The reason why Catholics make the sign of the cross is to show respect and reverence to God (In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit).
The Rosary isn't mindless repetition; the Rosary is a series of simple prayers every Catholic knows. While we pray, we contemplate one of the fifteen mysteries. For example, one mystery would be the the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and become closer to God in understanding His Glory and Love for us through the Resurrection. We think about salvation and eternal life. As all Christians agree, the life of Jesus is worthy of hours, days, years or contemplation and worship; Catholics use the Rosary as a prayerful time to think about our Lord and Savior.
God bless.
Mary is dead. She is not God..she is not omnipresent..so she can not hear all those prayers...she is in heaven doing exactly what she was created to do..she is kneeling at the feet of God and saying Holy Holy Holy..
Go did you raed my post on Eucharist? Any thought?