Former Protestant Pastor talks about the Rosary

Jesus criticized the pagans for praying with "vain repetitions". Does this mean the Rosary is bad? In this video, former protestant Pastor Keith Nester continues his series "10 Awesome Unexpected Things About Being Catholic" with number 6- The Rosary.
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[@ErnestoIbarra]

I've been praying the Rosary every day. It helps a lot with depression and anxiety. I love it.

[@victorg3338]

Yes it does

[@aidanlucid9619]

I agree. It really does. God bless you.

[@faithdc693]

it does, praying the rosary saved me from my depression,it started when my mom prayed for me😭while praying the rosary, it as a big step from my recovery.

[@ronelfernan]

Same here! God bless you 🙏🙏🙏

[@yeseniatrujillo1055]

Yes it does 🙏🙏🙏🤍amen

[@AndrewKendall71]

Yeah, as a protestant, I've heard repetition is a bad thing. But as a degreed Bible guy, I think I see pretty easily and pretty quickly that "vain" is the issue in the "vain repetition" statement by Jesus. The angels in Isaiah cry "Holy holy holy is the Lord God Almight" on repeat... like, real repeat. So, that which is in vain or is a matter of vanity in religious practice? That's the issue. Oh, and I'm discovering that praying the Rosary is indeed a strong spiritual weapon.

[@virginiapatino9887]

I pray the rosary 3/4 times daily. It is a powerful weapon against the devil, against losing the faith and an effective way of meditating the life of Jesus. !

[@JamesMartinelli-jr9mh]

In the Garden of Gethsemane: 'and He repeated His prayers....'

[@Cube_Ernator1077]

@@virginiapatino9887 Amen!

[@thebiblestudyhelper9389]

The rosary is no more repetitive than the Bible . The rosary is an ancient Bible of the gospel of Christ. An ancient Bible cost fifteen to forty thousand dollars . Beads are an ancient manner to remember ....just like you don't remember every page of the Bible.

[@joelopez1770]

There is a verse where is shows that Jesus prayed in repetition at the Garden.

[@Catholic1391]

There was Bishop in Africa where the Muslim was taking peoples and little childrens away, the Bishop went to Adoration and pray about it, and Jesus appear in a vision giving him a flaming sword, the Bishop went to grab it , it's turn into a Rosary. He told everybody to pray the Rosary all the childrens was returned home safely🙏

[@paulmiller3469]

That was Bishop Doeme in 2014. Unfortunately, not all the girls who were enslaved by Boko Haram made it back, but the terrorist group which kidnapped them for 'wives' (aka sex slaves) and which threatened the diocese at the time has a greatly reduced presence there today.

[@mariemiller8740]

Albert Garcia,Thank you for that I never knew anything about that.God Bless

[@mariaceciliadegan415]

Wow it was a beautiful story about the rosary ! Thanks and God bless you!

[@paulmiller3469]

@joe johnston I've always heard that Jesus was the Word of God. You know, like the first verse of St. John's Gospel: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God...

[@simonrajs177]

Dear Brethren I m always wearing Rosary around my neck.Wearing rosary the most powerful weapon has saved my life a number of times.I am saying Rosary at least 12 times a day.It is a great joy to pray Rosary.

[@rozchristopherson648]

I am a Catholic convert. One of the things that drew me to the Catholic church was the structured prayers which took my focus off of the things of this world that I want or even need. Moving away from prayers focused so much on myself was a relief. God bless you.

[@fintan3563]

I’m beginning to pray the 20 decades of the rosary - throughout the day - this is day three. I need a tremendous spiritual boost! 🕊🔥🙏

[@marietheresa7866]

It's ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Personal experience here

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

I love praying the rosary when I’m driving distance, hiking in the woods, sitting in my deer stand... it’s peaceful, powerful and beautiful!!!

[@KeithNester]

That's awesome!

[@CatholicConvertK]

I'm in RCIA and I honestly believe the Blessed Mother has been drawing me toward her Son's church and watching out for me my whole life. Once I got over the feeling that I was doing something wrong by praying the rosary (raised Protestant) I fell in love with the prayers. I pray it daily now and it has changed my life!

[@KeithNester]

That's how it was for me too! God bless you as you enter the Church.

[@SuperVinccent]

welcome home Kait

[@KeithNester]

@joe johnston Joe- does your mom know you’re playing on the internet again?

[@columbuscamposo9351]

Welcome home......

[@hectoribanez5954]

Keep up the good work. CATHOLIC LIFE IS SO BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, AND GLORIOUS. I'm so happy that you became catholic and didn't stop there.....youre trying to teach those who don't know.

[@KeithNester]

Hector Ibanez Thank you Hector!

[@elliewilson8863]

I pray my rosary daily and it brings so much solace and peace to my soul . It’s a beautiful prayer in which I meditate on the life of Jesus and to bring the intentions of others before Mary to intercede for all us before my Lord Jesus .

[@glendamendoza4883]

i love the talk of Father Don Calloway.. i pray the rosary 4 to 5x a day and i am so in love with it.. 🙏🙏🙏

[@rebeccakhokhar3955]

God bless you.. I m also catholic. Nd hv a good faith in rosary.. In past i used to say rosry once a day .. But now.. even i hv too many problems in my life .. still i dont say rosary .. Dont even say a single hail mary .. .. Plzz pray for me ..🙏🙏🙏

[@rebeccakhokhar3955]

Plzz say a rosary for me ... I hv so many problems in my life .. 🙏🙏

[@meanwhatusay1]

@@rebeccakhokhar3955 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sealoftheliving4998]

I pray 4 mysteries. So Awesome

[@GravInducedSleepTrac]

I pray the rosary everyday. There are many times I feel unmotivated but I fight that feeling by reminding myself that MOTHER MARY ASKED US TO DO THIS FOR SAKE OF THE WORLD. FOR REPENTANCE & CONVERSION OF HEARTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. I stay faithful to our Heavenly Mothers request. GOD BLESS & thanks for another wonderful video. :)

[@tesschavit3009]

God bless you Keith for defending our catholic faith. God bless you.

