The Rosary: Is it Biblical?

[Messenger]

First, let's see what the Catholic Encyclopedia says about the rosary:

www.newadvent.org/cathen/13184b.htm


Now, reading through this article, I don't see a SINGLE SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE!

Not one!

And what is saying the rosary do, anyway?

All it is is nothing but a series of repititious prayers.

What does The Bible say about repitious prayers?

Luke 20:46-47 (New International Version)


46"Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely."

Do we think that God is interested in just hearing the same prayer repeated over & over? What do catholics think that they are going to accomplish with this?

NO! Prayer should be spontaneous, unplanned & UNritualized, coming straight from the heart!

You want to know what true prayer is? Read the Psalms!

They are ALL prayers! Do you ever get the impression from the psalms that these were just methodical, written down prayers?

No, they are David & the other psalm writers heartfelt cries to God! There is no kind of ritual involved in them!

And what do we see about God when it comes to true prayer, & just about every other aspect of our relationship with Him?

1 Samuel 16:7 (New International Version)

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

Does saying the rosary save anyone? NO.
Does saying the rosary do ANYTHING to make your requests be made known more effectivly to God?

No. It is nothing more than vain repitition.

Bill

[catholicdefender]

Matt. 6:7 - Jesus teaches, "do not heap up empty phrases" in prayer. Protestants use this verse to criticize various Catholic forms of prayer which repeat phrases, such as litanies and the Rosary. But Jesus' focus in this instruction is on the "vain," and not on the "repetition."

Matt. 26:44 - for example, Jesus prayed a third time in the garden of Gethsemane, saying the exact same words again. It is not the repetition that is the issue. It's the vanity. God looks into our heart, not solely at our words.

Luke 18:13 - the tax collector kept beating his breast and praying "God be merciful to me, a sinner." This repetitive prayer was pleasing to God because it was offered with a sincere and repentant heart.

Acts 10:2,4 - Cornelius prayed constantly to the Lord and his prayers ascended as a memorial before God.

Rom. 1:9 - Paul says that he always mentions the Romans in his prayers without ceasing.

Rom. 12:12 - Paul commands us to be constant in prayer. God looks at what is in our heart, not necessarily how we choose our words.

1 Thess. 5:17 - Paul commands us to pray constantly. Good repetition is different than vain repetition.

Rev. 4:8 - the angels pray day and night without cessation the same words "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty." This is repetitious prayer that is pleasing to God.

Psalm 136 - in this Psalm, the phrase "For His steadfast love endures forever" is more repetitious than any Catholic prayer, and it is God's divine Word.

Dan. 3:35-66 - the phrase "Bless the Lord" is similarly offered repeatedly, and mirrors Catholic litanies.

www.catholicbible101.com/therosary.htm

[thaddeus73]

Yes, the twenty mysteries of the Rosary, from the Incarnation to the Institution of the Eucharist, are all in the bible. The Hail Mary is also from the Bible, as Gabriel told Mary - "Hail Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee (BEFORE the incarnation, BTW), and Elizabeth said "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the FRUIT of thy womb (The bible also says that you will know a tree by its FRUIT).

Saying the Rosary is meditating on the Gospel, pure and simple.

NO MARY, NO JESUS. KNOW MARY, KNOW JESUS !