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Why pray the rosary?
Why pray for intercession from the saints?
and Why the need for memorized scripted prayers?
Just a few question for the Catholic brothers and sisters.
I presented it here because it would apear that this section is specific to Mary and saint worship.If this is a question specifically for the Roman Catholics, than why not ask it in their forum or the "Denomination-specific" area?
I ask because Roman Catholics are not the only folks who venerate Mary and the other saints.I presented it here because it would apear that this section is specific to Mary and saint worship.
From a fellow straight shooter, beware of the number personal attacks leveled on upon you...It's become a pasttime of a few on here to go after me for this very reason, even though my beef is with the doctrines and dogmas and not the persons specifically.. I do not intend to insult you.... however I call it plainly, as I see it.
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I dont intend to be a trouble maker but I am very straight foward with what I have come to know as the truth. People may like to take personal shots at me but that will do nothing positive for the forum. But if anyone can provide another definition for praying to, venerating, bowing to images, and vowing devotion to....other than worship let er' rip.
veneration*I love the Catholic Church in its present form with the exception of Mary and Saint worship
Given that the Bible is a product of Tradition and is part of it, why is this a problem, again?and tradition being equal with scripture.
It's a prayer. Why do you pray?That being said I was looking for scripural reasons for saying the rosary.
veneration*This is the only thing I see in the Bible about prayer repetition.
"But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." Matthew 6:7
So when I asked the original question I was looking for the date when it was established and or the person who decided that the Rosary and saint worship be authorized.
No. Catholicism makes a distinction between saints and Saints. Saints (capital S) are those who the Church has declared, with certainty, to be in heaven. Saints (lowercase S) are those who are in heaven, as well as the believers. Huzzah communion of saints.Is it safe to say that Catholics do not believe they are Saints sanctified by the God to His service through the Blood of the Lamb?
It's a prayer. You pray it for the same reason you would pray any other prayer. It has the specific intention of focusing on the life of Jesus, though.I have shared my belief...now some one please tell me why they say the Rosary?
Is it to keep the traditions of the Church or is it to recieve a word form God?
If you bow to someone as a sign of respect, are you worshipping them?
Why are you pulling loose definitions from dictionary websites and applying them to very specific contexts? The only definition that fits anywhere near the idea of saintly veneration is: "a feeling of profound love and admiration." If you're going to claim that any sort of profound love and/or admiration is "worship," then I think perhaps you need to re-examine what worship really means.
veneration*
Given that the Bible is a product of Tradition and is part of it, why is this a problem, again?
It's a prayer. Why do you pray?
veneration*
By the way, it's not vain.
No. Catholicism makes a distinction between saints and Saints. Saints (capital S) are those who the Church has declared, with certainty, to be in heaven. Saints (lowercase S) are those who are in heaven, as well as the believers. Huzzah communion of saints.
It's a prayer. You pray it for the same reason you would pray any other prayer. It has the specific intention of focusing on the life of Jesus, though.
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