[@harrypotterification]

Thank you for that encouragement, brother. I have been struggling on whether I should pray that every day, and as someone who has been an Evangelical all my life, it's hard to adjust. Every time I pray it, however, I definitely feel the power of the Holy Spirit, and I can also recognize our mother Mary reaching out to me in a sense.

[@sealoftheliving4998]

Start praying.the Holy Rosary

[@paddydiskin3645]

When the Israelites carried the Ark of the Covenant before them into battle they never lost. In the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, one of the beautiful names she is called is Ark of the Covenant. Yes, the Rosary is the weapon of the Ark of the Covenant. If we use it, Satan will be defeated.

[@madeline8353]

Indeed & so true!😍

[@BDDBDD-xp9cx]

right on, as in the Battle of Lepanto

[@KeithNester]

Amen!! Thanks for watching

[@paddydiskin3645]

@Marceline Asobo No doubt, you base what you say on Mathew 6:6. There Jesus is telling us how we should pray to God but does not mention anything about praying to Mary. Who is Mary? Is she not she whom the Angel Gabriel told that she would bear a son, who would inherit the throne of his father David, therefore making him a king? That she was to call him Jesus or rather Yeshua which means "he saves" or "salvation"? Was Jesus a Jew? Did he obey the commandments? The first of the commandments that deals with purely human relationships says, "Thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother". In fact, the Hebrew word translated as honour in English could more correctly be translated as glorify. Does Jesus want us to behave and act as He did? I n Luke 1:47 Mary says in reply to Elizabeth, " My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour; because he has looked upon the humiliation of his servant. Yes, from now onwards all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me." If Jesus is king, Mary is queen. In Hebrew society, as in others in the Middle East at that time, the king's wife was not the queen. It was his mother. Most kings of that time had many wives as had Solomon. He had 700 wives and concubines! Which one would he choose? Which one could he trust to look after the kingdom when he was away on matters of state? He could always trust his mother to have his back. In 1 Kings 2: Adonijah, Solomon's brother asks Bathsheba, "'Please ask King Solomon -- for he will not refuse you -- to give me Abishag of Shunem in marriage.' 'Very well,' Bathsheba replied, 'I shall speak to the king about you.' So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him about Adonijah; the king got up to meet her and bowed before her; he then sat down on his throne; a seat was brought for the king's mother, and she sat down on his right (the queen's place)." Bathsheba acted as intercessor with Solomon. Should we not ask Mary to act as intercessor with Jesus? Mary is a creature, she is human, she is not God. She is the beloved daughter of the Father, mother of the Son and spouse of the Holy Spirit.There is no other creature so privileged. We do not adore her. It is a grave sin to adore her, it is idolatry but we speak to her as a member of the communion of saints. Speaking to someone, or praying is not to be confused with adoration. Is my writing to you idolatry. If I spoke to you, would that be Idolatry? If I begged you for bread, would that be idolatry? If I asked you to pray for me to the Lord our God, would that be idolatry? No, no no and no. Neither is asking Mary to ask Jesus for something idolatry. Let us honour her as Jesus does. Vivat Christus Rex

[@emtedee985]

@Marceline Asobo -have you ever heard the words of the "Hail Mary"? The first half of the prayer is almost a direct lift from the Gospel of Luke chapter 1 "Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus" Then the second half of the prayer is a request to Mary, the mother of Jesus, "Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen" So that prayer is repeated as we contemplate different aspects of the life and death of our saviour, Jesus Christ in the following ways For example, he Joyful events of his life - the Annunciation to Mary of her coming motherhood of Jesus - the visitation by Mary to her cousin Elizabeth - the birth of Jesus - Jesus presentation in the synagogue - Jesus being found in the Temple So as we pray the Rosary we are thinking about Jesus life and asking Mary to put our prayers before God. What we are not doing is praying to Mary. God bless you Marceline

[@ginajohnson8070]

I'm happy for you, Keith. Rosary changed my life, too!

[@misererenobis8900]

Just finished praying my daily rosary, sometimes in Latin, others in the vernacular. Also pray the St. Michael the Archangel Chaplet before mass.

[@KeithNester]

The Dolmen beautiful!

[@divyathan]

I have same feeling.. Once I started to pray Rosary , my life changed for better...

[@KeithNester]

divyathan Amen! Thanks for watching

[@jacksonrodrigues7533]

Month of Rosary too. I’m trying say all 3 mysteries this October. May Our Lady watch over us

[@KeithNester]

Jackson Rodrigues Amen

[@emtedee985]

these days there are four mysteries; Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous - the last was added by St John Paul 2 in 2002 God bless you Jackson

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

Emtedee Im “old school” and haven’t used the Luminous yet... I just feel weird because I’m so used to the original three... does anyone else have that problem?

[@jacksonrodrigues7533]

Alexander yeah me too. Never tried the other ones mostly bcoz I know all 3 mysteries by heart. So never tried to encroach into something else. But I will check them out

[@tr1084]

@@Alexander-fr1kk I recommend giving the Luminous mysteries a try some time. Contemplating the mystery of the Last Supper gave me stronger desire for the Eucharist during my conversion.

