[metmom]

The beads, however, help to set a meditative mood and rhythm. The different texture of the Our Father beads free the mind from the need to keep count. The repetition creates a sense of harmony that comes with any rhythmic activity; the mind becomes receptive to the experience of grace. St. Dominic is a genius.

Matthew 6:7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

The Greek for *vain repetitions*

http://biblehub.com/greek/945.htm

battalogeó: to stammer Original Word: βαττολογέω Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: battalogeó
Phonetic Spelling: (bat-tol-og-eh'-o)
Short Definition: I chatter, utter empty words
Definition: I chatter, am long-winded, utter empty words, stammer, repeat.

HELPS Word-studies

945 battologéō – properly, to blubber nonsensical repetitions; to chatter (be "long-winded"), using empty (vain) words (Souter).

[annalex]

How is reciting the events of the Gospel “vain” or “empty phrases”?