They have their own vain repetitions they do with their prayer beads.
Your comment does not respond to the issue. You said it has "value" in response to my misspelled comment on the fact that Catholics say that they are meditating on the mysteries so that would be where their focus was, not on the "prayer" itself. How beneficial you see it as does not respond to that issue
Please do not try to put words into the mouths of Catholics and assume what we believe according to Catholic tradition.
When you say the rosary are your thoughts directed to Christ and the mysteries of His life and death or are they on Mary as you mouth the words.
Who is the center of your meditation Christ or Mary?
I meditate on both.
BTW, did you read any of the links and find out how the Rosary saved Europe from being invaded by the Moslems?
Here are the Mysteries:
The Joyful:
The Annunciation
The Visitation
The Nativity
The Presentation
The Finding in the Temple
Luminous:
The Baptism of Christ
The Miracle at Cana in Galilee
The Coming of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist
Sorrowful:
The Agony in the Garden
The Scourging at the Pillar
The Crowning With Thorns
The Via Dolorosa
The Crucifixion
Glorious:
The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption of Mary
The Coronation of Mary
If somebody absolutely freaks out about the last two (although they prefigure the blessed soul's reward in Heaven), they can just think about the other 18.
The center of the Rosary is Jesus. To me, Mary represents man’s acceptance of Jesus. We should all accept, love and devote ourselves to Jesus. When I pray the first joyful mystery and read the Biblical quotes referring to the Annunciation I start right out embracing Jesus. Mary said yes...and so do I......I am immersed in His life from His Conception to His Ascension.
I pray and spend time with Jesus in other prayer as well.
Yes. Both. Sometimes on one, then another.