How to Pray the Lutheran Rosary 

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@ Jordan Cooper, don't let the negative comments affect you. You are educating the religious world in helping everyone understand that the rosary isn't just for Catholics. Good job, my brother.

Ex Catholic, now LCMS. I’ve been trying to find daily devotions but Lutherans don’t seem to have the kind I’m used to. This will help fill that void I’ve been feeling! Thank you!

I know this is a really old video to comment on, but I just wanted to talk about how I use the rosary as a Lutheran. For the most part, I follow the Roman Catholic format like Dr. Cooper was talking about in the video. I even follow a daily mystery calendar (however, I switched some days around to make it "feel" more Lutheran, ie. Wed being a sorrowful day instead of glorious). The only mystery I felt necessary to change was the Glorious. I replaced the assumption of Mary into heaven and the coronation of Mary as queen of heaven and earth. What I put there instead was the anticipation of the second coming of Christ using 1 Cor 15:23 as the scripture attached to it and the Resurrection of the dead using Mt. 22:29-33. I felt these topics better fit the mystery of glorious. I do still use the pre-Trent Hail Mary like Dr. Cooper mentioned. To counter act the idea that I am praying to Mary I end the rosary with Luther's commentary on Mary. I will include the entire thing here, as it has helped me immensely grapple with the idea of revering the saints without worshiping them. "O Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, what great comfort God has shown us in you, by so graciously regarding your unworthiness and low estate. This encourages us to believe that henceforth He will not despise us poor and lowly ones, but graciously regard us also, according to your example." I hope this helps other Lutherans out there who want to add this amazing devotional tool to their lives. Also, I want to thank Dr. Cooper for this video and all of his videos. They have been a great help to my life and to those in my congregation lives.

1:55 - Explaining rosary history. 2:30 - Going thru the beads: 3:01 - Going thru small catechism: 3:12 - Meditate on these: 1st set: The Cross. 2nd set: Shema Yisrael, & 10 Commandments. 3rd set: Apostles Creed. 4th set: Lord's prayer. 5th set: Sacrament: What it is to be Baptized. 6th set: Confession -> to God. 7th set: Sacrament of the Alter: Holy Communion. 5:32 - The Holy Prayers: 1. Touch Crucifix to the Cross, in the name of the Blessed Trinity, Amen. 2. Apostles Creed. 3. Our Father: Lord's/Disciple's Prayer. 4. Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, and on us sinners. Amen. 5. Glory Be to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as in the beginning, is now, and will be forever, Amen. 6:40 - 6. "Bless Mary" : "LORD GOD, full of grace, bless Mary, the fruit of Thy Word". + Plus "the Magnificat". 7. Meditate on/Memorize the Psalms/Prayers, And any part/verses of Scripture etc. Amen. 8. Pray for everybody everybody.

I think your strategy of using the rosary to study the catechism and focus on scripture seems very edifying! If I ever do choose to use one, I’ll definitely try that format. Thanks.

Thank you. This was a big help to standardize my morning/evening devotions.

Thank you very much. I have been doing this for a while and it is nice to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you and God bless!

I have been Lutheran all my life and never heard we could pray the rosary. I made my own and have used the rosary prayers of the Church of England. I need to look into this more, as I find gong through the rosary has been as asset to my prayer life.

I was looking for this. This is indeed very helpful. Thanks.

I had the same idea using small catechism ;) thanks for sharing. I'm developing my own rosary as well.

I have used Anglican prayer beads in the past and found helpful Biblical prayers in some of their resources. This weekend was my second time visiting a LCMS church and your content has been extremely helpful. My background is mainline evangelical and had never known about confessional Lutherans. Please continue your necessary and valuable ministry.

This is the first video I’m watching on your channel, it has been helpful to me and I wanted to take the time to say so in commenting. I was raised non-denominational, however my Dad had been raised Assembly of God, my Mom had been raised Catholic, growing up my parents, especially my Mom had enforced more of a Catholic way of meditation and faith for me but due to her past, she was anti-Catholic and shunned everything remotely leaning Catholic. She’s passed on but a part of me leaned towards something I am still trying to understand, the rosary in meditation. The Catholic rosary didn’t sit right with me and I’ve been looking for something similar yet something that doesn’t feel forced in a way that I don’t feel the want to do so daily. I intend to try what you are laying out in this video. Thank you very much.

