And Now...A Talking Electronic Rosary Sayer

[MineralMan]

And here's the ultimate confirmation gift! It's an electronic rosary sayer. Just press the button, and the voices of Carmelite nuns say the rosary. Never too fast or too slow. It won't let you rush through just "to get it over with..." You can follow along and speak the words for yourself. Lights on the device indicate the sequence and keep the count. No more confusing beads. It's the electronic rosary. Earphones included.

Just $29.95, plus S&H.

http://rosarycompanion.com/index.html

Ah, modern Christianity...

[niyad]

1. just---- wow.

[Mz Pip]

2. Catholic version

of the prayer wheel, only with batteries. :eyes:

Back when I went to Catholic grade school we had a rosary contest. Whoever could say the most rosaries won something. I so would have beat out anyone if I'd had one of those. Just hit "Play and repeat" and get on with your day. Easy.

[ZombieHorde]

3. Awesome, it looks like a birth control pill box. nt

[MineralMan]

4. Hey! Kids! Never Fear The Confessional Again!

Just let the Rosary Companion handle your penance for you. Ask Mom for one Today!

[MineralMan]

5. Oh, yeah...you can hear it at the link. Just click the center button.

[Warpy]

6. It's meant to keep her occupied

and drive those lustful thoughts all little temptresses have right out of their six year old heads.

Really.

That's how Mother Rome views little girls.

And they wonder why I fled.

[MineralMan]

7. If you're confused, here are the instructions.

It couldn't be easier to say the Rosary than today:

[MineralMan]

8. Of course, if you have an iPhone, there are several apps

available to handle the Rosary for you. Here's one:

http://www.apptism.com/apps/rosary-deluxe

[CTyankee]

9. Oh, why not? I am not any religion but if that helps people meditate

(and maybe look at gorgeous Italian Renaissance paintings at the same time), I can't complain. Personally, I think a nice Gregorian chant would be helpful to lots of folks who are in a bad situation or angry or upset. Hell, I'd like one of those, come to think of it...

[MineralMan]

10. Well, it's certainly better than the little electronic device

that emits several farting sounds randomly when you press the button. Archie McPhee sells that one.

I can see a growth industry in this. Really. The Hare Krishnas could have one that says the mantra for them.

There are already alarm clocks that give the call to prayer for Muslims. Some even point the way to Mecca for the directionally-impaired.

We could have one for fundamentalists that repeated the very few verses they pay attention to in the Bible, and at random. That way, they'd never be at a loss for words at those town hall meetings. "God is not mocked, Goddamnit!" Sort of an electronic prompter to help them during those oh-so-frequent lapses of thought.

Same for 2nd Amendment folks. It's hard to remember all those catch-phrases when you're really pissed off at someone. How nice would it be to just press a button and have the thing say one at random and save you the thinking. "From my cold, dead hands, you hippy freak!"

There are so many ways this technology could be used. Really. There's money to be made.

[CTyankee]

12. LOL! You're on to something here. But seriously,

I can get into the recorded chant or the Fra Angelico Annunciation pic on my Iphone. However, I don't have one so I guess that's a problem...

[Angry Dragon]

11. Where in the Bible does Jesus or god

say the rosaries?? Or is this just one more thing to control people and their thoughts??

[MineralMan]

13. I don't know. I'm not really about a serious discussion

of rote prayer in this thread. Now, I can discuss that for hours, but that wasn't the point of this thread, you see. This is more of a light-hearted thing than a serious discussion.

I'm sure you could drum up some discussion of the merit or lack of merit of the Rosary if you started a thread about that. You won't find that discussion here, though. Sorry.

[Gman]

15. You've got some issues about this

don't you? Where in the Bible does it say the Bible is the only source for belief and prayer?

[Book Lover]

14. Thirty dollars for this device is the real sin here (nm)

[frebrd]

16. Hilarious.......

and so apropos!

:rofl:

[AwakeAtLast]

17. Why does it remind me of a birth control pill dial-pak?

:shrug:

[DeSwiss]

18. But, but, but.......

...THAT'S CHEATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which means she'll have to go to another confession. But then she'll use it again. And then she'll have to go to confession again after that! But then she'll use it again. Ohhhhhhh! This could go on FOREVER!!!!!!!!!

- Unless it's Pope-Approved. Then it's all right......










Hey! Would somebody
do my back!?!?

K&R

[Mythbuster]

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[Lost-in-FL]

20. Would it vibrate too? nt

[DemBones DemBones]

21. An Italian company came up with one of these 20 years ago,

maybe more. Sometimes it's helpful to pray with other people and if you're home alone an electronic rosary, or online rosary (free), rosary CD, tape, or DVD can be useful. The DVDs are good for helping visualize the Mysteries of the Rosary.

[silverweb]

22. I can see a definite use for it.

Having a chorus of cloistered nuns praying along "with" them could be very comforting to a sick person or someone who lives alone, helping them focus better and perhsps feel less lonely.

I wouldn't ridicule any assistive device that brings people comfort.

[jmm]

23. If this had been around in the early 80's I would've had one.

I think my mom still has cassette tapes of me saying The Rosary when I was 2 1/2. I got a laugh out of this and I'm not religious but for those who are this seems like a good idea. This would make it easier for kids to learn than rote memory. I think this would have a bigger market for adults so they might want to redesign this so it looks more like a Rosary ring and less like a kid's toy or birth control pills.