Dear Henrik,
You said:
- Why do Catholics say ten Hail Marys in the Rosary?
[From the web page below.] [The Rosary] was given to the Church
by St. Dominic, who had received it from the Blessed
Virgin Mary in a vision as a means of converting the Albigensians
and other sinners in 1214. Part of that vision was how one was to pray the Rosary.
Important: Though praying the Rosary has been recommended by numerous saints and popes of the Church, praying the Rosary is a devotional practice and not considered a doctrine or teaching of the Church (Something the faithful must do.)
Make sure you read the following web page (from top to bottom) to get everything.
If someone is new to praying the Rosary it can be challenging at first.
When praying the Rosary, the main focus should not be on the words of the Hail Mary but on the meditation of the Mystery you are currently praying. The words of the Hail Mary should be set in the background of your mind while you are focusing on each of the twenty meditations themselves. If you are having a hard time thinking about what to meditate on for a given mystery, buy an inexpensive booklet of twenty meditations for the Rosary.
This web posting should help those who don't know how to pray the Rosary:
I hope this helps
Mike
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