[@jacqueline1752]

I can’t thank you enough for this. As a new Catholic with nobody else in my family sharing my faith I often struggle with issues such as this. Hearing you share is so refreshing because you speak my language! The language of a former Protestant! I give thanks to God that he brought me hear to listen to some of your talks today.

[@rubenmartinez4346]

The rosary saved me from an addiction!

[@KeithNester]

RUBEN MARTINEZ Praise the Lord!

[@robertgozobandola9776]

Only Jesus save. Rosary doesn't saves you. Only Jesus can make you free. Freedom only comes from JESUS.

[@paulmiller3469]

@@robertgozobandola9776 The rosary leads the practitioner to Jesus. When people say 'the rosary saved me,' they don't mean the little plastic, wood or stone beads. They mean the prayer practice and Blessed Virgin's intercession, and like all true prayers, the rosary is triune (the Blessed Virgin will only hear the prayers if God wills it).

[@fabiotuan5206]

@@robertgozobandola9776 Amen Sadhu

[@mcjaymcclintock4503]

@@paulmiller3469 then that makes me think that virgin mary is a God, cause she simply intercede for you, for those who pray to her. Just imagine how many people pray the rosary in a same time. That makes her omniprrsent, which is the attribute of God. And mary would never be God. She is a servant used by God.

[@christophergrillo5099]

How timely, about to kneel down and pray my daily rosary. I pray it in Latin as I ponder the mysteries of our Lord. The power of tradition and repetition is very meaningful in all we do as Catholics.

[@KeithNester]

Christopher Grillo beautiful!! I am so glad.

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

The Angels in heaven do not cease praising the Triune God day and night --- that is repetition and if the Angels can say it, then I can also pray with Mary for the glory of God.

[@t.b.1596]

How about reading the Bible and meditating on the scriptures instead.

[@tradcatholicloyaltorome727]

@@t.b.1596 hehe. As we meditate upon the Mysteries on the Rosary, we also do meditate upon the Bible itself actually. Every Mystery is Scriptural. Meditating upon the Scriptures and praying at the same time, wouldn't you want that?

[@t.b.1596]

@@tradcatholicloyaltorome727 Thank you for your reply. Ya know, I grew up Catholic and my past family came over from Sicily/Italy through Ellis Island and they were all Catholic. I went to Catholic School, Catechism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, and Lots and Lots of Mass and confessionals. I even thought I would become a Nun in my younger days. I also had many rosaries even one that glowed in the dark!. I would drive the Priests crazy by asking questions and I never got an answer that satisfied me. I left the church to my families dismay and started to go to a Bible study group and boy did my eyes open. So this is what I have to say about what you have written. You do not have to have a religion to have a relationship with God the Father, His Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The Catholic Church has put a lot of emphasis on Virgin Mary and that is not Biblical. Hail Mary full of grace is wrong. The only one who we should praise is the Trinity. Mary was a human chosen by God to birth Jesus our Savior. God has a very special plan for each of our lives when he created us in our Mothers womb, Psalms 139. The problem I have with the rosary is the prayers directed to Mary. In God's Throne room, Jesus sits at the right side of God Hebrews 4:16. When we go into the Throne room of God in prayer according to the Bible we say, Father, In Jesus name I come before you and I confess my sins and ask you through Jesus to forgive me of my sins. If we have a need we talk to the Lord about our need and place them before the Father in Jesus name, because though Jesus dying on the cross for our sins we can talk to God. Jesus is our advocate...if you will our attorney who pleads our case before God. Mary and along with all the St Christopher, etc. has never and will never be seated in the throne room where God is. The spiritual law of God was set before the Heavens were created. There are no mysteries about the rosary because it was part of a man made religion. It doesn't hold any value in the Kingdom of God because it is not in the Bible. Memorizing and Meditating on the Word of God is excellent for our Spirit and helps us have confidence in our walk of the Lord. Praising the Lord is a love language we share to the Lord to bless him. You can challenge me on this but you have to show me in the Bible where the rosary exists and then I will take a look, but if you start saying Hail Mary, this is not in the word of God, Bible. One more thing that to me changed my life...even though I dedicated my life to the Catholic church...I never had a personal relationship of the Lord, it was all traditonal based on what I was taught. I was never taught to be born again, 2 Corintians 5:17. I asked Jesus into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior, I confessed my sins and asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins, I live for Jesus. Please understand how important it is to read the Bible and memorize the scriptures and have a relationship with Jesus! P.S. The Catholic Church should take Jesus off the cross, they need to share the Good New that He has risen! Bless you on your Journey...

[@AdamZ84]

The rosary is my sling and stones...it has slain the Goliath of pornography in my life. Without the rosary, my marriage would have gone ka-plooey. Without the rosary, I would never have come to truly know Jesus.

[@paulmiller3469]

That rings true; the BVM will always lead the faithful to her Son.

[@mariaceciliadegan415]

Meditation prayer

[@SuperVinccent]

awesome

[@candidorivera9513]

Weapon against evil 🙏🙏🙏 Amen

[@jeremymurphy9603]

The rosary has also helped me in that same situation! God Bless You!

[@maryellenrose4812]

I started the rosary 5 years before I came back to the church. Our Mother brought me back.

[@KeithNester]

Mary Ellen Rose Praise God!

[@maryellenrose4812]

Wgaither1 you’re obviously ignorant. Have you ever even listened to a rosary?

