“The majority of what you reference is extra-Biblical fables which ultimately bring nothing good to the one who believes them.”
It is the meditation on the mysteries that gives the rosary its staying power. The Joyful Mysteries are these: the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38), the Visitation (Luke 1:40-56), the Nativity (Luke 2:6-20), the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:21-39), and the Finding of the child Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-51).
Then come the Sorrowful Mysteries: the Agony in the Garden (Matt. 26:36-46), the Scourging (Matt. 27:26), the Crowning with Thorns (Matt. 27:29), the Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17), and the Crucifixion (Luke 23:33-46).
The final Mysteries are the Glorious: the Resurrection (Luke 24:1-12), the Ascension (Luke 24:50-51), the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4), the Assumption of Mary into heaven (Rev. 12), and her Coronation (cf. Rev. 12:1).
http://www.catholic.com/library/Rosary.asp
Which ones are “extra-Biblical fables”? I also referenced the Bible on the first page of the thread so please enlighten me?
All prayers to anyone but the Triune God are in error and require repentance.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus... But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." -- Philippeans 4:6-7,19
"Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven." -- Psalm 148:13
I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God." -- Isaiah 43:12
"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." -- Isaiah 45:22
"To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen." -- Romans 16:27 "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
It seems God has been telling us something here for a very long time, something which Rome ignores at its peril.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God" -- Exodus 20:4-5 "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.