Would you say that most of your church practices are extrascripitual? See you are taking the word of the church ON FAITH ALONE and without any assurance or confirmation that what you are doing is even ok with God let alone blessed by Him
Later this evening, I will gather my children, we will light candles and kneel before this big white ceramic statue of Mary and say the Hail Mary fifty three times, sometimes in latin, since we all know how Satan hates that language.
Satan hates the name of Christ. He does not mind latin or prayers and candles before a statue , because all of that keeps you from worshipping the only one worthy of worship. In fact satan loves your prayer time
I will be doing something that many a great Catholic saint has done, and following the advice of several popes, as well as the Blessed Virgin herself at Lourdes and Fatima. My church has deemed the rosary as high quality devotion, even setting aside a Sunday to celebrate it. That's good enough for me.
Can you know with assurance that Fatima and Lourdes were not demonic manifestations? Where do you find that God has used the physically deceased to communicate with men?
I know your church loves the rosary, but how do you know God does? Do you seek to please God or men?
No. I would say that most of our church practices are scriptural. 90% +.
See you are taking the word of the church ON FAITH ALONE and without any assurance or confirmation that what you are doing is even ok with God let alone blessed by Him.
I believe I have told you before how reason plays its role, how history plays a role, how tradition plays a role, how scripture plays a role.....but if one believes that the RCC is the Church that Christ founded then the Holy Spirit has a role as well, so it is ok with God.
Satan hates the name of Christ. He does not mind latin or prayers and candles before a statue , because all of that keeps you from worshipping the only one worthy of worship. In fact satan loves your prayer time
My mention of latin was in reference to another recent thread about Satan hating latin. It was meant in humor. Christ is the subject of the rosary. It is entirely Christocentric. I have referred you to " Rosarium Virginus Mariae ". The great pope explains everything about the rosary one could want to know, and in terms I think you would appreciate, but I suppose one needs ears to hear. Satan hates my rosary.
Can you know with assurance that Fatima and Lourdes were not demonic manifestations? Where do you find that God has used the physically deceased to communicate with men?
Yes, because Fatima and Lourdes draw people to Christ. Mary "magnifies the greatness of the Lord." One does not see her without seeing the Incarnation. Off the top of my head the transfiguration demonstrates the physically deceased communicating with men.
I know your church loves the rosary, but how do you know God does? Do you seek to please God or men?
I think that God is pleased that we honor His mother in the way that we do. That she continues to play an important role in our faith-life, just as He graced her with such an important role in His revelation.