[KFBobInsanesMom]

Originally Posted by P3chrmd

It is a devotion to Mary...We are praying the lifes of Jesus and Mary through HER eyes! When we say the Hail Mary's during the rosary its sort of a request, asking Mary to PRAY with us. I picture, everytime I pray the rosary, that my prayers and Marys are intwined as they are offered to God's ears! How sweet that is for God, to hear us, along with his mother, meditation on the scriptures!!!

Now, if we are saying the Hail Mary by itself, we are supposed to concentrate on the words, just as any other prayer would be!

Please clarify ... are you saying that Mary ( who is in Heaven ) meditates on the scripture ?

[KFBobInsanesMom]

Originally Posted by goldenchild

There is WAY more than one passage. I personally just haven't had the time to get into all of it yet that's all.


That is NOT what you got back. What you got back is that those in heaven are just alive in Christ as we are. So it's all a matter of location, one who's alive on earth or one who's alive in heaven. It's all the same. You haven't successfully answered this.


Well, then you've ONLY seen the extemes I guess. Because this isn't even apart of the Church. Those who do as you say they do aren't following Church teaching. You need to address the doctrine not the people abusing it. Just as if we were discussing driving. You would need to address the driving as being wrong, not those who abuse the privilege.



Fine, I guess this is just not going to get anywhere. If you really want to address this and try to iron out the differences, then please one more time show me why we should not pray to those in heaven and especially Mary. And I'll show you wy we should do these things. We can move on from there, if you want to continue.

I have about half of my response to this post done, but have no time right now to finish... I'll post it later today, I'm not ignoring your post here

[goldenchild]

Originally Posted by KFBobInsanesMom

I have about half of my response to this post done, but have no time right now to finish... I'll post it later today, I'm not ignoring your post here

Okay, no problem.

[goldenchild]

This thread is quickly becoming just like the other one in here. Anybody want to focus on one thread so we aren't posting the same things in each one? Or am I the only one?

[2ManArmy]

Originally Posted by Robbi

The Rosary is a new thing for me and must admit I havnt prayed that much on it. The meditating on the mysteries is one thing but the repetitious praying always boggles me when Jesus said to the apostles dont do as the heathens do by using vain repetitions.
Hence my question at the start of the thread.

Robbi, I have a recommendation for you, and I seriously urge you to read this if you really want to understand repititious pray and the Rosary better, as well as why those prayers (Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be) are the most often 'prescribed'. It's called "The Secret of the Rosary" by Saint Louis De Montfort. Many Catholics know what a treasure the book is, and I can't tell you how many (not just recently... for many many years) have been changed in their idea of the Rosary because of bringing it. I personally have been praying the Rosary pretty regularly since I was 7 years old, but it wasn't until this year that I read the book and fully understood its beauty- it made me want to pray the Rosary more. You can find it at Catholic book stores, or online. It's very popular so it shouldn't be hard to find. God bless

[2ManArmy]

Originally Posted by goldenchild

This thread is quickly becoming just like the other one in here. Anybody want to focus on one thread so we aren't posting the same things in each one? Or am I the only one?

Theological discussions on Mary are great, but that is not the intention of this thread. You are right in being concerned about this. Any further questions concerning the topic this thread has reverted to need to be discussed in a thread designated for that subject. God bless