Is the Rosary Biblical? - Ask a Marian

Catholics are often told that they shouldn't pray the Rosary because it is "not in the Bible." Is the Rosary Biblical? Fr. Chris Alar explains how to respond, with the help of a little music from days gone by...
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[@evelynmagsino2361]

Praying the Holy Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is part of my life, my day is never complete if I’ve missed this and I will forever pray this with faith and trust in God. Thanks father Chris and all MIC fathers and Bros. Prayers offered for all of you @ the Shrine. God bless.

[@vanodiate9731]

Same here after I pray the rosary I feel so blessed, protected and happy amen 🙏

[@winstondehamel9970]

My Favorite Prayers and The Angelus 🙏

[@krishnasaikia6132]

Don't fall into deception. It's a pegan belief, reject all of these , saints and marry.only Jesus will save

[@panes840]

​@@krishnasaikia6132prove its pagan please.

[@healhands5760]

I was a sinner, until many signs where given to me by God. until a rosary suddenly hooks up in my car keys one day i was getting it on top of a shelf (been doin that for 2 years). I know that Jesus is calling me that day. I starting reading the Bible cover to cover. Now i have this deep relationship to LORD. By the way, i still have the rosary hooked in my car keys ✝️

[@martageorge2307]

Bless us Father Chris 🙏🙏🙏love your explaining 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes, Marta.... God bless you and all listening!

[@inamparry2710]

That's a powerful message to all who deny the importance of praying the Rosery. I pray every day and I see the changes in my family's life to the best. Blessed Mary for ever Virgin 🙏.

[@pattiliba8188]

How can she be a forever virgin when she had more children? Don't you believe the bible?

[@inamparry2710]

@Patti Liba dear Patti. Virgin Mary didn't have any children except our Lord Jesus Christ. She lived as a virgin and was taken to heaven as a virgin. All these lies about OUR LADY created by the others who hated her because through her, our Lord became a man through the Holy Spirit. The devil and his followers try to ruin the Virgin Mary's holiness.

[@pattiliba8188]

@@inamparry2710 Have you ever read scripture? God guides us by reading scripture.He admonishs us to read his word! Jesus referred to scripture ALL the time.

[@pattiliba8188]

@@inamparry2710 Your saying the Bible lies,when you say that Jesus didn't have brothers,because the bible tells about them many times.

[@inamparry2710]

@Patti Liba we are all brothers and sisters in faith. If you were Catholic, you would understand what I am saying. Otherwise, there is no use of saying the truth to you to believe. I read the Bible every day and pray the Rosary as well. The difference between you and I is simple but deep in meaning. For this reason I don't think we will see eye to eye. God bless you 🙏.

[@mnmi2248]

Amazingly done, Fr. Chris!! Love these Ask A Marian segments. So well done. God bless you!!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you and God bless you too!

[@maryanncabatocapalad8484]

Fr. Chris, thank you so much. God bless all the Marian fathers, brothers & the association of the Marian Helpers 🙏🙏🙏

[@wendyflanagan5738]

Thank you for your excellent teaching Father Alar. Happy Feast Day.

[@tlng9466]

Father Alar, thank you for your videos, they have become a life line to my Catholic Faith. Every day I listen to the compilations of your homilies & Father Schmitz’s Bible in a Year. I love all your homilies! Every single one! Life as a Mom is very stressful, but when I listen to you while I do my work, it makes it completely purposeful. Every day I prepare dinner while listening to you & I imagine that your words of God is a form of prayer over the food that will nourish my children & my Family. You told me that I honor my Guardian Angel when I go to mass, so sometimes I chuckle & say, “I’m gonna make you proud of me my dear Guardian Angel, here’s a thank you for sticking by me!” Your words have changed me even in the little ways of my life Father Alar. There are many of us who deeply love you. Father Alar, I have been deeply enjoying your book, as I have mentioned before, I take it to read during Friday Eucharist Exposition Adoration. It’s my dessert, after praying the rosary. I used to go only 1 hour, but now I go 2 hours! Why? Just so I can read your book! God sees me reading your book Father Alar 😊 I don’t have to specifically say, “God please take care of Father Alar.” He already knows the author of the book I’m reading. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@tlng9466]

Luminous Mysteries is my Favorite! Father Donald Calloway’s How to Pray the Rosary is always in my purse! Bought it from Mercy Shop online. 😊

[@ashbyt1]

Cut the line brother and become a real Christian. The catholic church is an abomination and if you read the Bible for yourself you will see.

[@pamelasingh8493]

Well explained Rev.Chris..Devotion to the Rosary has benefitted millions..My mother and daughter Philippa had great devotion to Mother Mary and passed away on Her Feast Day - THE HOLY NAME OF MARY and THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOTHER MARY respectively. Mother Mary draws us closer to Jesus and the events in The Holy Bible.

[@makalikasan3339]

Thank you father for all the teachings. Your approach greatly help our Catholic brothers and sisters who are thirsty for the Word and an enlightenement for the protestants.

[@ashbyt1]

Protestants are called Christians for about the last 800 years. If you would read the Bible for yourself ( Christians were burned alive for this in the 1500s) you would see what an apostacy the RC church has become.

[@normajovero8742]

Thank you Fr. Chris for a beautiful explanation of the rosary. I pray rosary and chaplet everyday and thank you MIC family.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Awesome Norma!

[@gregkamykowski3511]

Wonderful talk on the Rosary, Father. We must pray hard for our Church that is suffering from attacks from without and within, and we must pray for our country that is also suffering from evil abroad and at home. Ave Maria

[@ashbyt1]

Ave maria? Pray directly to God. Jesus died so you could do so. Mary is not an intercessor; she is dead. Romans 8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

[@ninachua7399]

Thank you, Fr. Alar. Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us and the whole world. Amen🙏

[@piepeeya4604]

You do not need to be Catholic to pray the rosary. Pray the rosary for a couple of weeks everyday and then review how you feel about it. Viva Cristo Rey! Thank You Father Chris, many blessings and answers to your prayers.

[@paulaann6117]

Pie ✝️❤️✝️

[@delmarcarrots2266]

Amen amen amen 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@eileengolden5352]

Love you Pie.

[@ashbyt1]

Don't pray the rosary, read Matthew 6:7 instead.

[@piepeeya4604]

@@ashbyt1 Go out there and try to evangelize someone with no faith. Trying to change a faithful person is cheating.

[@olgavaldez-cm3nm]

Thank you Father Chris.

[@ThuanNguyen-su5yv]

🙏🙏🙏🏼🤱🤱you are slow to anger, o Lord, and abundant in mercy.Heavenly fr.Good morning fr I ask you to pray for my mother. Maria Hien and her sister Maria Y Ben are in good health. full of Mary's grace and overcome the corona virus pandemic. I ask you for my father John bt. Thien is also in good health and is not infected with corona virus like me. I also ask you for my Russian study record to be approved and get a study abroad permit by the end of this year 2021. I also ask you to pray for Maria Y Ben to soon repay the debt. Keep my soul in peace at your side , oh Lord

[@nancyheath4377]

🙏 Thank you Fr. Chris

[@pegminarski5253]

Thank you Fr Chris

[@annieguro4897]

O Mother of the word incarnate despise not our petition but in your mercy hear and answer us. Amen🙏 🙏🌹🌹🌹❤️

[@monitacolacopereira8066]

Our Father in heaven in Mathew ws given by our Lord Jesus Christ to lead us how to pray.

