To: knarf
The Rosary is essentially 90% Mary and 10% God, with the exception that Jesus is Mary's child (" .. blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus" ), He isn't too much a part of the Rosary.
That's a common Protestant claim which is patently false. What about the Sign of the Cross, the Apostle's Creed, the Lord's Prayer, the Glory Be's, the Fatima Prayer (Oh my Jesus...) and the fact that you're meditating on different mysteries in the life of Jesus? The Hail Mary itself is entirely scriptural.
To: Carpe Cerevisi
"The Hail Mary itself is entirely scriptural."Just the first stanza.
The second denies Jesus' admonition to call no one holy except the Father;
The eternal God can have no mother;
Mary confessed to the angel that she needed a savior, thus a flesh and blood sinner (as we all), and is now (without a speciel decree .. by men .. ), dead and cannot pray for anyone.
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04/12/2011 8:40:14 AM PDT by
knarf
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