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John Ruffolo wrote:

Hi, guys —

  • Is it alright to say a Rosary without actually having the Rosary in your hand?

John

  { Is it alright to say a Rosary without actually having the Rosary in your hand? }

Mike replied:

Hi, John —

Thanks for the question.

Yes, it is alright. I find myself having to do it every once in a while when, for some reason,
I leave mine at home. I refer to it as a Rosary-less Rosary and I just count on my fingers ten times while saying my Hail Marys and meditating on the current mystery.

Remember, the importance of the Rosary is not so much the physical Rosary itself, though
it is a great visual witness of your devotion to Our Lady, but the inward meditation on
 the twenty mysteries of the Rosary.

Not only is it a great Marian devotion; it's a great Scriptural devotion.

Hope this helps,

Mike

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