[@JackDanielsGrandIllusionist]

Great stuff father Chris. I’m not catholic but I’ve been praying the rosary everyday for some time now. It’s my way of at least dedicating 30mins (minimum) of my day to Christ and carrying my own cross on a day by day to be closer to him. I noticed the days (only a small handful) that I missed out, I felt like I was falling away from Christ. So for me it’s become more of a daily ritual to remind myself of what Christ went through for us.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing and know you're in our prayers.

[@ashbyt1]

Wow what a slight of hand, praying to mary instead of Christ. This is idolatry but you can call it carrying your own cross. I guess that's from when mary was crucified...Oh wait , that was her son. We better stop praying to dead people. (like the Bible teaches).

[@sallyfernandez3665]

The Rosary is the story of Jesus. Thank you Fr. Chris.

[@vandos11]

WE LOVE YOU BLESSED MOTHER

[@albertpurification9413]

Rosary prayer is the center point of the bible..Thank you father to tell something abuot Rosary prayer .

[@ashbyt1]

You must have never read ANY of the Bible to say something so ignorant. Read the Bible for yourself. Start with John 3:16

[@concrete3030]

Amen!!! Pray for us O Holy Mother Of God

[@ever1002]

Demons revealed during an exorcism, "IF CHRISTIANS KNEW THE POWER OF THE HOLY ROSARY IT WILL BE MY END!"

[@ark-777]

Why would a demon publicly say its weakness. This comment shows that catholics put the rosary over Christ and worship mary. Only Jesus can get rid of demons and hes the only authority who can do so. Mary isnt casting any demons out and never will.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Who worships Mary? Certainly not Catholics. That has never been Catholic teaching and never will be. There is no encyclical, papal bull, or any kind of magisterium statement in the history of the Church that says to worship Mary. So please be careful of the sin of slander in saying something very damaging that is not true. "To pray to" doesn't necessarily mean "to worship" but "to ask." Haven't you ever asked anyone to help you? We ask Mary to help her lead us to her son. To bow doesn’t necessarily mean worship either. Japanese businessmen bow when receiving your business card as a sign of honor. Are they worshipping you? Certainly not. God bless kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZmamHejn71gjrc

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Hail Mary is in the bible: Luke 1:26-56. The angel hails her, tells her she is full of grace, and tells her the Lord is with her (Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee). Elizabeth says she is blessed among women, and says blessed is the fruit of your womb. (Blessed art though among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus). Elizabeth calls her Holy (blessed is she who believed that the Lord said would be fulfilled). Elizabeth then says, how is it that the “Mother of my Lord” should come to me? (Holy Mary Mother of God…)

[@DivineMercy_Official]

The Hail Mary prayer is in the First Chapter of Luke as the words of the Angel and Elizabeth. Even Mary said in the Bible, "All generations will call me blessed" .... why can't non Catholics? The Rosary is entirely biblical, that is what the mysteries are. The Annunciation (Luke 1:28), The Visitation (Luke 1:41), The Nativity (Luke 2:7; Matthew 2:1), The Presentation (Luke 2:22), Finding Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:46), The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan (Matthew 3:16 & Mark 1:9), the Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:5), The proclamation of the Kingdom (Matthew 10:7 & Luke 9:2), the Transfiguration (Luke 9:29; Mark 9:3), The Institution of the Eucharist in John 6 & Luke 22:19, the Agony in the Garden (Luke 22:44), the Scourging at the Pillar (John 19:1 & Matthew 27:26), the Crowning of thorns (Matthew 27:28 & Mark 15:17), the Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17), the Crucifixion (Luke 23:33 & 23:46), the Resurrection (Mark 16:6 & Matthew 28:6), the Ascension (Mark 16:19 & Luke 24:51), Descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4), The Assumption (Judith 15:9), and the Coronation (Revelation 12:1) are all in scripture. These are what the mysteries of the Rosary are and what the Rosary is all about. God bless and know you're in our prayers.

[@michaelciccone2194]

The Anglicans that are Anglo Catholics have deep Marian devotions and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

[@delfingarcia8590]

there is only one mediator between God and man, that is our Lord Jesus Christ!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes, Jesus is the only way to the Father. Mary doesn't lead us to the Father. She leads us to Jesus. Andrew brought Peter to Jesus. Philip brought Nathanael to Jesus. That is a form of mediation. In proclaiming Christ the one mediator (cf. I Tim 2:5-6), the text of St. Paul's Letter to Timothy excludes any other parallel mediation, but not subordinate mediation. In fact, before emphasizing the one exclusive mediation of Christ, he urges "that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men" (2:1). If subordinate mediation is not allowed, please don’t ask anyone to pray for you because prayers are a form of mediation. Moreover, the Greek word used for "one" that St. Paul used here in I Tim 2:5-6 in the phrase "one mediator" is not monos, which would mean "sole," but eis, which can mean "one" in the sense of "principal," or "first in a series." Jesus is the principal Mediator who enables many other sub-mediators to transmit the grace of God to others. Again, faithful Christians act as sub-mediators in Christ when they pray for their neighbors, share the Gospel with the lost, and serve the poor. The Bible says that our growth in faith and holiness is aided by the intercessions of the other members of the Body of Christ (Eph 6:18; I Thess 3:11-13; I Tim 2:1-4), and there’s no better intercession than that of Jesus’ own mother. Jesus comes from the line of David an in the Davidic Kingdom the role of the Queen Mother was important (1Kings2:19). Read about how she had the function of "counselor" to the king in regards to all matters. God blesss.

[@alinawears4443]

Friends, if God wanted the rosary in there do we not think He would’ve put it in there? We are degrading God’s power when us, humans, add to it? “You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

[@jesusmaryjoseph831]

Thank you Fr. Chris for the explanation. Sad to say that there many non Catholics don't understand the powerful prayer that Mama Mary teach for peace and conversion of sinners. Just finished watching the Filipino Catholic Defenders channel being attacked by Filipino protestants. Mama Mary, pray for us.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes, Liz, true....

[@ashbyt1]

Don't pray for the dead. mary is long dead and she was never sinless or a god.

[@TnTGorski]

I have one of the coolest birthdays ever!

