[BenR2]

If you prayed the mysteries of the rosary without the actual repetitions of the "Hail Mary's" you might still have a better understanding of how Catholics really pray the rosary, and by leaving out the Hail Mary itself, I would not think this would be in any way "against" your own beliefs on prayer? To ponder the Scriptures for a few minutes...

Except that, if you were intellectually honest, you would admit that that is exactly NOT how the rosary is taught (or, at least, was taught, some 45 years ago, when I was taught by Catholic nuns to THOUGHTFULLY pray the Hail Marys and the Our Fathers while SIMULTANEOUSLY meditation on the Mysteries -- a tall order for a child of six!).

[RnMomof7]

Except that, if you were intellectually honest, you would admit that that is exactly NOT how the rosary is taught (or, at least, was taught, some 45 years ago, when I was taught by Catholic nuns to THOUGHTFULLY pray the Hail Marys and the Our Fathers while SIMULTANEOUSLY meditation on the Mysteries -- a tall order for a child of six!).

You are correct..one can not "meditate " on Christ while one mouths the words of a prayer to his mother..it is part of the self deception...