The PK and the Rosary

OK, so praying the rosary is not exactly something that I ever thought I would find myself doing. First of all, it obviously comes from a very Catholic tradition. PKs , on the other hand come from a very Protestant tradition as most Catholics priests are unmarried and have no children. Although I know a couple of Married Catholic priests! Yes, you read it correctly: MARRIED CATHOLIC PRIESTS! To be completely honest they were married EPISCOPAL priests before they became Catholic ones, but nevertheless...

So I was vacationing in New Mexico and saw this amazing turquoise and silver rosary and I just had to have it. Now mind you, I didn't even know a complete Hail Mary from memory but I thought, "What the hay..." I'll learn how to pray the rosary and see what happens. So I immediately went to the Apps store via my new iPhone 3GS and searched for a rosary app. Would you believe there are SEVERAL to choose from? I purchased two of them and found that I liked the one with audio so I could pray along with the nice man and woman who take turns saying the prayers. I have been saying the rosary for several days now and although I have to admit, it still seems a little foreign to me, it's starting to feel kinda relaxing and meditative, if you know what I mean. Some of the prayers at the end of the Rosary seem a little over the top on the I'm-in-love-with-the-Virgin-Mary Scale, but the prayers are ancient and who am I to say what's "over the top" when it comes to spiritual admiration.

I'll keep you posted on how my prayer life continues to develop now that I have a stunning piece of turquoise prayer jewelry to inspire me. smile. sigh.