Religious medals are worn for devotional reasons. They are a reminder of our need to maintain a life of prayer — including prayer to the saints for their intercession, which as you know is NOT worship of saints. Moreover, there is the real trust in blessed objects as a sort of demon repellent. Now, people who don’t believe in demons will scoff, but I assume you do and understand why a Christian would want to drive them away. Sacred objects and truly holy persons are noisome to demons; they can’t bear to be near them. Any exorcist will be glad to confirm this.

As for multiple “Hail Marys”. Half of the prayer is literal verses from Holy Scripture. Do you read the Bible once in your life and then put it away forever? Is it not good to return to and to meditate on the inspired word of God? The second half of the prayer is a request that the Mother of God pray for us. She was given to John as his mother at the foot of the Cross, and because we’re members of the Body of Christ, she is our mother too. Asking your mother for prayer is the most natural thing in the world, isn’t it? Even more than once?

96 posted on 06/26/2019 7:29:49 AM PDT by Romulus

Do you read the Bible once in your life and then put it away forever?
No. Matt. 6:7 "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: "

Asking your mother for prayer is the most natural thing in the world, isn’t it?
Not if she's dead, no. That would be unnatural.

Religious medals are worn for devotional reasons.
Any example of a Disciple or Jesus wearing medals, crosses or charms? Reading the Word of God, daily prayers and having faith ought to cover all of the bases I would think. That's the examples we are given.

104 posted on 06/26/2019 11:25:14 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I heard a joke the other day that the CNN poll showed . . . No that was it. The CNN poll.)

Religious medals are worn for devotional reasons.

REALLY??!!??

"Mary" must have gotten her wires crossed!

The 15 promises

(Given to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche)

1	Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive powerful graces.
2.	I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3.	The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies
4.	It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of people from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5.	The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6.	Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying Himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise Him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
7.	Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8.	Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise.
9.	I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10.	The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11.	You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12.	All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13.	I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death
14.	All who recite the Rosary are my children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15.	Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

119 posted on 07/09/2019 7:21:52 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

Sacred objects and truly holy persons are noisome to demons; they can’t bear to be near them.

izzat so?

Ya can't much more 'sacred' than Jesus; yet the Devil had no problem being close to Him.

LEGION had no problem 'til Jesus sent them away.

120 posted on 07/09/2019 7:25:04 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

The second half of the prayer is a request that the Mother of God pray for us.

Spoiler alert!

This phrase is NOT found in Scripture.

121 posted on 07/09/2019 7:26:21 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

She was given to John as his mother at the foot of the Cross, and because we’re members of the Body of Christ, she is our mother too.

Not only is your logic bad; but again; the Bible makes NO mention of this 'fact'.

122 posted on 07/09/2019 7:27:35 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

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