[@larrya7822]

Pray is anything, it is the highest form of worship that an individual can participate in. Can you imagine how many people are praying to Mary at once (100's of thousands). How can a human understand all those people talking to them. She would have to know who everybody is and not just this generation, but from the last 2000 years. ONLY GOD HAS THOSE POWERS.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

The church fathers explained that over 1500 years ago. It's helpful to read what Christianity taught before Martin luther. God bless

[@sawyerwhited6802]

@@DivineMercy_Official So I guess you believe Mary is omnipresent, because she would have to be to hear all those prayers

[@IWillBeSaved]

@@sawyerwhited6802she is just a way for people to psychologically understand God incarnate as her son. The more you think about her the more you understand Jesus especially if he feels far away

[@sawyerwhited6802]

@@IWillBeSaved Reading & studying the word of God is how you understand Jesus. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14. Putting our focus on anything other than Jesus will lead you away from Him. Just keep your eyes on Him, focus on the Creator, not the created.

[@teresae817]

I always say that the rosary is biblical I pray it almost every day I love praying the rosary 📿

[@ashbyt1]

I used to love getting high every day. That doesn't make it right. Read about the rosary Matthew 6:7

[@roddycavin4600]

​​​​@@ashbyt1the rosary is quoting scripture whilst concentrating on scripture. So you don't like scripture? You haven't a clue what you are talking about. You have been told this so you just believe it without investigating. This is where guys like you normally say they were an altar boy or even a priest, I've heard such nonsense. You had more clue when you were high.

[@sunnyjohnson992]

The World Book Encyclopedia states: “Prayer beads are of ancient origin, and were probably first used by the Buddhists. Both Buddhists and Muslims make use of them in their prayers. The Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges that prayer beads were universally familiar to non-Christians for centuries and were in use long before the Catholic Church adopted the Rosary. We are urged as Christians to persevere in prayer. (Romans 12:12) However, Jesus didn’t meant to memorize prayers and to say the same things over and over. (Matthew 6:7,8) So if memorized prayer is not to be said ‘over and over’ again, obviously beads would not be needed to count how many times it is said!

[@DivineMercy_Official]

The Hail Mary prayer is in the First Chapter of Luke as the words of the Angel and Elizabeth. Even Mary said in the Bible, "All generations will call me blessed" .... why can't non Catholics? The Rosary is entirely biblical, that is what the mysteries are. The Annunciation (Luke 1:28), The Visitation (Luke 1:41), The Nativity (Luke 2:7; Matthew 2:1), The Presentation (Luke 2:22), Finding Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:46), The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan (Matthew 3:16 & Mark 1:9), the Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:5), The proclamation of the Kingdom (Matthew 10:7 & Luke 9:2), the Transfiguration (Luke 9:29; Mark 9:3), The Institution of the Eucharist in John 6 & Luke 22:19, the Agony in the Garden (Luke 22:44), the Scourging at the Pillar (John 19:1 & Matthew 27:26), the Crowning of thorns (Matthew 27:28 & Mark 15:17), the Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17), the Crucifixion (Luke 23:33 & 23:46), the Resurrection (Mark 16:6 & Matthew 28:6), the Ascension (Mark 16:19 & Luke 24:51), Descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4), The Assumption (Judith 15:9), and the Coronation (Revelation 12:1) are all in scripture. These are what the mysteries of the Rosary are and what the Rosary is all about. God bless and know you're in our prayers.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

This explains about the beads. kzbin.infoRwUHmYNaCxY?feature=share9

[@jayveeaurea9091]

Oh, honey… Everyone should actually pray the Rosary because the Bible and particularly the most important parts of the Bible, is inside the Rosary.

[@luckyh2037]

Background music. Nice way of putting it. "stayin Alive"..hahaha.. "You can tell by the way I use my beads.." Now that songs gonna try to pop into my head when I say the Rosary..Jk. Nicely presented Fr.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Lol.... whatever works! :)

[@mph1ish]

Hahaa!

[@LtBRS]

Father, I don't merely hear your talks, I listen to them. I may be wrong about this (but) his question was "is the 'rosery' biblical?" I don't think he was asking about how/why the non-exemplified innovation came about. That's two or three different questions. I'm not arguing against praying the Rosery per-se. I'm making a point about honoring people's actual questions. The worst example of this from our anti-Logos society is when the media presstatutes ask a puppetition a question and he/she ignors the question and answers something that wasn't asked as an evasion. Typical in Godless America that intentionally left God out of its authoritative constitution. I wonder if Leo XIII recognized that anti-catholic foundation when he condemned Americanism? Or did he just condemn it because he knew it was simply licking the oligarchs bootstraps and would result in what the people have now. What a wonderful Pope! It's fine to explain the tradition (but) strictly speaking, the honest answer was no. Its that "... yes be yes and no be no..." formulation. You could have at that point followed-up with your helpful analysis of the what, why and when.

[@LtBRS]

@@matthewjoseph9897 My response included the follow-up. Read it again. He read the question that asserted that the practice isn't in the Bible. That's the context of his question. In that context of no one actually praying it in the text NO is the answer. As stated, I'm not against it.

[@LtBRS]

@@matthewjoseph9897 At the bottom of my comment you'll read that I called his talk "helpful". That's a clue for you (and him) indicating that I did listen. Thanks for the correction of title citation. The priest did an accurate question summation there. He focused on the question's context - as did my comment. Correction was warranted. I don't have a dog in this fight. Do you?

[@LtBRS]

@@matthewjoseph9897 What that calocieialism means is that, for whatever reason, I'm not maintaining a preferential bias with either/any of the participants under scrutiny. If you are rejecting or can't grant charity with respect to a point, even after a clairification distinction has been granted, it's an indicator that your loyally bias has indeed blinded you. Is that why you didn't acknowledge either instance of my clairification distinctions? Everyone, including priests are fallible. I'm NOT anti-Catholic.

[@LtBRS]

@@matthewjoseph9897 The reason that people disagree is because they maintain different assumpitive capital. Your failure to grant the distinction qualifiers that I made is a fact. The bias motive itself may be incorrect, granted (but) as there is no neutrality (that's a falacy) you are (like everyone else) bias at many levels. You simply can't admit it. The issue with bias is whether it's a lawful, just or moral bias, not as the anti-Logos world system asserts in their contradictory system that bias is bad. That would make them bias against bias; a manifestation of an anti-Logos position.

[@LtBRS]

@@matthewjoseph9897 Another distinction for clarity came to mind. In order to grant weight to the original question (which is what charity demands) it could have been phrased, "is there an example in the bible where Elizabeth or someone else extends her greeting to Mary 53 times as is prayed in the Holy Rosary? The answer is no. The priest answered "yes" based on his justification bias and went on to elaberate. As the Church doesn't require it, it's obviously admittedly a bias. It's one that I agree with. I'm just honest about it and encourage all Catholics to be likewise.

[@MarshallDcruz-lj9pg]

Amen.

[@danakarloz5845]

I’m so sorry that I have been falling asleep while praying the rosary; I’m on a lot of pain medicine right now. I try but sometimes I don’t complete it.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

God bless your efforts Dana!

