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Rosary follow-up – a rosary for Lutherans?

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Lee M.

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A couple of weeks ago I posted on whether Protestants might find benefit from praying the Rosary. Here I see a Lutheran layman has devised a “Lutheran Rosary” (PDF), the main differences being that he recommends replacing the Hail Mary with either the pre-Trent Hail Mary (omitting the phrase “Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death”) or with the Jesus Prayer (“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner”) as well as replacing the “Hail Holy Queen” (Salve Regina) with a more appropriate (for Protestants) prayer such as the Magnificat.

The ELCA website has its own version of a Lutheran Rosary here.

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3 responses to “Rosary follow-up – a rosary for Lutherans?”

  1. Anonymous

    Thanks for the link.
    Another Lutheran created an “ecumenical rosary” here –
    http://www.ecumenicalrosary.org/

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  2. Maurice Frontz

    Nice link. I wonder, though, that he doesn’t commend the Liturgy of the Hours as a way to an organization of prayer life, as an alternative, addition, or even prerequisite to the Rosary. The Jesus Prayer is good, though.

    I also think that the distinction needs to be made between “prayers to Mary,” and “requests for Mary’s prayers.” Although it is most certain that Christ is our intercessor, those in Christ are by virtue of Christ our intercessors as well. In fact, it can be said that through the prayers of the faithful in Christ it is truly Christ praying for us.

    If this understanding is adopted, rather than Mary praying for us to Christ who would otherwise judge us, I can come closer to the idea that the second part of the Ave Maria is legitimate.

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  3. Anonymous

    Pearls of Life (Wreath of Christ) is another Lutheran rosary made by a Lutheran emeritus bishop Martin Lonnebo from Sweden. Read more:
    http://www.pearlsoflife.org
    http://www.rukoushelmet.net/English.htm

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