Considering current health issues my brother and I are both facing, I may try this tonight. I am somewhat familiar with the rosary already, coming from a Roman Catholic family, but the way you present it here seems more scripturally based.

for everyones informaton martin luther prayed the rosary until he died.it was the lutheran church that stopped this.read about luther and watch documentaries on him . love to all

Looks similar to Anglican prayer beads which I already have. Prayers available online.

I use my Roman rosary daily during Lent. The rosary was a gift from my Grandfather. For prayers I use the apostles creed to start, the Lord's prayer, and the "Glory Be" just like my Gpa taught me. I substitute for the "Hail Mary" using either the Jesus Prayer (as mentioned in this video) or a modified version of the Hail Mary: Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is With thee, Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Christ

Thank you so much for this. Very helpful indeed. One question tho, at what point (bead) would supplications be prayed?

Using the prayer beads whether one is Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, or Lutheran it produces holiness (wholeness). In other words, one's thoughts, words, and actions become in concert with each other.

Where did you get a rosary with the Lutheran rose?

So when using the small catechism method on the section about the cross can you provide some examples?

Glad I found this video. I didn’t know there was a Lutheran way. Thank you for teaching me Dr Jordan.

I'm curious as to what the actual differences are between the Pre-Trent & Post-Trent Hail Marys...also, the Magnificat is an excellent choice, I'm thinking about incorporating both prayers into my rosary practice, that of the Angelic Psalter & the Magnificat, as well as the Lord's Prayer & the Gloria Patri, maybe I'll add Psalm 23 & John 3:16 too...idk, I've always done the Jesus Prayer on the beads, but I'm thinking about cycling through them 3 times (to symbolize the 150 Psalms) with a different bead prayer each time, maybe Psalm 118:24 the first round, the Angelic Psalter the second round & the Jesus Prayer the third round...idk, I'll have to pray on it. *ba-dump-chhh*

I want to know where the rosary is sold

Hi, I just received a Lutheran rosary with six beads between two larger beads. There are six sets of the rosary

Hi Jordan, where did you get your rosary?

What happened to my Church?

Good video; it’s been a long while since I saw you without your “Calvin beard” (but, probably not Calvin, I’d guess). I got into praying with the Anglican rosary in seminary- mostly using Psalms or the Jesus Prayer. Still do it occasionally, but the daily office/divine hours and extemporaneous prayer are really the “bread and butter” of my prayer life these days. I’ll check to see if you’ve already talked about this, but I’m curious about how/if the Lutheran tradition has used the daily office/liturgy of the hours.

Where can I get a Lutheran rosary?

Do you still do these beads? In 2020?

Thanks for this info bud. and God bless

Where can we find Lutheran prayer beads?

.... how do you use this set of prayer beads?

Hoping to find out if you still pray the Rosary?

I see you are wearing a blue cassock in thus video. When did the associate start matching the colors of the Church year.

Hey there Fr Jordan Cooper! Nice video on the rosary! Heheheh. Sorry, just kidding, Pastor Cooper, I'm Catholic but I respect your beliefs, I've seen your video last year, just revisiting. Just curious, how are the Lutheran rosary beads arranged? As in how many of them, the big beads and the small ones? and how many sets of them? It seems different but similar to the Anglican rosary.

Dr Cooper, could you recommend where I could find Lutheran rosaries? Id love to organize my prayers and this would be a wonderful method to do so! Thank you for the excellent content as always!

Pastor, I have a genuine question about prayer. Is it ever okay to pray in Latin privately or is it something that should be avoided entirely? Latin is probably the main thing that attracts me to Catholicism

Using the Rosary connects the mind with the body.

I’m a steadfast conservative Roman Catholic and was very encouraged to see this Because my father waslutheran!

beautiful..thanks much

Love this!!!

Pastor Cooper, Catholics also have a Scriptural Rosary that might be helpful to listen to. I listen to / recite a Scriptural Rosary app developed at Franciscan University by Joe Meineke. The download uses the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous mysteries of Christ's birth, earthly life, passion, death and Resurrection - as seen through His Mother's eyes. Each bead retells the Gospel by reciting a short Scripture passage. (We aren't praying for Mary, we ask her to pray for us now and at the hour of our death)

Where can I purchase a "Lutheran Rosary?"

