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Comfort in the ancient: The time the rosary clicked

Posted on April 5, 2016April 26, 2017 by Amy

I had been a mom for just over a year, and as wonderful and beautiful as the year had been I still felt like I hadn’t found my mom sea legs. I was still catching my bearings and finding balance in this new season of life.

Anna and I were making the 40 minute drive home after a stressful week of work. A 70-hour week that culminated in having to ask a friend to babysit my daughter at work on a Saturday.  I was utterly exhausted.

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Anna fell asleep in the car and for once I let the car be still, turning off the typical noises from a radio, podcast, or cd. The car was silent. In that moment, I could feel the neediness of my heart. As I tried to form a pray, my brain seemed to fail.

So I retreated to words that I prayed before in the company of friends, but never felt like was “my style”. In the silence of my car on this crazy day, week, month, and year, the rosary was comfort like never before.

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It was one of the first times the rosary was the perfect comfort, devotion, and prayer for the moment. It clicked. The words rolled off my tongue with ease, and suddenly there was peace. I used my fingers on the steering wheel to count the prayers. I felt like I was joining an ancient league of brave soldiers, all marching in unison while learning about holiness in the trenches and mountain tops of their vocation.

Our faith is a community. The trinity is God three-in-one, and we are encouraged to pray and know the love and mercy of God with our community here on earth, and with the community alive in heaven.

It was like sitting across a table that death could not divide.  I was chatting with the mother of Jesus, hearing the scriptural stories of her son growing, his ministry, and his ultimate sacrifice. I felt Mother Mary holding my hands and nodding in solidarity like a mother only could, pointing me toward all that is good and where rest could be found, her son.

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Ancient and ritual prayers do not have to be stale, with your intentions in the correct place, a prayer like the rosary, should be a truly contemplative prayer activated by our heart and body. There are many days where this prayer fills me with peace and there are days it feels like work. But I have faith that the power of prayer is not tied to what I feel in the moment.

Maybe this prayer doesn’t click with you right now, that is okay. Just give it a chance. Heed the words of Jesus on the cross, “behold your mother.” (John 19:27). Let yourself find comfort and peace in the habit of this prayer. One day it might just click.

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“The ways of God are entirely different from our ways. To us it seems necessary to employ powerful means in order to produce great effects. This is not God’s method; quite the contrary. He likes to choose the weakest instruments that He may confound the strong: ‘God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong’ (1 Cor 1:27).” -Dom Columba Marmion

“You always leave the Rosary for later, and you end up not saying it at all because you are sleepy. If there is no other time, say it in the street without letting anybody notice it. It will, moreover, help you to have presence of God.” – St. Josemaria Escriva

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6 thoughts on “Comfort in the ancient: The time the rosary clicked”

  1. Jenny says:
    April 12, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    I love this post Amy. I did not grow up in a home that prayed, much less the rosary. For years now we have been praying the family rosary (not perfectly) and I cannot image my life without this familiar conversation about my Jesus.

    “I was chatting with the mother of Jesus, hearing the scriptural stories of her son growing, his ministry, and his ultimate sacrifice. ”

    Such a lovely explanation of the rosary.

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    1. Amy says:
      April 13, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      Thanks Jenny! There is such peace in knowing prayers that my heart can say, when my mind fails me.

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  2. Kay K says:
    April 14, 2016 at 10:28 am

    It seems the best prayers are those that come from the heart, not the mind.

    This was a wonderful post, Amy. Thank you for sharing your experience of finding peace in the midst of the madness.

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    1. Amy says:
      April 14, 2016 at 1:40 pm

      Thanks for reading Kathy!! I am learning more every day that this job of motherhood is all an adventure.

      Reply
  3. Becky says:
    April 19, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    Beautiful post! The rosary isn’t usually my go-to prayer for whatever reason either but lately I’ve been getting into it and praying it over Clare as I put her to bed. It helps calm and relax both of us and has been a great way to squeeze in some sweet prayer time too. 🙂

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    1. Amy says:
      April 21, 2016 at 12:12 am

      Oh yes! The rosary’s power and depth tied to it’s simplicity seems to be the perfect prayer during a long day. Thanks for stopping by Becky.

      Reply

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