[@fabiotuan5206]

@@maryellenrose4812 I don't believe the biblical mary brought you back but perhaps the catholic one did

[@dnaak]

Wow. Steadfast. Mother Mary, we offer our imperfections to you. Please purify them through your intercession. What I need, pray that I receive and accept it. What I don't need, pray that I am moved to live my life according to only the most perfect will of your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Amen.

[@t.b.1596]

The Holy Spirit brought you back not mary!

[@theragra]

Keith, thank you so much. Your speech is really inspiring. I've been praying rosary for some time and I say that too, it's life changing. What we meditate is what Archangel Gabriel says, then we say what both Gabriel and St. Elisabeth says, then Elisabeth alone. So the prayer starts with heavenly words, mixes angel's words with human words, ends with the holy Name of Jesus. Next we just beg Mary to pray for us and entrust the moment of our death to her. She has given birth of our Lord, the Fruit of her womb, she will like give us a new birth into eternal life. She's powerful enough to do it - since she's full of Grace. God bless you!

[@KeithNester]

Piotr Blaszczyk That’s beautiful! Thank you!!

[@theragra]

@@KeithNester thank YOU! Pls pray for the priests and bishops in Poland, they have hard times here. God bless you, your Family and America :)

[@joholly4536]

I can understand your reasoning as a Protestant about Rosary...I was born and raised as Catholic but during my early age, I never understand the importance and power of praying Rosary. It was about five years ago when I invited to join the Fatima group then I learned to pray the daily Rosary, it was a struggled for me at first bc I don't see the benefits but little by little I noticed the big impact in my life and I changed from being lukewarm becoming devout Catholic. I would say it is really a great decision for me to pray the Rosary with sincerity and devotedly...Thanks to our Blessed Mother and praised God for this transformation!

[@KeithNester]

That's awesome!!! Thanks for watching. God bless you!! Keep praying :)

[@chomperthefirst533]

Thanks for sharing Holly. ‘The proof is in the pudding..” and “by their works you shall know them.”

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

why doesn`t trinity had written in bible

[@BDDBDD-xp9cx]

“The Bible on Beads” - commemorating fifteen mysteries of the life of Jesus. Praying the rosary is praying the bible. The main prayers come right from scripture. The Our Father comes right from the mouth of Jesus as recorded in gospel of Matthew. Two of the three lines of the Hail Mary come right from St Luke's gospel. Praying the rosary is praying the bible. For daily meditative and contemplative prayer the rosary is impossible to beat. Fr. Donald Calloway’s book The Champions of the Rosary is a must reed.

[@KeithNester]

BDD 03051 BDD 03051 praise God!! Yes indeed

[@stevenj1214able]

When I first started my journey back in February of 2020, my wife and I began praying a rosary together every night. The first time I ever prayed one, after the first couple of beads it just felt right and came very easy to me. The first time we prayed one together in church I actually was looking at the statue of Our Lady as I was praying and started crying like a child. I felt so bad for ignoring her all of my life and was ashamed.

[@peskymogwai7742]

I'm not Roman catholic, but I have started praying some roman catholic devotions, throught them God is doing good things in my life. The chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel is changing my life and my heart. It is right to praise the Lord, it is are duty and are joy 😊

[@476429]

Thank you for all of your videos. I'm a cradle Southern Baptist around your age and I too am making progress towards the Catholic Church. I've been very slow about it, but your videos are helping me along. You had some of the same issues I've been having so hearing how you handled them has been very helpful. Thank you! I look forward to more videos.

[@KeithNester]

Arandor Thinnorion wow! Thank you so much! I will keep you in my prayers . Keep walking toward Jesus in the Church!

[@mohaubereng9315]

Welcome home Arandor! We love you.

[@jellojenna6]

You are right; what a lot of Protestants don't realize is that the rosary contains "mysteries" that take us through the life of Jesus. I was scared to start praying the rosary because I was not Catholic yet, but honestly after my first rosary I was hooked!

[@mjmoriarty4956]

🙂

[@mcjaymcclintock4503]

I was a catholic before i became a protestant and yeah it has a lot of mysteries which makes it spooky. Medidate on the word of God not on the rosary.

[@jellojenna6]

@@mcjaymcclintock4503 Just to clarify, the "mysteries" are events from the life of Jesus that a person meditates on while they pray the rosary (for example, His birth, crucifixion, and resurrection). The terminology can be kind of confusing. It's not spooky at all; it's very peaceful, actually. :)

[@mcjaymcclintock4503]

@@jellojenna6 I know the mysteries in the rosary, and i dont mean that. If you really listen to God rather to men you'll know what I mean.

[@mjmoriarty4956]

@@mcjaymcclintock4503 Hi McI I understand that you left the Faith to become a "Protestant"... actually I think you are still in the Church if you believe the bible and Jesus (& I hope you do). I would only ask that you consider reading aloud John Chapter 6...it relates the only miracle that is recorded in all 4 gospels (the multiplication of leaves and fish). Then continuing it records Jesus' words about "the bread of life" who came "down from heaven to give life to the world" whose "bread" he gives is "his flesh" "true food" and his blood "true drink"... and tald to your new spiritual director about what this means... and then re read the words of Christ to see if these scriptures fit the image your chuch teaches. I pray for you. I ask you to pray for me, too.