The divine mercy chaplet is a beautiful prayer 🙏

@ 2:00 you say the beads were first used around the sixth century to keep count of the psalms prayed, so my question is, which sixth century? Before or after Christ?

Where can you buy the Lutheran Rosaries?

how did the Lutheran rosary originates?

Thumbs up! Thanks for sharing.

The lcms church i attended says the apostles creed which includes the communion of saints.

I love the idea of using the prayer beads, but I cannot find Lutheran prayer beads anywhere! I became a Lutheran in 2016, and have been growing in my knowledge of the denomination since. I'd love to locate some prayer beads like you have in this video. Any advice as to where I can find? Thank you

Can a Presbyterian do this as well?

I use the Anglican Prayer Beads in my personal Spiritual life.

As an ELCA Lutheran, i have never heard of such prayer beads.

Here is my idea for Lutheran Rosary: Make sign of cross and say: In The Name of Father, Son, and Holy spirit. On Crucifix O God make speed to save me O Lord make haste to help me (Joyful mysteries) or We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. (Sorrowful Mysteries) or O Lord, will open my lips. And my tongue shall announce Thy praise. (Glorious Mysteries) First bead: Apostle Creed On first three beads: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Who was born of a virgin, have mercy upon us. (Joyful) or Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Who was crucified for us: have mercy upon us. (Sorrowful) or Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Who rose from the dead and ascended into the heavens, have mercy upon us. (Glorious) ended with: Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: now and forever and unto the ages of ages: Amen. O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. On gaudes: Lord Prayer (Our Father) On decade beads: Taize chant Magnificat (Joyful) or Taize chant Misericordia Domini (Sorrowful) or Taize chant In Ressurectione Tua Christe(Glorius) ended each decade with Glory Be + Fatima Prayer. After 5 decades: Pre Tent Hail Mary or Byzantine Hail Mary+ Advent song Zion Daughter (Joyful), or Good Friday song Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Sorrowful), or Luther's Evangelical Praise of Mother of God (Glorious).

Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic ... have you guys ever heard tht the Orthodox have rosary as well?

It’s 2023, wow you were young!!!

Why do you call it a Rosary then if you don't pray to Mary?

This is very interesting. I didn't know there was a Lutheran rosary. Thank you

As a Lutheran from Papua New Guinea I find prayer beads a bit weird.. and I find ECLA. practices 'un- Lutheran'..

Intro Music A Mighty Fortress is our God by Joel Rosenberger The music part is in 0:37-0:42 in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IhQHQWs8B6Y.html

great ideas

The Wedding Feast at Cana was the first example of intercession, where Jesus did something because his mom urged him, that he otherwise might not have done.

Also the Nicene Creed

I pray the Jesus prayer, as the Eastern Orthodox do.

Close somehow to eastern orthodox rosary

Personally, I prefer just doing the 3 daily offices (either Lutheran or Anglican version, since I'm an Anglo-Lutheran).

This was really quite interesting. I had thought about a protestant rosary a few days ago but didn't think there would be anything or any approval. Good to know some protestants have taken it and turned it into a good thing.

wow this is an old one

If Martin Luther sees Mary as the spiritual Mother of all Christians why do the Protestant community teach, preach and behave contrary to this belief?

have your cake and eat it , too? prayer ropes/beads are simply an aid for those who pray and need a little reminder as to where they are.

Where is the beard!?

Bro, you cut the intro off just before that sweet fa-re-mi cadence

DR JBC, What do you think of adding the Beatitudes to the rotation through the beads? www.youtube.com/@DrJordanBCooper

Eph. 6, 19: If Paul can ask his brothers to pray for him ¿why not ask Mary to pray for us?

¿Are those brothers to whom Paul asks to pray for him, mediators in some kind of way? ¿Are their prayers listened by God apart from the prayer of Jesus Christ? ¿Or is it that they are members of Jesus Christ, as Paul also says, and so their prayers have value in virtue of Christ's prayer and intercession?