[@ashbyt1]

It's boring because it's not from your heart. You can not get to Heaven through your works. Jesus died so you can go directly to the Father in prayer. Read Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. -Jesus

[@alvarocorral1576]

The world doesn’t believe my story but my Lord Jesus Christ is my witness to my story. Last year after a meeting (and to make a long story short) I had been praying the rosary during my Zoom video meeting, and after the meeting a girl at work that has been chasing after me for some time (I happen to be married) stayed on to talk to me. I waived hi to her with my rosary in my hand. The girl immediately looked at my rosary with absolute hatred and had contorted her face. She didn’t say anything as her head followed my hand movements and YES it was (creepy) as I immediately clicked her off! In another zoom meeting her eyeballs turned black. Who knew that a Jezebel would validate the holy rosary to me NOT that I ever needed validation. There’s A LOT more to my story and it’s all true God is my witness. VIRGO POTENS!!!

[@ashbyt1]

Maybe she has an aversion to Heathens. Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. -Jesus and yes you are creepy, sorry.

[@alvarocorral1576]

@@ashbyt1 first of all Catholics don’t pray repetitive vain prayers despite what you might have been taught at the strip mall church that you may be attending. Revelation (4:8) The angels chant day and night “holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty!” Lord Jesus Christ himself uses repetitive prayer (Matt 26:44) “So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.” I bet your pastor doesn’t teach you that scripture.. Reading the Holy Bible is reading prayer just like the Holy Rosary is also the Bible reflecting on the major events Jesus Christ. So now I’m a heathen?? I’ve been called a lot worse!!

[@adolfosamson1939]

Please read Mathew 6:7, 8.9 .

[@ingridreid494]

Elizabeth was talking of the Lord being the Christ.

[@josefinaholzapfel9515]

Oh,........ the Holy Rosary is very alive in the BIBLE, in the book of the New Testament. We just don't see it in words. Reading the BIBLE has a lot of things to do with the gentle but strong, amazing and enlightening Touch of the HOLY SPIRIT only humble hearts can see, feel, recieve and understand. The HOLY BIBLE is fully and totally covered by the Power of the HOLY SPIRIT. Every Word is blessed and should not be taken word for word, but by asking and calling on the guidance of the HOLY SPIRIT who dwells only in the humble heart and mind. The HOLY ROSARY CARRIES THE DETAILED STORY OF THE CHAPTERS OF JESUS' EARTHLY BUT DIVINE LIFE. WE MEDITATE, CONCENTRATE AND REFLECT ON OUR CONNECTION AND PERSONAL RELATION WITH GOD, AS WE RECALL AND REMEMBER WHAT JESUS HAS GONE THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE ON EARTH TOGETHER WITH HUMANKIND AS LORD, SAVIOUR AND GOD. PRAYING THE HOLY ROSARY IS NOT JUST SIMPLY PRAYING IN WORDS BUT REALLY NEEDS OUR SPIRITUAL MATURITY. WE DO NOT ADORE MARY AS SUPREME BEING THE WAY OTHER RELIGIONS THINK, RATHER WE ASK THE INTERSESSION OF MARY AS MOTGER WHILE WE PRAY TO GOD. THIS IS THE TRUTH BEHIDE PRAYING THE HOLY ROSARY THAT OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW AND UNDERSTAND . WE ALL HAVE MOTHERS WHO GAVE BIRTH TO US AND BREASTFEEDED US. DON'T YOU LOVE YOUR MOTHER ? Are you not hurt if your mother will not be accepted and respected by people ? Mary is the earthly Mother of Jesus, our Lord and GOD. JESUS LOVE HIS MOTHER AND IF YOU LOVE JESUS, YOU SHOULD ALSO LOVE, ACCEPT , RESPECT AND GIVE RECOGNITION TO HIS BELOVED MOTHER MARY, THE CHOSEN ONE OF GOD THE FATHER, TO BE THE MOTHER OF HIS ONE AND ONLY BEGOTTEN SON , JESUS CHRIST. MARY IS THERE WHERE JESUS IS. MARY IS IN HEAVEN TOGETHER WITH GOD. WHY NOT ASK THE ASSISTANCE OF MARY ,THE CHOSEN ONE OF GOD ? MARY WAS NOT ONLY CHOSEN BY GOD, BUT REALLY MADE HER THE MOTHER OF HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON , JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE FULL PICTURE AND MEANING OF THE HOLY ROSARY. IT CARRIES THE DETAILED CHAPTERS OF JESUS' LIFE ON EARTH THAT WE KEEP ON REFRESHING IN OUR MEMORY AS WE PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY. PRAYING THE HOLY ROSARY IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO REMEMBER ALL WHAT JESUS HAS DONE AND GONE THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE ON EARTH AS OUR LORD ,SAVIOUR AND GOD BUT, AT LEAST , THIS MAKE US MORE AWARE OF GOD'S PRESENCE IN OUR DAILY LIFE.

[@magicdinho107]

Did God call his people to have a personal relationship with Mary and be called Marians?

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Jesus gave Mary to us from the cross for a reason

[@antonytj2003]

Whatever this priest says is not evident.. the first few words I agree. Yes, the Angel called her blessed.. That doesn't make her holy (Good) , Jesus himself said Only God is Good in Mark 10: 18.. Angel was saying She got immense grace from God, also Elizabeth praising her as she got the grace to become the mother of Jesus. In Luke 11: 28, Jesus himself said those who believe and obey are blessed than Mary... After the resurrection of Jesus when the disciples praying, Mary was there continuing in prayer. The disci were paying with Mary, not to Mary. Mary was same like those disciples. The remaining arguments the priest put forward was only based on the history of Church. The priest himself saying the rosary and the prayers with rosary started in 1214 even though it started in different forms in 9th century. That means after 900 years after Jesus. He says miracles started to work with prayers of hail mary.. I am not disagreeing that in connection with other religions and prayers, they also getting miracles, healing etc. Miracles and healings are not the benchmark to check the authenticity of God or approval of God. The benchmark is Given through Bible, we have to check any teaching or practices in comparison with Bible. Now a days Jesus becomes secondary to Mary, we can see it in modern traditions as the number of prayers to mary compare with Prayers to God or Jesus. Think with an open heart, truth will make you free..

[@DivineMercy_Official]

The Rosary is entirely biblical, that is what the mysteries are. The Annunciation (Luke 1:28), The Visitation (Luke 1:41), The Nativity (Luke 2:7; Matthew 2:1), The Presentation (Luke 2:22), Finding Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:46), The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan (Matthew 3:16 & Mark 1:9), the Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:5), The proclamation of the Kingdom (Matthew 10:7 & Luke 9:2), the Transfiguration (Luke 9:29; Mark 9:3), The Institution of the Eucharist in John 6 & Luke 22:19, the Agony in the Garden (Luke 22:44), the Scourging at the Pillar (John 19:1 & Matthew 27:26), the Crowning of thorns (Matthew 27:28 & Mark 15:17), the Carrying of the Cross (John 19:17), the Crucifixion (Luke 23:33 & 23:46), the Resurrection (Mark 16:6 & Matthew 28:6), the Ascension (Mark 16:19 & Luke 24:51), Descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4), The Assumption (Judith 15:9), and the Coronation (Revelation 12:1) are all in scripture. These are what the mysteries of the Rosary are and what the Rosary is all about. God bless and know you're in our prayers.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Hail Mary is in the bible: Luke 1:26-56. The angel hails her, tells her she is full of grace, and tells her the Lord is with her (Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee). Elizabeth says she is blessed among women, and says blessed is the fruit of your womb. (Blessed art though among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus). Elizabeth calls her Holy (blessed is she who believed that the Lord said would be fulfilled). Elizabeth then says, how is it that the “Mother of my Lord” should come to me? (Holy Mary Mother of God…)

