Assurance of one’s salvation comes from the Sacraments of the Catholic Church. If anyone had suggested that reciting anything, a Rosary or any other prayer while avoiding the sacraments, could ensure salvation, that would be indeed ludicrous.
At the same time, one in full communion with the Church will grow in sanctity, and thus make his election secure, if he recites the Rosary often. That is because of several elements the rosary prayer combines:
- it is a profound meditation on the events of the Gospel in the language of the Gospel;
- it identifies the faithful with Mary the Mother of God and the first disciple;
- it solicits the prayer of Mary for our soul at the hour of our death;
- it contains a prayer for Christ’s mercy on all who need it, thus strengthening the entire Church and bringing souls to Christ;
- it contains the Creed, the most precise expression of Christian Faith, the foundation of our salvation.
In fact it is tragic that mariophobia prevents some non-Catholics from joining the Church in this powerful prayer.
Astounding. The Catholic has no assurance of his salvation by his faith in Christ, but he does have assurance of his salvation by endless recitations of a prayer to a creature.
Christ instructs you otherwise.
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." -- Matthew 6:7-8"But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Nowhere do we read from the lips of Christ that we are to pray to anyone other than the Triune God. Prayers to anyone but God require only repentance for their error.
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm." -- 1 Timothy 1:6-7 "From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;