How do I pray prayers like the Rosary without losing concentration?

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Annabel sent us an email and asked us a question that I know I've tangled with too: How do I successfully pray the Rosary without losing concentration?

Praying the Rosary

How does a habit rosary represent a community?

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A listener wonders how he can obtain samples of the rosaries Sisters used to wear on their habits, but the Nuns wonder if there are other ways to show the charism of a community.  

praying hands holding rosary

If one of the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary brings up painful memories, can I sub in a different one?

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In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if she has to pray the mysteries of the rosary in order, even if some bring back painful memories. You can hear the full Ask Sister podcast at AS184 at aNunsLife.org.

In Lent, should I pray only the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary?

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In this Random Nun Clip, a listener asks if it's ok to pray all the mysteries of the rosary during Lent, or only the Sorrowful Mysteries. Hear the full Ask Sister podcast AS132 at aNunsLife.org. 

Prayer Beads

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“There is a tradition of using beads or knots to aid in a prayer of repetition, like a mantra, to assist a person in their effort to touch the power beyond themselves,” said Sister Hildegard Pleva….