[@beaujocquemouton1293]

What about 1 Corinthians chapter 11 or 12 which says no idolatry should inherit the kingdom of God and it have other things no drunkard no homosexuals no adultery will inherit the kingdom of God what about those scriptures this is under the New covenant

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Those are all things the Catholic Church definitively teaches against. God bless

[@diannebee]

The night before my car accident I prayed the rosary and I had the best work day ever. I felt so much peace. The next night I was driving and got into a car accident which totaled my car, got fractured ribs and messed up face from the airbags. Even my car insurance adjusters were surprised to talk to me after they saw my car at the pound. I remember right before crashing I prayed the Hail Mary, yes I was freaking out but I did not curse God or anything like that. I honestly believe Mother Mary came down to help me and asked Her son to give me another chance. I know that was her. She’s our mother and she cares for us. Thank you God, Jesus, Mother Mary , Holy Spirit and my guardian angel for saving me and giving me another chance. I know for sure I would have not made it to even purgatory bc my soul is stained so much from sin. My family lives in another state so it was very hard for me to get through this by myself. But I’ve learned that I am never alone. Thank you Mother Mary for your caring nature. I’ve started praying the rosary since then (3/25/22). And life is getting so much better and easier. God is good. God bless you all always… believe and never give up on God. And pray the rosary, it is life changing.

[@ashbyt1]

God does not bless people who teach blasphemy like mary worship. I think He was trying to open your eyes....Alas, you are still asleep.

[@ingridreid494]

Why do Catholics keep Jesus on the cross re the crucifix.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

As the Church Fathers have taught since the first century of Christianity (long before Luther's schism) when we are at Mass we are mystically at Calvary as Christ is paying our debt to sin. God bless.

[@IsaacKitonyi-gr5mt]

Marry is not mediator of ❤

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes, Jesus is the only way to the Father. Mary doesn't lead us to the Father. She leads us to Jesus. Andrew brought Peter to Jesus. Philip brought Nathanael to Jesus. That is a form of mediation. In proclaiming Christ the one mediator (cf. I Tim 2:5-6), the text of St. Paul's Letter to Timothy excludes any other parallel mediation, but not subordinate mediation. In fact, before emphasizing the one exclusive mediation of Christ, he urges "that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men" (2:1). If subordinate mediation is not allowed, please don’t ask anyone to pray for you because prayers are a form of mediation. Moreover, the Greek word used for "one" that St. Paul used here in I Tim 2:5-6 in the phrase "one mediator" is not monos, which would mean "sole," but eis, which can mean "one" in the sense of "principal," or "first in a series." Jesus is the principal Mediator who enables many other sub-mediators to transmit the grace of God to others. Again, faithful Christians act as sub-mediators in Christ when they pray for their neighbors, share the Gospel with the lost, and serve the poor. The Bible says that our growth in faith and holiness is aided by the intercessions of the other members of the Body of Christ (Eph 6:18; I Thess 3:11-13; I Tim 2:1-4), and there’s no better intercession than that of Jesus’ own mother. Jesus comes from the line of David an in the Davidic Kingdom the role of the Queen Mother was important (1Kings2:19). Read about how she had the function of "counselor" to the king in regards to all matters. God blesss.

[@cynthiax56]

👉👉👉The rosary is the Biblical story of Jesus and Mary, and yes, she is a part of the story. The prayers of the rosary come directly from the bible, and the meditations are on the events in the lives of Jesus and Mary:....his birth, his life, his death, his ressurection etc etc. 👉👉 This is what foolish protestants are atrtracking when they attack the prayers and meditations that are found in the rosary. 👉👉 Here are a few scriptures (among vast amounts of others) that protestants skip over, reject and ignore: 👉👉 The "Hail Mary" comes from LUKE 1:24-48. God's own messenger, the Angel Gabriel greets Mary with: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee" (grace is the state of purity that God gives to humans by which we are saved) 👉👉 THE LORD'S PRAYER: (the Our Father) comes directly from Jesus and is part of the rosary. 👉The Apostle's creed is a statement that we believe the truths of the bible about Jesus, 👉The "HAIL HOLY QUEEN" is found in REVELATION 12:1...A great sign appeared in the heavens, a woman cloithed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and on her hewad a CROWN (signifying a queen_) of 12 stars. Rev 12 tellsa us this woman is the woman who gives birth to the male child who will rule the nations. (the child, of course is Jesus, so we know the woman is Mary) 👉👉 The rosary comes from thwe bible and is based on the bible. It is the great chain that will bind satan as is spoken of in the book of Revelation, and unlike the made up prayers of protestants, it actually IS biblical and it puts the focus on Jesus and Mary instead of ourselves and our selfish wants,. yet they attack it. ...why? Protestantism is a protest against the church that Jesus established, and protestantism comes from Martyin Luther and other men who started the protestant "reformation" in 1517. It does not go back to Jesus. 👉👉 REV 12:17 The dragon wages war with the woman and protestants do the work of the dragon. 👉👉Nothing in the bible forbids using a material object to help you focus on prayer. That is vastly different than using a matrerial object for occultic purposes. 👉👉 "Vain repetition" simpkly means "insincere words" and you do not know whose prayers are sincere and whose are not. In REVELATION, it tyells us the 4 living creatures that are before the throne of God, REPEAT day and night: ..."Holy holy holy is the Lord of hosts, who is and was, and is to come" Y👉👉 you protestants should not be scrutinizing / monitoring or condemnuing the prayers of other people, nor should you compare what they are doing to what is occultic, because beariung false witness is a very serious sin, yet protestants do this daily. MATT 7:2 The samne judgement you use to judge others with, will be used to judge you.

[@meme-jl9fs]

Iam sort of Catholic but somebody really needs to introduce a metaphor or something cause I still don’t quite get it

[@ark-777]

We are to pray to God and God only

[@P.H.888]

Definitely Not! Vain repetition Ramblings

[@DivineMercy_Official]

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[@r.e.gamache7175]

For me, the "Hail Marys" are not just background music - they bring peace to my soul.

[@clintivanorsolino9518]

At first I Hate how long Hail Mary's are but Somehow I Got Used To It and Loved It Because As U Said It's Music to our ears and It's Peaceful the more you hear it.

[@ja_353]

Good job keep praying to Mary 👍🙏

[@konradskitchen]

I love our Mother Mary so much!

[@MarikaCPTNASM]

I voiced it out loud when I thought our plane was going down….it was immediate. We survived. Blessed years later!!!