[@vickersonp]

Keith, I love following your growth in the faith. I love the way you are so open which is allowing you to grow at a million miles per hour. Here’s a tip...a big tip. My wife and I are in our seventies and have been Catholics all our lives but in the last four years we discovered something that accelerated our love for Jesus and Mary like nothing before. It’s Consecration to Jesus through Mary as taught by St Louis de Montfort. This has been a game changer for us. St Louis said that Consecration to Jesus through Mary was the “quickest, easiest and surest way to Holiness”. Being an extremely lazy person, I was attracted to the idea of “quick and easy”. We found it to be true. It’s easy because Mary does the work...she brings you to Holiness. I’m not Holy yet but am a lot better than I was. 😀 I’d reccomend a book called “Totus Tuus” by Fr. Brian McMaster which leads you through the 33 day Consecration to Mary. My wife and I do the Consecration several times a year....each time Our Lady lifts us onto the next step up the Holiness staircase.

[@KeithNester]

vickersonp Thank you so much! I’m doing a consecration starting soon. The 33 days to Morning Glory. I am excited

[@vickersonp]

Keith Nester I’m excited for you too Keith....we use that book too...kind of alternate them. Totus Tuus is based on the teachings of John PAUL 2. There has not been a single catholic saint that did not have a strong 💪 devotion to Mary. She is THE saint maker. 😀

[@vickersonp]

Keith Nester We are starting a new one soon as well. November 5th. We could be doing it together...we will pray that Our Lady totally blesses you.

[@KeithNester]

vickersonp Awesome!!

[@jen9774]

You and your wife are so very lucky to share your faith with each other and practise it together with such devotion. My late husband was of the opinion that if there was a God he had washed his hands of us and left us to our wicked ways. Yet he was the kindest, most generous person I have ever known and everyone loved him. Shortly after he passed away I joined a RCIA course and entered the Church at Easter the following year. My faith is the most important part of my life now.

[@myronmercado]

Wow. So good to watch this again. I remembered how this helped inspire me to pray all the 4 mysteries each day. Thanks Keith.

[@normbabbitt4325]

Another great talk of yours, Keith! I just love Fr. Donald Calloway! I read his wonderful books, Under the Mantle and No Turning Back and next will be his book, Champions of the Rosary.

[@mirosderegil]

The Holy Rosary IS AWESOME! I love it.

[@KeithNester]

Calvin awesome!! Thanks for watching

[@mirosderegil]

@@KeithNester Thanks for sharing such positive content!

[@germ7930]

Yes, I love the rosary, I say it everyday.

[@KeithNester]

Irish Eyes beautiful

[@aggilee7528]

Yes I am in love with the Rosary . Thank you n God bless .

[@KeithNester]

Aggi Lee Thank you! Praise the Lord!!

[@allanweilert7185]

The rosary has been my joy, consolation, strength, and healing bond with Jesus through May!

[@jennyl2130]

The Rosary is a beautiful prayer .Thank you for sharing your thoughts ..When i was young we always said the Rosary as a family My mom would start and like you said the rest of us would answer..Because of the Rosary i have always said thats why our family never had arguements with each other ..The family that prays together stays together.God bless you Keith

[@KeithNester]

Jenny L that’s beautiful

[@MrVsky11975]

Keith, the Rosary is a weapon for mankind against evil. There are many devotional prayers. The prayer I recite almost everyday is, "The Chaplet of Divine Mercy." It is taken from the diary of St. Faustina when she met with the Lord Jesus, physically! I highly request that you look in to to St. Faustina's life and her devotion to Jesus. It changed my life! I'm more spiritually connected to Jesus having a very intimate relationship with him as he desires from all of us. At the same time, I got my act together from the messages he gave to her and instructed her those messages to mankind. Please, I ask that you know St. Faustina Kowalska and her life with the messages she was instructed to preserve and tell all mankind. It blew me away to the point that it was a warning and a devotion. God Bless you!

[@paulmiller3469]

Maybe consider adding the 'surrender novena' to your practice - also life changing. You can google it or Father Dolindo Ruotolo, or maybe your parish like mine has it on cards (if you prefer to read something in your hands rather than from a computer screen).

[@giovan887]

Happy Sunday Father god bless you Amen 🙏✝️🕊️

[@bethannada6486]

Thankyou Keith for sharing! Welcome to the catholic faith! Thanks for promoting the Holy rosary and praying it every day! May our Lord and our Mother Mary fill you with many graces, blessings and peace! ♥️♥️♥️

[@dinaandrade5415]

Keith Nester, I'm a cradle Catholic and my head still spins with all the devotions, so I know exactly what you mean. The thing, is the Catholic Church has it all and as such has something for everyone. There are some of our brothers and sisters that do well with the devotions. The Rosary is different, it is tantamount to the Our Father and it was requested by Our Blessed Mother and like you said it is more than a devotion, it is a weapon. Thank you so much for your talks.

[@KeithNester]

Thank you so much! God bless you. My head spins too, but I'm getting there.

[@Darth_Vader258]

Started PRAYING the Holy Rosary and the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy every day with my Mother.

[@inhocsignovinces1081]

"it has been life changing" For my Lenten journey which started on Ash Wednesday, I gave up alcohol, focused every day on the three pillars of Lent, hiked eight miles with spouse to a Catholic Shrine, and started praying the Rosary -- lately with soft Gregorian Chants music in the background. Immediately, I noticed that it was a shield against temptations, my patience and tolerance increased, and finally, every time I see a window to exercise charity, I jump on it fully knowing that these windows come and go fast.

[@virginiafonacier8795]

Thank you Sir for your inspiring message.Yes,I love praying the rosary.I love Mama Mary.GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

[@KeithNester]

Thank you so much Virginia!

