{"id":7678,"date":"2016-05-25T10:03:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T14:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?p=7678"},"modified":"2017-02-25T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T19:09:32","slug":"is-the-rosary-christ-centered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2016\/05\/is-the-rosary-christ-centered.html","title":{"rendered":"Is the Rosary Christ-Centered?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Madonna of the Roses<\/em> (1903), by\u00a0William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)<\/span> [public domain \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Ricky Steves<\/a>, apparently a Catholic, replied to my paper,\u00a0Is the Rosary \u201cVain Repetition\u201d?<\/a> He wrote:<\/p>\n

I think the convert\u2019s concern was not with the repetition but with the focus on Mary, a concern that some Catholics share, especially American ones. I don\u2019t think the Marian-centric aspect of the rosary is a heresy, but it still would be nice to have more Christ-centered contemplative prayers. There are other rosary prayers that are more God-centric, such as the Trisagion rosary or the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My response\u00a0is as follows:<\/p>\n

The Rosary (see all of its parts<\/a>) is a meditation on the life of Christ. Of the twenty mysteries, only two are primarily about Mary (Assumption and Coronation). So that is 90% Christ, 10% Mary in the focus of all the mysteries:<\/p>\n

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The Joyful Mysteries<\/h4>\n