[@austin-91]

Ephesians 6 14¶Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: That's the full armor of God to a Christian. Don't be fooled by the devil to make you think a man made thing like rosaries and holy waters can protect you from his attacks. Take on the biblical armor of God. Don't believe what satan tells you but believes God. The devil knows how to play his game and most people fall culprits.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KEVIN-sx1ed]

I just did my first RCIA course yesterday. I'm not Catholic. Yet I began praying the Rosary,of March 2020,just before the lockdown. The day I began the Rosary,I get a internet picture of her smiling at,much like a host in a restaurant, saying welcome.

[@susieparks7662]

I just started RCIA classes too! I started praying the rosary in June! I'm not Catholic either, but hopefully headed in that direction! 🤗

[@maryp5127]

@@susieparks7662 ❤️‍🔥🙏🏻

[@KEVIN-sx1ed]

Where are you taking your class? I'm taking at St. Mary's church in San Antonio, Tx.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

That's awesome Kevin.... God bless you!

[@susieparks7662]

@@KEVIN-sx1ed My classes are at St John's at the Latin Gate in Bartlesville Ok! Watching Fr Alar's Explaining the Faith- The Fullness of the Truth answered just about every question I had about Catholicism, watched it 3 times then decided to take the classes.

[@ofeliacaballero5857]

Fr. Chris, thank you for explaining to us the Holy Rosary, it was full of clarity, easy to understand and encourages love and devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary. She loves you very much for doing this with so much enthusiasm and holiness. May God be praised always in your beautiful mission.

[@ozsportscardcollector4720]

It was very helpful.

[@davidlee4853]

Just amazing presentation. Thank you for the history. Blessings ❤

[@a.r.4093]

The original Rosary consisted of praying the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries every day. I know it may seem tough, but it is definitely possible by the Grace of God! I pray that everyone tries to pray all 3 Mysteries a day (possibly 4 with the Luminous Mysteries if you can!) God bless everyone.

[@JohnR.T.B.]

We also believe that as God is one in heaven and on earth, so is His Church one in heaven and on earth, the one Bride of Christ; if a sinner like me is a member of Christ's body through baptism, how much more are the Saints in heaven who are perfectly united with God and His Church in heaven. Praying the Rosary brings us closer to the reality of heaven, constant prayers to God in unity with the Saints. It is in the Bible, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."

[@3miL_2012]

So this was recorded on October 7, 2022? Reliving what happened a year after really says a lot. God help us.

[@janetgarwood2038]

I also pray the Rosary and Divine Chaplet everyday and will for the rest of my life I can’t imagine starting my day any other way Thank you Father Chris for your beautiful explanation God Bless You

[@angieespinosa8397]

Same hear , I see it as a must 🙏the 📿 and my day is complete for all the souls in purgatory. Father Chris can we pray for our future at death so we can pray for our time in purhatory? How else can we avoid getting to purgatory even tho I confess and repent but how can o make sure I do not suffer in purgatory as I feel that my whole life has been purgatory. Please notify me.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thanks for sharing Janet and God bless you!

[@cletusmorraies9370]

Shame the rest of the Evangelicals can't understand this, their minds are so blinkered.

[@floriancenzon3801]

Thank you Fr Chris. I pray the Rosary and the Chaplet daily. My day is not complete if I don't pray them. Wow! Fr Chris loved the movie excerpts of Jaws and Saturday Night Fever 🤣 Praying for you Dad Mom and Pam. Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us. Thank you for your teachings. God bless you, your family, MIC and all the Marian Helpers. ❤️🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Lol.... two oldie but goodie movies :)

[@floriancenzon3801]

@@DivineMercy_Official yes I went to Universal Studio and they showed how they did the movie Jaws.😂❤️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

@@floriancenzon3801 Love that movie :)

[@petercole5858]

I pray the daily Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy for many intentions including the conversion, salvation and grace of a happy and holy death for my entire family friends acquaintances enemies and others past present and future and of course myself. Lots of blessings

[@a.r.4093]

That's awesome! God bless you.

[@jmrcxs]

praying the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet everyday. 📿

[@christinaherrera1717]

The Virgin Mary appeared to me 3 years ago in the sky in 2019. I felt happy, peaceful, calm. Every worry, hurt, pain,etc disappeared for a a couple of minutes. It was just her and I. I took a picture. Her message to me to tell others, "She loves us and is always there for us." She wants me to share with as many people as possible. God Bless!

[@ashbyt1]

It was likely a demon as mary causes people to pray for dead people rather than the risen Christ.

[@emanzoma9320]

By repeating the hail Mary alot you will defeat the evil one .

[@ashbyt1]

Read Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. -Jesus

[@libertygiveme1987]

I Pray the "Rosary" EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!!!! Question Father. The days in which we live, as you're WELL AWARE, are very sad and somewhat confusing. Many non-Catholics have been speaking about "The Rapture" for the last couple of years quite INTENTLY!!!! My question to you is, why isn't the Church talking about "The Rapture"?! I know we believe in it!!!! And what are your thoughts on it?!

[@janetcorrao5072]

You've answered your own question: non-Catholic. It is a hopeful sentiment from the mid 1800 with no foundation for practicing Catholics. Our Lord never promised, like Our Lady to many seers, that we would not experience pain or persecution here, only, with perseverance, joy in heaven. Sorry, no easy way out, only help and love through .

[@gerir4386]

Suggesting you watch Fr. Chris in Explaining the Faith on the End Times. Fascinating! 😘🙏💙🌹❤️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you LG... I have a series of three videos on youtube about this matter. This is the first one. God bless kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKndkGRqjr2VY9k

[@ashbyt1]

The RC church is a travesty and an abomination. Read the Bible for yourself.

[@reneetedesco9161]

Thank you Fr. Chris for another enlightening teaching of the truth! God bless and protect you and all of the Divine Mercy family!

[@paulaann6117]

Renee ❤️✝️❤️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

thank you Renee and God bless you!

[@lorlast5204]

Love it, hate it or in between.. I am cementing my faith and will pray the rosary. No one can persuade me to change my mind. I will pray for those who do not believe. I just want to pray for us all. When our time comes to meet God, I pray that He can forgive our sins. The rosary gives me peace and joy. I love it!

[@ashbyt1]

Sick. Imagine when you die you are instantly in front of Jesus as the Bible says. Why have you been praying to mary all your life. She is long dead and was just a human. Only God is worthy to be praised. Mary worship is idolatry. Read the Bible.

[@vanodiate9731]

I pray every day I feel so blessed, protected and happy amen 🙏

[@donnapollock]

The Holy Rosary is one of my most favorite prayers ever.

[@lucas29210]

You forget about ''Our Father''?

[@ashbyt1]

It is not a prayer but a repetitious recanting of idolatrous prayers to mary. Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

[@calebgamer1720]

@@lucas29210the our father is including in the rosary, as well as the glory be and the apostles creed

[@lucas29210]

@@calebgamer1720 you cannot serve a 2 lords

[@bleonie6877]

I love how you somehow brought Saturday Night Fever into this explanation of Mother Mary and the Rosary 😀. Thank you Fr Chris 🙏

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Lol B.... just a little levity :)

[@emelitasales259]

Thanks Fr. Chris for explaining the Holy Rosary, a very meaningful and scriptural devotion. So powerful!🙏📿🕊📿💐

[@collinchristovich6200]

Thank you for the great information, Father! God bless!

