When you pray the Rosary, and traditional Catholic prayers, is it better to use modern English, or "thee" and

Question

"thou"? Which do you prefer? Does it matter?

Answer 1

It does not really matter. God knows what is in your heart.

Pray however you feel the most comfortable.

Prayer is the elevation of the mind and heart to God:
+ In praise of his glory
+ In petition for some desired good
+ In thanksgiving for a good received
+ In intercession for others before God

Through prayer the Christian experiences a communion with God through Christ in the Church.

"For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." (St. Thérèse of Lisieux)

"Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." (St. John Damascene)

But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or "out of the depths" of a humble and contrite heart? (Psalm 130:1)

He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer. Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God."

With love and prayers in Christ.

Answer 2

Do what sounds more natural for you. I find myself more comfortable with the thees and thous just because that's how I heard those prayers all the time when I was little. I imagine a lot of people would find the opposite more natural to say.

Answer 3

When you say "thee" and thou" you are not really being biblical. Only the English translation of the Bible has those words.

Why is that?

In 1611 the Bible was translated into English. Guess who was on the translation team. ....

Shakespeare and his crew of writers were major translators. Thee and thou were poetic expressions in the early 1600s.

So Shakespeare poems and plays do not copy the Bible terminology; rather, Bible terminology simply copies Shakespeare poems and plays.

Nugget of knowledge: Shakespeare and his crew were the major translators, and to some degree the proof readers and writers of the book of Psalms. (the English version)
. If you look closely in the King James Version of the Bible, you will see Shakespeare's signature.

Answer 4

the rationalization why i pray the rosary because of the fact i grew up in the Catholic faith. returned in might 2010, one month once I made my affirmation/first communion, my mom taught me regarding the rosary. i did no longer be responsive to the way it replaced into to artwork yet then i discovered it quite is thank you to connect with God and to the Virgin Mary. at first i theory the rosary replaced into ineffective repetitious and ineffective yet then i found out it quite is not. it quite is totally functional and significant. As a non secular Catholic, i attempt to inspire others to do it additionally. I bear in mind one Sunday night in the process Lent season, i replaced into at a Catholic church for Eucharist adoration. and that i pulled out my rosary and began praying. And one time on Father's day, i've got been given my dad a pair of rosary beads. Hoping it would him rebuild his Catholic faith. yet no longer something. I pray for him.

Answer 5

They are both good and God Bless you! The rosary is such a rich prayer in scripture and love. I feel when I pray the rosary I'm near Mary and focused on Jesus.

Answer 6

If you'll take the viewpoint of a non-Christian?----

Think the Eternal is happy to hear from you at any time, in any setting, in whatever language you find most comfortable to use. If the old-fashioned flowing language speaks to your heart, go for it.

If you feel awkward with it, well.....if memory serves, when the one called Jesus taught what is now called the "Lord's Prayer", the term he used to address the Deity was roughly equivalent to "Daddy" !

Answer 7

It's best to have the focus on the reason for the rosary as much as possible during the rosary.
The wording is just for humans - as GOD is reading and listening to your heart and soul.
(As your young I would think the newer wording is appropriate, being older I use the "older" words.)

Answer 8

You can use either traditional or modern wording while saying your prayers. I prefer the traditional but I know many, both older and younger than me, who use modern. (Saying The Rosary is just one form of prayer.)

Answer 9

I prefer the traditional thee and thou, but I generally go with the crowd when reciting it out-loud in church as a part of the group. to me it's just personal preference

Answer 10

I'm not Catholic but when I pray I use Thee, Thou, and thy.