Usually, I say the rosary in the afternoon. This morning, though, I thought to myself, Let's say it now; why not. Ora et Labora, right? To be sure, I didn't say all five decades. That was deliberate. You see, ever since I started saying the rosary every day, I have also got into the habit of reading a portion of St. John's Gospel and his letters afterwards. The rosary and St. John are now somewhat entwined in my mind and heart. To encourage myself to go back to St. John today, I decided to say four decades (if the washing lasted that long, which it did) this morning, and the fifth this afternoon before moving as normal to the Evangelist's gospel.
In future, however, I might make it my habit to say all five decades and the closing prayers in the morning because both it and St. John don't need to be said and read die-by-side and gosh, how good did it feel to say the rosary this morning? It was really good! I shouldn't be surprised but it was. I had that deep inner joy that only God can give, that comes from getting close to him. It isn't a feeling I enjoy very often so man I'm grateful for it.
As I write this, I am thinking I will say the rosary while doing the washing up tomorrow morning. I heartily recommend the practice to you, though I have to say, whether you do it while carrying out manual labour or not, it is a wonderful prayer. Deo Gratias!
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