Posted on 08/08/2016 2:14:55 PM PDT by NYer
U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky is the world record holder in the 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyles, and the American record holder in the 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyles.
In the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she will compete in the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle. She has won Gold medals in the 2012 London Olympics and again in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
But before every race Ledecky, a faithful Catholic, offers a Hail Mary. “I do say a prayer – or two – before any race. The Hail Mary is a beautiful prayer and I find that it calms me.” she said.
In an interview with the Catholic Standard Ledecky said “My Catholic faith is very important to me. It always has been and it always will be. It is part of who I am and I feel comfortable practicing my faith. It helps me put things in perspective.”
This is the "Hail Mary":
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Say 50 of these, interspersed with some "Our Fathers" and some "Glory Be's", while meditating on some Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, or Glorious aspect of Our Lort's life and His plan for our salvation, and that's "praying the Rosary."
I take it she doesn't say a whole Rosary right before the Olympic event. It would take about 15-20 minutes, depending how far into the meditation she decided to go.
It IS kinda humorous that footballers adopted the term "Hail Mary" as synonymous with a "last ditch attempt." For me, a more appropriate "last ditch" prayer would be
Thanks, but those are the same invalid arguments we see rehashed earlier on this thread.
Nothing "happened" to praying to God. We all pray to God: you, me ... for that matter, Mary prays to God.
You are very gracious! Thank you for your positive attitude.
Right you are!
Including His mother!
Your welcome. And your welcome to your interpretation of Holy Scripture.
In fact, I remember Paul told Timothy that "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."
Nothing is just a one-off incident report.
That's one of the verses I really love.
None of that says “sola.”
“And your welcome to your interpretation of Holy Scripture.”
Back at ya.
“With Scripture, there’s never and “end to story.”
Actually there is.
It either means and teaches something or it does not.
There are no other references we are to go to other than the Word for God’s truth. Hence Sola.
but I’m grateful for the opportunity to give Glory to God. >>
and bash your brother Catholics. So, I don’t know how that glorifies God, we are all in the same family..
"The faith of the Church is that the saints are not really dead, but are fully alive in Jesus Christ, who is life itself (John 11:25; 14:6) and the bread of life who bestows life on all who eat his flesh and drink his blood (John 6:35, 48, 51, 53-56). The saints are alive in heaven because of the life they have received through their faith in Christ Jesus and through their eating of his body and blood."
We agree here.
I am sure you and Scripture do not agree that spiritual life ever was obtained by literally physically eating anything, which is contrary to John in particular.
"The book of Revelation shows the saints worshiping God, singing hymns, playing instruments, making requests to Christ to avenge their martyrdom, and offering prayers for the saints on earth (Rev. 4:10, 5:8, 6:9-11)"
We agree that this occurred,
No, we and Scripture do not. Typical of RC extrapolation out of what is not there, Rev. 4:10 simply describes non-intercessory praise/worship of God, while besides asking God when He will avenge their blood, (6:9-11) as prophesied, nowhere does it say they were offering prayers for the saints on earth, but Rev. 5:8 and 8:3,4 says that they (the 4 beasts and elders, and then angels, receptively) were offering the prayers OF the saints, which will be done in memorial (cf. Lv. 2:2,15,16; 24:7; Num. 5:15) before the judgments of the last days against their enemies.
"Because they are alive, we believe that we can go to them to intercede for us with God.
Meaning they can believe what is utterly and conspicuously absent in Scripture, except among idolators, and despite multitudes of angels to pray to, and ascended believers after the resurrection, despite prayer being a most basic common practice, with the Holy Spirit inspiring approx. 200 prayers to God, zero to any created beings, and despite stating that Christ is the only heavenly intercessor btwn God and man, (1Tim, 2:5) and despite instruction on prayer addressing God (nor "our Mother who art in Heaven"), and despite no created being in Heaven shown having the ability to hear the multitudes of prayer from earth, which is a uniquely Divine ability.
We do not need to see apparitions or hear their voices in order to believe they will pray for us in heaven.
Which is simply an opinion apart from Scripture.
Indeed, but not simply absent from Scripture, but contrary to every example of prayer to Heaven, and instruction on prayer. When only idolators do what what you do, despite it being about as common as eating, then you know your are presumptuous.
In addition, believers praying for us in heaven is not the issue, as while that may be possible, the issue is that of praying to them, which is uniquely Divine privilege and power.
Abraham was alive...Job was alive.
Indeed, but Caths can extrapolate support out of whole cloth.
"The Bible encourages Christians to approach the saints in heaven"
Not once. Not ever in Scripture.
Indeed, but Caths see what they want, and damnably abuse Scripture by compelling it to support their ecclesiastical object of security and devotion.
ping: daniel1212 - I know this is an interest of yours.
Indeed. Just refuted another vain attempt for prayer to created beings in Heaven (PTCBIH) , by God's grace.
“and bash your brother Catholics”
Didn’t “bash” a single Catholic. I pointed out the false doctrine under discussion.
You have bashed me before.
Sorry Salvation, but I don’t believe that is true. I did remind you that you told me you didn’t have time to study God’s Word, “because you had a life.”
I encouraged you to make time.
katana, I have been given a penance to say one decade of the rosary, which consists of saying one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and one Glory be to the Father.
In answer to your questions, here is a link to a website that shows how to pray the rosary.
http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm#loaded
Peace,
Rich
I’ll stick with the Church.
You come up with yours on your own? Or Calvin, Zwingli?
You have the Church that Christ established and gave authority.
If you leave the Church, taking Her scriptures, then you make a virtue of necessity.
And each can derive their own doctrine, solo, via their own personal interpretation. Which we have seen.
>>>”My Church started in the Councils of God in eternity past. “
Be more specific.
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