[@cliffordfaria4412]

Thank you for your awesome insight on praying the Rosary. God bless you.🙏

[@TheMCPEpro333]

I was a Catholic who became a Christian and now back as a Catholic Thank you for your videos especially this one. I am lost also with how I feel about praying the rosary. But I am seeing it in a different light now ❤

[@myronmercado]

Beautifully said! Thank you Keith.

[@josephinecalip6774]

God bless you & your family,Blessed Mother Mary loves you.🙏

[@praiseinourhearts]

True, my own testimony of a few years ago after being on the wrong path for most of my life, when everything was gone, I personally was broken, saying the rosary got me a message in my heart ‘Son make her whole again’ that was in 2013, things picked up slowly, and I went to Protestant churches, stopped the rosary for fear of praying to the dead but came back to the faith slowly and surely wounded more than before.. today the recovery is ongoing and I picked up my rosary again. For us to be formed closer and closer to Christ.. the best way is the rosary. The revelation of each mystery gets clearer and clearer each day you focus and speak the Our Father and the Hail Mary slowly..

[@madeline8353]

The Holy Rosary is but a celebration of the life of Jesus. Mary's role is that of a mother of Jesus & spiritual wife of the Holy Spirit through which she stays the hand of God against human kind. We are at a time in history where our actions are worse than in the time of Saddam and Gomorrah. Mary stays the hand of God against us by showing there are still the faithful throughout the world. She advocates for us her spiritual children to give us time to educate ourselves & turn away from sin. She spreads the message of Good News; the Gospel urging us to be Apostolic & pic up our weapons, ie. The Bible & read & learn scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church which educates us as to what Catholics believe & last but not least, the Rosary that takes us on a Scriptural Biblical Journey of the life of her only son, Jesus Christ. We must all confess & repent, read the Bible while praying for wisdom & discernment. If we truly seek to know & understand the words & passages in the Bible. Mary is a reminder to proceed humbly & prayerfully seeking to give true witness to the words of her son Jesus Christ. We worship Jesus, but honor Mary not only as the Mother of our savior, but because she only seeks for us to humbly submit & understand the words of her son Jesus Christ. God bless you my sister on your faith journey. Welcome home!🤗✌🙏

[@KeithNester]

Amen. I am happy you are praying. God be with you!!

[@christinepesta3706]

Thank you for this one Keith - it has been my experience as well. The daily rosary is still a challenge for me, but I can clearly see the positive changes within myself that could only have come through choosing to have a devotion to it's discipline. Truly Our Lady works in spite of us, if we just blindly follow her request! It's an act of trust and love, and the gifts that come from it are surprising, constant and abundant! Thanks be to God (and His mom) forever! Amen!

[@KeithNester]

Thank you so much Christine! I appreciate your thoughts :)

[@sallycole8880]

Amen!! You aren't going to believe this but the first time I prayed to the blessed Virgin Mary asking for help with my life I then went into the living room and turned on my TV youtube and gabiafterhouse started playing ... (I had never seen him before ever looked him up on youtube...thank you BVM) he was talking about how saying the full Rosary will change your life...I did it the whole Rosary all four Mysteries in one sitting ...all I can say is for the first time in my life, I felt completely and utterly spiritually fulfilled. Now I say the Rosary every day...usually before falling asleep and if I wake up in the middle of night...it is the life of Christ. amen...its adoration...it took a while but I finally found the rhythm and its there...Like you Mary is a very different presence that Jesus. And she answers prayers differently. for me she answers them immediately if not sooner...like a Mother who sees her child suffering. and its not about her...its about Jesus. I was in Mass Sunday and I took out my Rosary for the first time in church and it felt so beautiful. Its the presence.

[@KeithNester]

That's so awesome! I am so glad for you :)

[@ThatCatholicNurse]

How timely!!! I just finished praying my Rosary 😀

[@ThatCatholicNurse]

@@fabiotuan5206 The Holy Rosary is one of the very many powerful prayer aids which The Lord Most High has blessed us with in His infinite Mercy. So to answer your question, by praying using the Holy Rosary, I pray to God and I have The Blessed Virgin Mary as intercessor. How sweet it is to have The Blessed Queen of Heaven and Earth as intercessor. Lucky us!!! Thank You, Jesus!!! 🙆🙆🙆

[@fabiotuan5206]

@@ThatCatholicNurse It all sounds so swell! The only problem with that is there is ONLY ONE MEDIATOR- JESUS! The mother of Jesus is not omnipresent!!

[@JaneT-lw2zi]

Oh gosh, it really, really does. I can’t believe how much calmer and at peace I feel. Have also started reading the relevant scripture right before the decade- and I meditate on the scripture while saying the decade. This is a game changer- both the Scripture AND Rosary just comes alive this way! I pray that God blesses everyone here abundantly with His Peace and His Joy. Praise you Jesus!

[@jen9774]

Just suscribed. Convert of 8 years after wasting too many years dabbling in other belief systems. I'm hosting our Rosary group tomorrow - we get together once a week - and it's always special for me to have the group here. Every couple of months we have a home Mass instead and that's awesome. God bless.

[@KeithNester]

So awesome!! Thank you

[@Beatrice154]

Thank you for this great message about the rosary, I hope and pray someone out there will benefit and get closer to Jesus and Mother Mary.

[@babyboy1971]

I’m Episcopalian but I pray the rosary daily. It’s so beautiful.

[@richardstockard7746]

The rosary has helped me in so many ways. It is responsible for fixing many evils in my life. I have experienced all the things you talk about but I too have come to rely on the rosary to lead me to Jesus every day. It is the road to contemplative prayer and to many graces that flow from it. Never give it up. Praise God for your discovery.