1st Corinthians chapter 15 verse 1 through 4 it is written in the Bible Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and he was buried and he rose again the third day according to the scriptures if you have faith which means you believe with your whole heart in the gospel message of Jesus Christ written only in the Bible you shall be saved and go to heaven please read Hebrews chapter 1 verse 1 and 2 and 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verse 1 through 4 and Romans chapter 7 chapter 8 and chapter 9 the whole chapters and John chapter 3 verse 16 through 18 as well as Genesis through Revelations it is written in the Bible please see for yourself

ELCA no bueno

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Where are the Lutheran Nuns ?

Where does the rosary beads mentioned in the bible..?

I attended an American Orthodox church for about a year...and some members used the prayer rope....while saying "the Jesus prayer". You say part of this in this video.

Wow! Just found Dr. Cooper in his early beard period…. Lol

Its like a cheat sheet

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Omg, it's "baby" Jordan Cooper! Jk. I've been looking into Lutheranism lately, and you seem to be thee Lutheran guru on YT.

Your discussion is so complicated

The catholic rosary is the most powerful rosary. So many people have been healed and liberated from sins and addictions by the power of the catholic rosary prayer because it came from heaven NOT from men.

Catholics don't pray to Mary. We actually ask her to pray for us, just like we do with other Christians. What is wrong with that? I also used to struggle with this belief, and with many others, but if you actually find out what is the true Catholic doctrine, you'll find that Catholic and Orthodox churches are the most biblical ones (they still don't have the whole truth, but are the closest)

The Book Of Concord Speaks About The Roman Catholic Rosary.. Faith Alone, Grace Alone..

Is this mandatory for Lutherans? I'm well aware that you don't pray to Mary however using prayer beads has its origins in paganism. Theres no way around this. It's nice that you're trying to use it to help with prayer but it's a pagan technique that the Catholics got from pagans. Do Lutherans have to do this??? To be quite frank it seems to me that if this is the case The Lutheran Church didn't get far enough from the Roman Catholic Church and there a few things that are practiced that dont have their origin in Scripture. I say this in love.

I have both Catholic and Anglican beads..both beautiful. I adopt things and beliefs from different religions..many of my people do. Pleases me. Beauty is found in all of them🌞

nah this video is made in 2014

Why not just say the Eastern Orthodox version, which is the Jesus Prayer said over?

The Hail Mary is a Biblical prayer it was what the angel Gabriel said to Mary the Mother of God when he announced her pregnancy. The other part was said when she visited Elizabeth her cousin. And let me ask you one thing: What if She said no? Then we might not even have a saviour today. Just think about that. Catholic means universal and we are the church Christ created. Who created your church?

The ELCA has joined with Rome in 1999 with the ECT.

No need for this.. just pray to the Lord Jesus out of your heart.

Are you ELCA? please tell me youre not ELCA.. D:

You know Catholics don't pray to Mary either we pray through her. I mean think about it when you what someone to pray for you it's okay to ask your friends to pray for you and technically when you guys say there is no mediator between God and man except Jesus the person praying for you is technically mediating on your behalf. Oh and the Jesus prayer is not a Lutheran prayer fun fact it's actually originated from the Eastern Catholic Church. Which is in full communion with the Pope in Rome so weather it is admitted or not the lutherans are taking some degree of influence from the Catholic Church which is wonderful especially if they're doing stuff like this. But instead of just doing the Jesus prayer on the Rosary why not do the Hail Mary it's not praying to her it's not worshipping her it is asking for her prayers and her intercession. After all back in the days of the Israelites the queen wasn't the king's wife except with Solomon's case. The queen was actually called the queen mother because she was the King's mom and people would go to her to request something from the King. And also during the wedding Feast at Cana Jesus turned water into wine but not because the servants went to him it is because the servants went to Mary and Jesus loves his mother so because of her intercession he did it. I know it's like I used to be Protestant but my pastor would always tell me to stay within the history of the reformation and the time of scripture and to not go in between those times because the Catholics as they like to say messed it up but I began to do a little digging on my own and I read the writings of the early church fathers and these writings came out before the Bible was put together by the Catholics and if you look at these writings they sound very Catholic in nature. So I encourage you to do a little more digging and hopefully you will do what I did and convert to the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. Whether it wants to be admitted or not Mary is the mother of God because when Jesus was on Earth he was truly God and truly man so Denise God and beneath our Lord Jesus Christ Mary should receive the most honor and respect you can give her without exceeding our Lord