we…
How to do the Rosary
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will look at how to do the Rosary. The holy Rosary is one of the most awesome prayers in the entire world. It is prayed by millions, and so many of us can testify to its miraculous power! So let’s look at how to pray it! We’re going…
Is it permissible to wear a rosary?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will ask: is it ok to wear a rosary? So, there is a view out there in the Catholic world that it is wrong to wear a rosary, that a rosary is for praying and it shouldn’t be worn as a necklace. I don’t share this view at…
What is the 15 mysteries Rosary?
Hello there Rosary Lovers! In this post we will look at the 15 mysteries Rosary. I thought there was only one type of Rosary? Actually there are a number of different rosary prayers. There’s the Rosary of St Joseph. There’s the 20 mysteries Rosary, which is the Dominican Rosary + 5 extra mysteries added by…