[@christophrichthofen1241]

Indeed! How nice to have "Christ" in your name (like me too I suppose).:)

[@collinchristovich6200]

@@christophrichthofen1241 It is a blessing! Whenever I have to spell my last name, I get to say "Spelled like Christ!"

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Tjhank you Collin and God bless you!

[@Joe-qs2bq]

A shame you didn't also go over each mystery in the rosary especially the Marian ones. May God bless you and your work ❤✝️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

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[@tesfayemarimadlen4506]

The Holy Rosary is my Best Prayer🙏 A Prayer with out a Rosary is missing of Prayer🙏 Rosary is a wipon to wine evels 🙏➕🛐⛪❤💐🌻🌷🕊❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@mosesmoses6678]

This is a bunch of bologna‼️‼️‼️‼️ EVERYONE IS BLESSED GOD HAS GIVEN GRACE TO EVERYONE NOT JUST MARY, THEY ONLY SAID SHES BLESSED BC THEY WERENT FOLLOWING CHRIST LIKE MARY WAS! MARY WAS NOT TO BE DISRESPECTFUL A RANDOM LADY THAT GOD CHOSE TO IMPREGNATE W JESUS CHRIST BC WOULD IF IT WAS SISTER ESTHER THAT WAS PREGNANT W JESUS IG YALL WOULD BE PRAYING TO HER INSTEAD? crazy

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Hmmm.... Luke 1:49 with Mary speaking..."All generations will call me blessed". Sounds like you're not following the Bible. God bless

[@alanbourbeau24]

Is the Rosary biblical? Yes it is definitely. And if you were to tell any Protestant Christian like Pentecostal or Baptist that the Rosary is biblical. They would disagree. But the truth is that the rosary is biblical.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Yes

[@eagletrigger]

Pray the Rosary everyday!

[@ashbyt1]

No it's idolatrty.

[@eagletrigger]

@@ashbyt1 No it's not. The rosary started when the common folk, in imitation of the monasteries who prayed all 150 psalms daily, started praying 150 Our Fathers instead because they didn't know the Psalms and Bibles were too expensive/took 3 years to copy for anyone to get them. Over time, others prayers inspired by the Bible were included, eventually settling on the Our Father, 10 Hail Mary's, and Glory Be that we know today. Each decade was then given a Gospel/NT event for the praying person to reflect on. The rosary has, and always will be, a means for us to reflect upon important Scripture passages. In this way, it's not idolatry, it's a means for us to grow closer to God.

[@eagletrigger]

@@infamousgrizzly1358 pray: transitive verb : ENTREAT, IMPLORE -often used as a function word in introducing a question, request, or plea intransitive verb: to make a request in a humble manner Prayer is not solely worship. In fact, by it's original definition, it was not a form a worship, but a means to implore someone or something for help. Take a course in Shakespeare and you'd understand this as he uses it quite frequently. Now, regarding Mary, we don't worship. Nor do we the saints. We worship only the Triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). But just as we can ask our fellow man here on earth to pray for us when we're in need, why can't we ask those in heaven, who remain our brother and sisters in Christ, to likewise pray for us in need? Sure, you can just pray to God on your own, just like you can go before a judge and plead your case. But wouldn't you want a lawyer who knows the lingo and is on a similar level to the judge to plead your case instead? The saints are in heaven, right there with God, in his Divine presence. Would that not make their prayers all the more pure before God (since no sin can be before his presence)? Also, the prayers of the rosary are biblical. The Our Father is a no brainer. The Hail Mary is a combination of the greeting by Gabriel and Elizabeth in Luke. And the Glory Be draws from various verses glorifying the Trinity. These are true prayers, unlike the half-hearted BS you constantly spew and call prayer.

[@eagletrigger]

​@@infamousgrizzly1358 pray: transitive verb: 1: ENTREAT, IMPLORE -often used as a function word in introducing a question, request, or plea pray be careful 2: to get or bring by praying intransitive verb: 1: to make a request in a humble manner 2: to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving 3/4 of the definitions for the word "pray" have nothing to do with worship. The original meaning of the word meant to request or ask for someone aid. If you ever read Shakespeare (which I highly doubt you have) you would know that he used it very often when characters asked questions in need of an answer or when needing help. So your understanding of what prayer is is fundamentally flawed to begin with. Now, let me state emphatically, we only worship the Triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). When we pray to saints, we are asking for help. It's no different than asking a family member or friend close to pray for us. Except, the saints are in heaven, therefore they are no longer tainted with sin, unlike us here on earth. So it stands to reason that their prayer would be more pure and efficacious than ours here. "Well, I just pray to Jesus. That's all you need to do." Ok, fine. No true Christian says you can't. You should. God wants us to talk to Him, to bring all our hopes, worries, thanks, and problems to Him. All praying to saints does is asking that they, in its lowest form, put the good word in for us and our intentions. You could go directly to a judge and plead your case. But wouldn't it be better to get a lawyer who speaks the same lingo, knows the law, and can better argue your case before the judge? It's not a "one or the other" situation. You can pray to God AND His saints without taking away from God. To say otherwise is to put limitations on the limitless God. Which begs the question what god do you truly worship then? For all the Biblical verses to help prove my case (because I know simple logic is to your kind what sunlight is to a vampire), go here: www.catholic.com/tract/praying-to-the-saints . God speed.

[@eightmiles3401]

​@eagletrigger then what is all that for? Cant God hear your prayers from your heart? Do God really want your repetitive words? Does God created a robot that when you press the button it will speak what ever words that was programmed to? You are glorifying mary and think that glorfying her will also glorify god? Are you saying to me that mary is now the mediator and not Jesus? Wake up people! You are being decieved and heading towards destruction!

[@parysethibodeau9474]

famous line "you're gonna need a bigger boat" could be changed to "you're gonna need a bigger ... Rosary"?? :) for the crazyness happening these days!!! Praying the Rosary & DMC has changed everything for me in the best possible way!! and now i know how to defend it as Biblical!! LOVE IT!!!

[@paulaann6117]

Lol Paryse!!!!! ❤️✝️🙏💖🙏✝️❤️

[@parysethibodeau9474]

@@paulaann6117 i crack myself up LOL

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Awesome! Lol :)

[@ashbyt1]

Then what do you do with Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. -Jesus

[@paulaann6117]

Fr Chris, once again you offer a fresh way to look at the beautiful rosary (and some good humor to boot). I never thought of the “Hail, Mary” as beautiful background music, and I totally see it now. And I pray Luminous Mysteries every Thursday at my weekly Adoration hour. My oldest son Connor played baseball at John Carroll University and they would pray Our Lady of Victory, pray for us ✝️❤️✝️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Thank you for sharing PA.... God bless you :)

[@DiPo-ks5io]

Do men pray the Rosary?

