[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.

[Elsie]

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.

Volume over content?

This poor, ol' dumb prot thinks that Hail JESUS' would be a LOT more effective.

But what do I know; as I've not been assured of the MYSTERY involved here.

[Elsie]

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.

DEVELOPMENT?

It didn't fall from Heaven fully formed?