[@sirfranco1718]

That’s so awesome!!! Welcome home brother!!! Glory to God!

[@JoshAlicea1229]

“Repetition is the mother of knowledge.”

[@marthamurillo325]

Truly, life changes when you start praying the rosary

[@paulmiller3469]

The initial blessings most experience are stunning (they were for me), but then most hit 'the lull,' which can be seen as a test of perseverance. The key is to get through that, and then it becomes a practice you can't imagine not doing.

[@KeithNester]

Amen!!

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

God bless you, you are making a huge impact for a lot of people. Keep doing God’s work because you’re good at it... remember that we all know what we want in life, don’t forget to open your heart to what God wants for you :-)

[@KeithNester]

Thank you so much!!

[@yadiaag7771]

I know I’m in the zone when I’m praying with my eyes fully closed and I see blinding bright white light and when I open my eyes the room is dimmer than when I had my eyes closed. The sense of total and complete peace. I can feel the breeze in my shut room door with thick curtains or even a warmth and heat in the coldest rainiest days. Such a marvelous experience where there is just genuine peace.

[@nemiacalungsod2383]

Amen. May God Bless you more.

[@jamesmomin2757]

Praise the Lord I believe in Rosary and I have been praying everyday since last month, Rosary is a miraculous blessing.

[@dmarie7714]

Spiritual warfare is real whether we decide to fight it or not. A year ago I made the commitment to Our Lady that I would do my part to help. God bless you and keep the great videos coming!

[@Br0challenge675]

Thank you So Much.....This Supports me...I recently converted and I love The rosary because I used it as my weapon to cast out demons and heal sick people anywhere....God Will Bless You Always♥️....Love From Papua New Guinea.

[@Love_Divine]

I hardly ever subscribe to any channel, but I just had to, today. As a cradle & practising Catholic, I have gotten to love to hear your amazing story. God bless you.

[@KeithNester]

Thank you so much. That means a lot to me. God bless you!

[@Catholic1391]

When I pray the Rosary it's help me keep me in the State of Grace. Keep me in check.🙏👍

[@KeithNester]

Amen! Praise the Lord. Thanks for watching!!

[@aarockergiraffe9572]

Give us some tips and hints about channels to listen to and podcasts and sermons that you like. You're great, thanks Keith.

[@KeithNester]

aarocker giraffe Awesome! There’s a lot. Fr. Mark Goring is awesome. I also love The Cordial Catholic Podcast and T and T (Dr. Taylor Marshall) The Art of Catholic is a great Podcast.

[@Catholic1391]

Virgin most powerful radio on KZbin 👍

[@lostandfound1642]

Your testimony is wonderful - just BECAUSE you come from a Protestant background, and you've come to appreciate the Rosary more than many Catholics do! There IS a danger that the recitation of the Rosary can become mechanic, robotic, and that's where we have to be careful. So I think it's important to invoke the Holy Spirit to guide us.... Thanks for the testimony, you help all of us!

[@discpl4yer]

I'm on the same journey! Former A/G associate pastor and now Catholic and have found a spiritual fulfillment and home.

[@elsadepaz6105]

I started prayinh Rosary when i was still Grade 1. My grandmother taught me that every 6:00 oclock evening we always pray Angelus then after dinner at 8:00 evening is the Holy Rosary..sometime in 4:00 oclock early morning she wake up all to pray with her a Latin Rosary. My grandmother was the one who taught me to lead the rosary. Thats the legacy of my Lola as fondly called her. Now i am an active Catholic Women's League (CWL) officer and a member of World Apostolate of Fatima (WAF) in our parish St.Joaquim our patron saint.

[@Mauroval1977]

Thank Keith for your videos. Is is awesome to rediscover my own faith from your points of view. I supposed i get tired of many things that make me lose confidence on the church, but you nake me remind all the deep spiritual Stuff we have here as traditions that have huge history behind... And that is a treasure to be proud of

[@mariamena3700]

Glory be to God! Not only does it improve one's prayer life but it gives you peace whenever you are going through a difficult situation. It helps you open your heart and mind to the voice of God!

[@simonfamily898]

Entire Rosary AND Divine Mercy Chaplet are most important our daily prayers.. GOD be with you and bless you.

[@leajs3149]

Great video! 😁 It will only be a vain repetition if you pray it in vain. The real tip is to pray from the heart, not in vain

[@KeithNester]

Thanks! You got it!! Pray it for real :)

[@guillesanmartin2537]

Since. I was little I wanted to learn to prey the ROSARY it took me 60 years of my life to finely do it it help my aunt (my mother ) to diye in peace can you believe it,? it was a miracle she had Alzheimer and she was repeating the ROSARY WITH HER DAUGHTERS AND ME !!!!!!

[@dherpin4874]

Guille Sanmartin Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@JPGoertz]

This is the way to do it, Keith! Just DO IT! Thank you for your courage!!

[@reznet2]

Oh my gosh, that was the same talk I listened to. Literally after watching that I have prayed a rosary everyday since

[@1lori_b]

Very informative!!

[@yamelcastro1362]

Lo felicito a usted keith ..lo admiro mucho y estoy orgullosa de q ustd sea catolico. Yo reso el santo rosario todos los dias...

[@manny75586]

I hope everyone had a contemplative Feast of St. Augustine. I'm a cradle Catholic, the rosary has always been my favorite thing. It's the meditation. Plus it's a good opportunity to keep my Latin on point haha.

[@mariodelacruz1356]

For once in my life I’ve never or wanted to learn to do the Rosary, but after my pilgrimage to Lady of Knock in Ireland, within a month I learned all the mysteries and which one to recite each day. It transformed my life.

