tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post918959166403456940..comments2023-05-03T05:22:30.162-04:00Comments on Mary Haseltine: Why I Love Those Memorized Old Fashioned Rote Prayers of the ChurchMary @ Better Than Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-52374621240056496472016-02-09T22:41:37.496-05:002016-02-09T22:41:37.496-05:00Mary
Have some favourite rote prayers they are jus...Mary<br />Have some favourite rote prayers they are just so...home.<br /><br />Thinking you'd appreciate this story, years ago a priest was telling me about a lady who emphasized for him the power rote prayers can play. Every week he visited the 'old people's home' one lady had lost her memory of everything, family, history etc but....she still remembered her rote prayers and was constantly able to say her Hail Mary's etc. That story always stayed with me, powerful.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-47707083801480660962016-02-09T09:45:32.037-05:002016-02-09T09:45:32.037-05:00Rote is such an important skill, and as a teacher,...Rote is such an important skill, and as a teacher, I see our education system moving further away from rote learning. Learning everything by rote : sure, not a great idea. But tossing it all together? You lose the ability to "go-to" information, whether it's counting money quickly in line at a store, or crying out desperately in prayer using the words of our tradition.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-55274802461201265532016-02-08T14:04:33.529-05:002016-02-08T14:04:33.529-05:00This is great. Especially for those times when I ...This is great. Especially for those times when I am so beaten down, tired, and beyond trying to form words, to already have them in my head and my heart, and to simply lift them up helps so very much.Ann-Marie Ulczynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855303309031758189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-30687893055034457422016-02-08T12:36:07.170-05:002016-02-08T12:36:07.170-05:00My kids love rote prayers. I think it gives us a g...My kids love rote prayers. I think it gives us a good foundation when learning to pray on our own. We use a number of rote prayers in our evening prayer time, but we are also learning to branch out and use our own words as well.MamaRabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920088809395312943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-30285896056685520852016-02-08T11:18:59.675-05:002016-02-08T11:18:59.675-05:00Yes, yes, yes. I especially find number 2 to be t...Yes, yes, yes. I especially find number 2 to be true. When it is impossible to pull together my thoughts let alone my words, I can still recite one of the rote prayers and find comfort in it. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618013419836524856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-58394495178876520012016-02-08T07:59:55.572-05:002016-02-08T07:59:55.572-05:00I feel the same--it's so meditative to pray th...I feel the same--it's so meditative to pray the Rosary or the Chaplet--and my children learn so much about interior prayer. We do some spontaneous prayer, but not that much--and I'm okay with that!Nell @ Whole Parenting Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191618874497967241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-53192963307457409072016-02-08T07:09:59.452-05:002016-02-08T07:09:59.452-05:00I love this! I've always felt the same way - I...I love this! I've always felt the same way - I find it easier and more comfortable to pray those rote prayers that are much more beautiful language than my stilted spontaneous prayers :) Both are valuable, but there's no reason to eliminate one in favor of the other!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.com