[nralife]

“There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.” ~ Lucia dos Santos, Seer of Fatima

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Pagan practice.

Believers should pray to God alone.

[1of10]

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

[nralife]

People are commenting before watching the video.
It’s a short video and worth watching.
Who knows, you might learn something other than often repeated talking points.

[nagant]

Rosary: An exercises to arrive at forgiveness and salvation. Can a person accomplish the same end without the rosary? I’m sure so. The stinkpot is the minority of churchgoers who believe that they are already forgiven, and see no need to supplicate for propitiation.

[Buffalo Bob]

On the perpetual virginity of Mary:

Matthew Chapter 13 Verses 55 & 56 list Jesus having four Brothers and Sisters (plural).

It is the official position of the Roman Catholic Church that Jesus’ mother Mary remained a virgin for her entire life. This in contradiction to scripture.

Only Jesus, the firstborn, was born of the virgin Mary who conceived Jesus via the Holy Ghost. Jesus had many brothers and sisters all of which were born after Him to Mary that were conceived by Joseph’s seed.

The Roman Catholic Church views Mary as "Queen of Heaven." Catholics are taught that Mary has an exalted place in Heaven, with the closest access to Jesus and God the Father. Such a concept is nowhere taught in Scripture.

Further, even if Mary did occupy such an exalted position, her having sexual intercourse would not have prevented her from gaining such a position. Sex in marriage is not sinful. Mary would have in no way defiled herself by having sexual relations with Joseph her husband. The entire concept of the perpetual virginity of Mary is based on an unbiblical teaching, Mary as Queen of Heaven, and on an unbiblical understanding of sexual relations.

[daniel1212]

One would have a hard time in Bible times explaining kneeling before a statue and praising the entity it represented in the unseen world, even with adulation, attributes, glory and titles never given in Scripture to created beings (except to false gods), including having the uniquely Divine power glory to hear and respond to virtually infinite numbers of prayers addressed to them, and beseeching such for Heavenly help, and making offerings to them. Which would constitute worship in Scripture, yet Catholics imagine by playing word games they avoid crossing the invisible line between mere "veneration" and worship.

Instead they should do what Mary and every believer in every prayer to Heaven did (and I should do more of), which was to pray directly to the Lord, not secretaries. But they must truly become born again for that.

Moses, put down those rocks! I was only engaging in hyper dulia, not adoring her. Can't you tell the difference?

Instead Caths basically say,

As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes... (Jeremiah 44:16-17)

ven but the Lord (crying "Abba, Father," Gal. 4:6; not "Mama, Mother"), nor in instructions on who to pray to ("our Father who art in Heaven," not "our Mother").

Note that many Catholic Marian attributions much parallel even that of Christ:

For in the the Catholic quest to almost deify Mary, it is taught by Catholics*,

• As the the Son of God has a unique unique relationship with the Persons of the Trinity, so also Mary is said to have a unique relationship with all three Persons of the Trinity;

• As Christ is the express image of God, and highly exalted above all under the Father, having the primary position among all creation, so Mary is declared to be the greatest saint of all, and the first of all creatures, and as having a certain affinity with the Father, with a pre-eminent resemblance which she bears to the Father;

• As Christ was called the Son of God, indicating ontological oneness, so Mary is called the Mother of God (which naturally infers the same, and is not the language of Scripture, which even clarifies Israel birthed Christ "according to the flesh, God blessed for ever": Rm. 9:4,5);

• As the the Son of God supernaturally, spiritually makes believing souls into children of God, Mary is said to be the mother of Christians in "supernatural and spiritual generation."

• As Christ was sinless, so Mary was;

• As the Lord remained a virgin, so also Mary;

• As the Lord was bodily ascended into Heaven, so Mary also was;

• As the Holy Spirit directs believers to be "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith," (Hebrews 12:2) in whom believes are accounted a holy nation, (1 Pt. 2:9) so Catholicism teaches that believers are to "turn their eyes to Mary" in whom "the Church is already the 'all-holy." (CCC 829)

• As the Father made Christ Lord over all things, so Mary is said to be enthroned above all creation (all other believers have to wait for their crowns) and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things;

• As Christ is given all power in heaven and in earth, so Mary is “surpassing in power all the angels and saints in Heaven.”

• As Christ is given all power on Heaven and on earth, so Mary is said to have (showing some restraint) “almost unlimited power;” and showing less restraint, to be "omnipotent" (by grace);

• As God the Father made His Divine Son functionally the Lord over the universe, so Mary states, "I command what I will, and introduce whom I will."

• As no man comes to the Father but through the Son, so it is taught that no one can come to the Son except through Mary in Heaven;

• As no one can obtain mercy, be saved/redeemed or be delivered and know the Father but through the Son, so the same is said of Mary;

• As those whom God has chosen will come to Him, so it is said that if Mary wills our salvation, and then we are sure to obtain it.

