ALTAR & HOME - October 1957 - Luurgical review for the laicy

Sep 21, 2026

ALTAR & HOME（面向天主教平信徒的礼仪刊物）刊登1957年10月期内容，包含家庭礼仪生活的阅读习惯栏目，以及订阅信息与出版说明。文章聚焦“在家中的阅读习惯”，并通过编辑来谈圣玫瑰经（rosary）的反思方式：强调在念珠祈祷时要把词句与所纪念的奥迹联系起来，避免机械重复带来的单调，同时提醒要让自己在祈祷中保持清醒与专注。

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Reading habits in the home

The Rosary

The Rosary and the Psalms

GIANTS in the LAND

# Luurgical review for the laicy ALTAR &HOME October 1957 MARYGROVE COLLEGE LIBRArDETROT,MICHIGAN PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE 0cT 11 1CRADLE,CROSS,CROWN ## Reading habits in the home Catholic action and the parish Holiness today Catholic art in everyday life Watch for the November issueof ALTAR&HOME. ALTAR &HOME,a liturgical review for the laity,ispublished monthly except during June,July,and Augustby the monks of Conception Abbey with ecclesiasticalapprobation. Editor Very Rev.Maur Burbach,0.S.B.Assistant Editor Rev.Hugh Tasch,0.S.B.Art Director Rev.Norbert Schappler,0.S.B.Business ManagerRev.Augustine Stock,0.S.B. ## Subscription prices Domestic:$1.00 annually,or six cents a copy for twenty-fiveor more. Foreign:$1.50 annually,or seven cents a copy for twenty-fiveor more. Entered as second class matter,August 27,1935,at the PostOffice at Conception,Missouri,under the act of March 8,1897.Printed in U.S.A.Contents copyrighted. ALTAR &HOME October 1957,Volume 24,No.8 Editorial 2 Giants in the LandSister M.Judith,O.S.B. 4 The Reporters Howard Guthrie8 ### The Rosary Pat McGowan 17 ### The Rosary and the PsalmsGermaine Wildgen 26 Contributors 31 Then He said to the disciple,“Behold,thy mother.”And from that hour the disciple tooke her into his home. St.John 19:27 YoUR EDITOR SAYSWe often hear itsaid that praying the tamily rosary 1s a little too much to expect inmost Catholic homes.The reason usually given is thatthe younger children easily become restless before itis over.And it's really quite a frequent problem.Butsometimes I wonder whether it is only the youngsterswho feel the boredom.Isn't the problem just a littlemore widespread than that? When we stop to think about it,of course,ten orfifteen minutes do not make a very long session.Wespend hours watching a movie.But the rosary is adifferent matter.And so we defend ourselves with allsorts of excuses,the simplest one being that the rosaryis made up chiefly of two short prayers,and that torepeat them over a hundred times within a few min-utes is bound to be not so exciting as a Paramountfilm in cinemascope. The problem,in other words,is not so much ofkeeping the children awake,but of keeping ourselvesawake as well.We are trying to be sure ourselveswhat to think about when we handle our beads.Andhow can we avoid the monotony that creeps into ourbest intentions each time we say our rosaries? Now,one of the important messages of Fatima,Ithink,was our Lady's reminder that we are to reflecton the mysteries of our prayer.And if the mechani-cal way of our reciting the words of this prayer wor-ries us,then may I submit something here by way ofsuggestion?It seems to me very clear that if we areto recite certain words during the rosary,we oughtreally to turn upon those words for the very atmos-phere of our prayer.It is the function of language to convey some meaning to the mind,and the person whouses these words without caring to“sound them out,”that is,without looking into their values,is not re-specting his own human powers.He is quite literallywasting his breath. The beautiful Hail Mary is meant for our ears.TheMother of God does not listen to words alone,but tohearts.It is for our own sake that we speak words.True,we should try putting ourselves in the light ofthe particular mystery that we commemorate fromdecade to decade;but this in no way has to interruptthe serenity of talking to Mary in the language sheloves best. Perhaps we are too busy about the scenes that therosary dwells on,and not enough convinced about thesignificance of the human tongue. A young lovermight be found repeating himself,but the minute hisbeloved discovers he doesn't mean a word of what hesays,she doesn't care what the boy sings in her ear.It might as well be the Star Spangled Banner,for shewon't be listening anyway. The rosary,in other words,is a meditative prayer.It cannot be hurried through.It means every word itsays,means it to the po

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这份刊物的主题是什么？

刊物为天主教平信徒提供礼仪相关的阅读内容，强调把礼仪与日常家庭生活结合。

编辑在谈玫瑰经时关注的核心问题是什么？

问题不只是让孩子保持安静，更重要的是让念玫瑰经的人自己也保持清醒，避免因为机械重复而产生厌倦。

编辑如何建议更有意义地念玫瑰经？

通过反思所纪念的奥迹，并在念出词句时理解其意义与情感，使祈祷的“语言”真正承载对天主与圣母的心意。

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