So the trick is to say the Hail Mary's without gocusing on it.? Like mindless repetition? I find this to be very difficult.
If I am not supposed to focus on the Hail Mary's why should I say them?
Meditating on the words of the Hail Mary is a good and useful thing to do, but that's not the express purpose of saying the Rosary. Ideally, you have done that at other times, and now your heart has been ingrained with the words, and it is able to go back to that meditation subconsciously, not requiring active meditation on the words themselves.
It's like a golf swing (or swinging a bat, or kicking a football, or whatever sport of choice you'd prefer): you practice your swing beforehand, perfect it, and have it deeply ingrained in your muscle memory. When you go to play a round of golf, you're not supposed to be thinking about your swing itself, but instead you use your previous practice to make your swing do what you want it to do for your golf shot without having to think about it.
The trick is not focus on the Hail Mary's with your
mind, but with your
heart. Because you know it by heart, and have meditated on it at other times, you don't have to
think about it. (It's in your spiritual muscle memory.)
So no, it's not "mindless repetition." (Is a professional golfer just mindlessly swinging his club? No. Does he have to actively think about each aspect of his swing during each shot? No. He's instead focused on
where he wants the ball to go.) It's a practical tool to focus your heart and will, while your mind is occupied on the mysteries.
This is why I stopped saying the Rosary. It made no sense to me at all.
Repeating some words and thinking with other words is difficult for me? Are people just assuming that all people are good at this? Then people don t know much about psychology.
Religion is not psychology.
This is why I rather practice Lectio Divina.
Then do that. But recognize that it's not the fault of rosary that stops it from being fruitful for you.