• As the emphasis is upon Christ as the Creator through whom God (the Father) made all things, including Mary, so it is emphasized that uniquely “to her, Jesus owes His Precious Blood,” shed for the salvation of mankind, (the logic behind which can lead back to Eve);

• As Scripture declares that Christ suffered for our sins, so Mary is said to have done so also, even all the consequences of sin;

• As Christ redeemed mankind (as many as truly believe) with the Father and the Spirit, so it is said of Mary that "we might rightly say she redeemed the human race together with Christ."

• As Christ saves us from the condemnation and death resulting from the fault of Adam, so it is taught that man was condemned through the fault of Eve, the root of death, but that we are saved through the merits of Mary; who was the source of life for everyone.

• As all things come from the Father through the Son, so Mary is made to be the dispenser of all grace; that "through her are obtained every hope, every grace, and all salvation."

• As believers have confidence through Christ, so Mary is extolled as being the foundation of all the believer's confidence.

• As the Lord wills all souls to be saved through Christ, so it is said that it is God's will that we obtain everything through Mary.

• And as the Lord called souls to come to Him to be given life and salvation, so (in misappropriation of the words of Scripture) it is said of Mary, “He that shall find me shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord;” “that through her are obtained every hope, every grace, and all salvation. For this is His will, that we obtain everything through Mary.”

• As Christ is the King of the saints and over all kings, (Rv. 15:3; 17:14; 19:16) so Mary is made Queen of Heaven and the greatest saint, and that “Next to God, she deserves the highest praise;”

• As Christ ever liveth to make intercession for the saints, so is Mary said to be in constant intercession;

• as only to God is ascribed the power and privilege of hearing prayer from all flesh, so also is Mary extolled as doing so;

• as believers only address God/Christ in prayer to Heaven, including in prostration before Him, so also do Catholics pray to Mary;

• as believers only pray to God to have mercy on sinners, so Catholics beseech Mary to do so.

• As Catholics (adding error to error) believe Christ gave His "real" flesh and blood to be eaten, so it is emphasized that Mary gave Him this, being fashioned out of Mary's pure blood and even being “kneaded with the admixture of her virginal milk,” so that she can say, "Come and eat my bread, drink the wine I have prepared" (Prov. 9:5);

• And as Christ is given many titles of honor, so Mary also is, except that she is honored by Catholics with more titles than they give to the Lord Himself!

[high info voter]

Totally don't understand that when Jesus our God suffered and died in so much agony for all of our sins as the "ONLY way to come to the Father" that people would actually worship his Mom???? And build idols of her and set them in bathtubs in their backyards.

That so much goes AGAINST the Word of God! ...imho

[taxcontrol]

No

Matthew 6:7
In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. (WEB)

This is another conflict from the Catholic tradition and the scripture. Given the choice of man’s teaching (Catholic tradition) and scripture, specifically the sermon on the Mount as taught by Jesus..... I will follow Jesus’s teachings.

[Big Red Badger]

“Holy Rosary”
.
There is but One who Is HOLY.
The Great ‘I AM.’

[wardaddy]

I carried a silver 1880s rosary as a religious charm for decades

All over the world

I was arrested in Miami in 1990 and it disappeared with my contents at Dade county stockade

And I’m southern Baptist southerner

I have no truck with em

[AlaskaErik]

Hell no. Let the pagan catholics keep this idiotic nonsense.

[M Kehoe]

Good afternoon.

Methinks this thread will have 200 posts.

5.56mm

[Elsie]

In this video we discuss why all Christians should pray the Rosary.

Sorry; but I do not follow the suggestions of dubious apparitions.

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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.

 

"The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem,

no matter how difficult it is, wheter temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families...that cannot be solved by the Rosary.

There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary."

Sister Lucia dos Santos

[skr]

Muslims use worry beads for a similar reason, to chant repetitive rote phrases. Where in the Bible does it say to use a device in order to talk to God? Why would one need such a device? Neither Jesus, His disciples nor His mother had a rosary.

[Big Red Badger]

Two Hundred forty five Posts!!!
Vespas’ went 700...
Pride goes before a Fall sport.

[boatbums]

Why would I pray to Mary when I can anytime go boldly before the throne of grace so that I may receive mercy and find grace to help me in my time of need?

[MayflowerMadam]

Fondling tchotchke, while chattering vain repetitions, is silly.

My aunt gave my mother, a Baptist preacher’s wife, a rosary for some reason. Can’t recall why; it was in the ‘50s. We all had a good chuckle.

[Firehath]

our founding fathers

our founding mothers

the whole history

of fighting

foreign - domestic tyranny

deliver us from commie liberals

amen

[Albion Wilde]

bump

[Big Red Badger]

Can we Hit 500 ???
Giving vespa300 a run for Sure,
Making points with Mary too!
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Stir the Pot Vipers.