I resumed praying the rosary two years ago, the year my Mom passed away due to COVID. When my Mom was hospitalized, my sister-in-law suggested that we have a family rosary for my Mom. We did this via Zoom. And after my Mom passed away, we continued praying the rosary for her for the 40 days of prayer.
When my Dad passed away, I only did the prayers for the deceased for him. During my Dad's wake, the priest advised us to continue praying for the souls of our loved ones who might still be in purgatory. The same was said during my Mom's wake. So after her inurnment service, besides the prayers for the deceased, I kept up the habit of praying the rosary every day as a way of offering my prayers for my parents.
A funny thing that happened when I started praying the rosary was the discovery of the fourth mystery, The Luminous Mysteries. I was never taught this when I was still in school. I found out that this was introduced in 2002. That means I had not been praying the rosary for three decades before 2021!
There are still times that I get emotional when I pray the rosary. It is mostly because I miss my parents, especially my Mom. And there would be times I would recall her praying the rosary herself. She would do it in bed at night, or while walking around the house after dinner. She would also pray the rosary during her afternoon walks before when she was still active in walking.
I still would not consider myself religious. I still don't regularly go to church. But praying the rosary is the only thing I can do for my parents now that they are gone. I will probably continue to pray the rosary until I am unable to do so for some reason. Praying the rosary for my parents is a way of honoring their memory.
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