[@quasimodo614]

Lovely comment, can I ask why going to Knock made you start praying the rosary? 🙏

[@thatwas3917]

Thank you for your work.

[@KeithNester]

Thank you for watching!

[@maryanneevans9563]

Amen! I pray the Rosary every day and it's a beautiful form of prayer and meditation. It's the Bible on a string!

[@IngridFelfly]

Amazing thanks for sharing! God bless

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

why doesn`t trinity had written in bible

[@lindaalbarracin901]

Wonderful.testimony....thank you brother...I admire your honesty...God bless us all...Mother Mary lead us to your son. Amen.

[@leonoradompor8706]

Pray the Holy Rosary everyday !

[@gamers7800]

Love your channel...God Bless👏👏👏

[@KeithNester]

Thank you so much!!

[@artdevivre2]

Thank you so much for that vidéo - I have sent it to one of my clients who struggle a lot with addictions and I believe it will help- and for myself it has made a huge difference. Mother Mary is the closest path to the heart of Jesus and I am happy I know that and I pray it every day!

[@jacektomasz2335]

Hi Keith! It's again bro. Jacek from MIC. Thank you for this episode.. And again you mentioned my confrere. This time it's fr. Don Calloway 😁

[@sharonholmes6083]

Amen! I have been praying the rosary for years. Praying the rosary drives satan and his band of evil angels insane! Reciting the prayers, to me, is like reciting a Gregorian Chant as I ponder on the mysteries. I find that reciting the rosary while I drive in heavy traffic calms my nerves.

[@KeithNester]

Me too! But I have to make sure it's not in a traffic jam.

[@amadisima8145]

This is amazing! As a born again Christian I sometimes found it really hard to pray so I would try and pray in tongues but only a handful of times I could feel the Holy Spirit actually taking over so I tried to do it by faith but it wasn’t easy. At other times I just felt dry and sometimes this dryness would go on for days and a couple of times it went on for weeks. Actually I’ve just come out of a hard period of dryness in prayer and I attribute that solely to the Rosary . Two weeks ago I came across a video on the Rosary and decided to follow it. I’ve got three rosaries at home that have been given to me and as a “non-catholic” I’ve never used. I can honestly say that it has changed my attitude to prayer. I no longer dread having to go on my knees for fear of not being able to pray. And the more I find out about the miraculous power of the Rosary the more I want to do it. Like you, I try to mean every single word I say although I confess sometimes I get lost in the repetition. It has also made me want to find out about Mary and now I believe in her and want to love her the way Jesus does.

[@christianartists9185]

I was reminded recently again about the origin of the Lord's prayer, the Hail Mary and the Glory be. We did not invent these prayers. Think about it. We would not have known the Lord's prayer had the Lord Jesus not taught us. We would not have known the Hail Mary had the Holy Spirit not inspired the Angel Gabriel, Elizabeth and Mama Mary to say those words. Or course there are times when anxiety, fatigue etc will ... However, each time I say the words of the rosary, it's not just my efforts that the Lord wants but that I be peaceful and maybe contented that I'm doing my part already by joining The Lord Jesus, The Angel.. by allowing the Holy Spirit speak through me as I say those sacred words. I bet most times, no one feels the Holy Spirit when they say "Jesus is Lord" (1Cor12 :3), still its by His grace. So yep, maybe also try to listen to the words as you speak them and be peaceful/joyful/grateful for though we hear what sounds like our voice, it's actually the Holy Spirit doing it. In praying the rosary, I try recall that I'm safe like a small child, surrounded by the older members of a heavenly family, bigger & More loving than I can fully imagine.

[@christianartists9185]

As for the Glory be, it reminds me of a God Almighty Who already knows my worries better, keeps them in mind even when I forget and by Who's grace I recalled that I had to bring these in prayers. The Lord God is already taking care of everything and so Of course I should pray, but I must trust more, be grateful more like a baby and be peaceful in heart. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit will always win "As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be"

[@mayruthwilfred1323]

TKU Keith truly awesome God bless you for this video whic will inspire all listening. May

[@totustuus8366]

I met Fr. Calloway and I just love his talks and his conversion story. Fr. Calloway is definitely your guy when it comes to Our Blessed Mother. Keep praying the rosary, you will definitely fall in love with Our Blessed Mother. To Jesus through Mary. 🙏🏼

[@KeithNester]

Amen! God bless you!!

[@lervin78]

First of all, Fr Calloway is awesome! Second, have you ever prayed the “Rosary for America” with Julie Carrick on KZbin? The introductory prayer to Our Lady is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!!

[@KeithNester]

lervin78 I have not. I will check it out

[@carlparna]

I struggled with that too! With my wife (credo-catho) told me about it ....eventually as I read up on testimonials, videos, as a Catholic i wanted to go forward!! The Catholics have sooo much experience in teaching about prayer , protection, etc...so much weapons (make a choice!!) :))

[@BDDBDD-xp9cx]

Carl, never heard the term "credo catho" what does that mean? I have heard of "cradle Catholic" but not what you wrote. Just curious. Thank you

[@carlparna]

@@BDDBDD-xp9cx sorry, i used an abreviation catho= catholic......credo =always was Catholic

[@elsadepaz6105]

When we travel to the place of my husband which is in other province 3 hours ride..We always pray the 4 mysteries if the Holy Rosary until we arrived in our destination.

[@belle2157]

Fr Calloways talk on the Rosary CHANGED MY LIFE by changing my relationship with the Rosary, Our Lady and ultimately,Our Lord.