| Why pray the rosary when you can pray straight to | | | | scientific studies have shown that prayerful people |
| Our Lord? Why recite the rosary to a mere human | | | | enjoy long life - there is a correlation between praying |
| person when you can go straight to God? The | | | | and good health. On a strictly physical basis, this is |
| Catholic Church teaches many reasons why we | | | | most likely because through meditative prayer like the |
| should value the rosary and recite it diligently every | | | | holy rosary, we de-stress and calm ourselves down. |
| day. As a point of fact, next to the Holy Mass, the | | | | Contrary to the accusation by some of our |
| rosary is the most beneficial Catholic prayer. | | | | non-Catholic brethren that the rosary is nothing more |
| The Blessed Virgin Mary herself requested that we | | | | than useless repetition without any substance, the |
| pray the holy rosary, promising great graces to those | | | | rosary in reality is a meditative prayer. More |
| who say it regularly and devoutly. In many of her | | | | importantly, it involves mental, meditative prayer - we |
| apparitions all throughout the world, the Virgin Mary has | | | | meditate on the mysteries of the rosary, basically, the |
| specifically requested that the rosary be prayed as | | | | life of Jesus Christ. |
| frequently as possible. Our Mother moreso | | | | The rosary is the best way to bring us to Jesus. Again, |
| emphasizes that we pray it every day with the family. | | | | contrary to misconception by our non-Catholic brothers |
| Among the Fifteen Promises of Our Mother to those | | | | that the rosary extols Our Mother too much, at the |
| who say the Rosary, the Virgin pledged that she will | | | | expense of Jesus, the rosary is in fact very much a |
| answer all our prayers made through the rosary - for | | | | prayer that focuses on Christ In fact, the mysteries |
| as long as our request is in conformity to God's will, of | | | | of the rosary are really nothing less than the life of the |
| course. | | | | Son of God, condensed in 20 mysteries. Together |
| The rosary is a contemplative, meditative form of | | | | with reading the bible, saying the rosary every day will |
| prayer, and therefore, provides a great calming effect | | | | help us penetrate the Person of Our Lord better, |
| on us - mentally, physically, and emotionally. Numerous | | | | every single day. |