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Definitely

[@Revelation18-4]

The rosary comes from pagan Egypt. Witches and satanists pray on beads repetitive prayers / chanting, etc. God abhors vain repetition of prayers.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

How about Holy Holy Holy sung by the angels? That is repetitious. He abors vein repetitious prayer for the sake of only being heard and to look holy. That's not people who are truly praying the Rosary, which is all scriptural

[@Revelation18-4]

@@DivineMercy_Official Not the same thing. Angels singing in a chorus is not praying on beads. The pagan rosary, being prayed to Ashtoreth, is not biblical. If Jesus wanted us to use prayers beads, he would have given the apostles instructions on it. The rosary is a pagan practice. You can't take something that is pagan and try to make it Holy.

[@mrgilok755]

Only Jesus has without sin. There's no mention about Mary being without sin. Hence she is not holy. Jesus instructed his disciples to pray the our father. He never told anyone to pray the Hail Mary. These are facts stop manipulateing these things to conform to your teachings 😢Jesus said i am the way and the truth and the life nobody comes to the father but through me. He didn't include anyone else. Pay attention.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Regarding Mary having sin or not, in Genesis 3:15, both Jesus and Mary are said to be in a state of "enmity" against the serpent, which in the original Hebrew means "complete and radical opposition" to Satan. It is for this reason that it is not likely that God would have permitted Mary to inherit the condition of "original sin" from Adam and Eve. Any participation by her in the disorder and corruption of the soul that the rest of us inherit from Adam and Eve would place the Mother of Jesus at least partially under the sway of Satan and evil, and thereby contradict the complete "enmity" between Mary and Satan prophesied in Genesis 3. She still needed a savior to preserve her from sin in the first place because Jesus could not have co-existed with sin in the womb of a woman who had any sin.

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Hail Mary is in the bible: Luke 1:26-56. The angel hails her, tells her she is full of grace, and tells her the Lord is with her (Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee). Elizabeth says she is blessed among women, and says blessed is the fruit of your womb. (Blessed art though among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus). Elizabeth calls her Holy (blessed is she who believed that the Lord said would be fulfilled). Elizabeth then says, how is it that the “Mother of my Lord” should come to me? (Holy Mary Mother of God…)

[@tesfayemarimadlen4506]

Thank You Father Chris 🙏➕🛐⛪❤💐🌷🌻🙏🙏🙏

[@lisalise1622]

PRAY THE ROSARY EVERYDAY AMEN! IN JESUS CHRIST HOLY NAME AMEN! BLESSED MOTHER MARY SAID TO PRAY THE ROSARY EVERYDAY AMEN IN JESUS NAME AMEN!

[@dimaygarin2866]

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, pray for us 🙏🏻🧑🏻‍🦲🎗💝🎀🌺💒📖📿👼🏻😇💐⚘🕊🕯#Faith #GiftedToGive ✨💛🤍🇵🇭 #500YearsOfChristianity

[@brianeminicrude60]

Many teachings and records were also burned during the time of The Black Plague. It's possible some of those teachings included The Rosary

[@judymcgovern7639]

Love the Divine Mercy Shrine.. been there many times and pray the rosary and the Chaplet novena....I have a prayer groups Divine Mercy/ Lay Carmelites 🙏✝️💕🕯️

[@emoore1439]

How can praying scripture NOT be biblical?

[@larrya7822]

Your reference to scripture was not biased on proof, but on emotions.

[@TheProactiveCreative]

Thank you. But you almost lost me with "Jaws" and "Saturday Night Fever."

[@m33st3rdanny]

I didn’t know how to pray the Rosary. 3 weeks ago, I wanted and tried to kill myself. Jesus saved me and however I am not (yet) Catholic. Jesus thought me how to pray the Rosary but first I wore it like a Necklace because I forgot to pray a lot. 3 weeks lady’s and Gentlemen. He is real. God bless you all. Life is precious because he is. And we are in his Image. Halleluja Hosanna and Amen

[@stephylaure3214]

My best mysteries the sorrowful and Joyful are my favourites it always depends me somuch...thanks you Fr Chris for all your Talks 🙏🏾🙏🏾Praying for u and your Family 🛐🛐

[@yanelebukelwa]

I too pray the Rosary...but I wish to become one one day

[@carefullychristian8657]

The big challege is that men brought cleverly devised practices and created explanations for them and claimed its.from God. IF CATHOLICS FOLLOW CHRIST THEN 1.HE said go make disciples of all nations and teach them what i instructed you 2.if you love me kerp my words 3.the gospel of the kingdom is the message jesus delivered. 4.the apostles and paul wrote letters to exlain what we believed. This was 1st 100 after deatf of jesus and ascencion to heaven. Non of the stuff beliw is found.in their erittings but come much later as peoples creations. 1.jesus is God 2.Mary mother of god 3.Mary intercedes for us 4.mary queen of heaven 5.marus ascencio 6.rosary 7.celibacy 8.peter is in place if xrist church built on him and popes are successive to peter and are holy 7.rome head of xtianity 8.ash lent period 9.xmass 10. Eáster 11.sunday.gathering ALL ABOVE ARE NOT IN BIBLE BUT FABRICATED LATTER.ADMIT THIS Non of the stuff of

[@KingBaboonTarantula]

It's kind of common sense, don't you think by now JESUS or our GOD would have told MARY to stop telling people to pray the rosary??🙏🙌❣️🌹💯💯

[@batmansymbol3645]

Rosary isnt in the bible...also to pray only to God through Jesus...yet the Catholics pray to every statue a man made saint...they have a saint or mother for everything from the rosary to animals....

[@DivineMercy_Official]

The entire rosary is in the bible. kzbin.infoRwUHmYNaCxY?feature=share

[@DivineMercy_Official]

In Ex 20:4 God prohibits graven images for the purpose of worshipping them. Catholics don’t worship Mary and never will. In Ex 25:18 God commands Moses to make statues of angels and Numbers 21:8 God commands a bronze seraph be made and looked upon to heal the people. If all graven images are prohibited, please remove the picture you have on your desk as that is a graven image. Protestants use Nativity scenes which are statues of Jesus and Mary and Joseph, do you think that is evil? God bless. Keeping you in prayer.

[@batmansymbol3645]

@@DivineMercy_Official that is old testament teaching...as per Jesus referring to the law of Moses in Mathew 5...Behold, I say unto you that the law is fulfilled that was given unto Moses. "Behold, I am he that gave the law, and I am he who covenanted with my people Israel; therefore, the law in me is fulfilled, for I have come to fulfil the law; therefore it hath an end".....and in John 14.."Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name"....not Mary...not saint Peter or John....but i regress...have a good evening....

[@DivineMercy_Official]

@@batmansymbol3645 what??

[@ZachforChrist]

What about DEUTERONOMY 18:11? Mary is still dead as are the other “saints”. The Bible calls those in Jesus Saints so we all are, who believe in Jesus Christ being the Son of God and what he did on the cross. Praying to someone who is dead still isn’t biblical. Would love some commentary about this