What Convinced Me To Start Praying 20 Decades Daily

For most of my life, I struggled to have devotion to Mary as a mother. I could only comfortably relate to her as an older sister. This struggle diminished as I experienced inner healing through my relationship with my mother-in-law. Even after she passed, I’ve been far from faithful to daily rosaries. In the past ten years, I’ve been more aware of Mary’s presence and activity in my life, especially after becoming a Secular Carmelite.

Since the COVID lockdown, I’ve been praying the 5-decade rosary more regularly. With the daily spiritual obligations of my life as a Secular Carmelite, it never occurred to me to pray all 20 decades per day. Now, I want to do exactly that. GabiAfterHours proclaims the power of praying 20 decades of the rosary daily. Then, he lists five benefits and shares testimonies where people shared their experiences after developing the habit of praying the entire rosary.

The rosary is incredibly challenging if you struggle with scrupulosity. The devil’s lie is that you didn’t pray properly, and your rosary doesn’t count unless you do it “by the book”. The host of Catholic Truth shares seven tips for getting the most out of praying the rosary. In the last few tips, he urges us to be open to the movement of the Spirit…