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Now, that may seem a strange question. But it’s one that I’ve been wondering about.
Throughout my time in protestant churches I would often hear the same thing said - that only God could read our thoughts. Satan and demons couldn’t. Angels couldn’t. Only God. So Satan could not accuse you about bad thoughts, only bad deeds or misdeeds. I’m sure I read something along those lines again in a catholic book recently (but I’ve been reading from so many that I can’t for the life of me think which one).
So I have been thoroughly armed with the idea that only God, who is omniscient, can read into the thoughts in my mind.
Yet I often see people with rosaries praying silently. Can Mary read their thoughts?
If yes, can we show (hopefully from scripture) that others apart from God can read into the unexpressed thoughts in our minds?
If no, does their silent rosary have any effect? If the answer to that is yes, then why does it have an effect? Does Mary just assume that the right prayers are being prayed silently?
Writing in confusion.
Throughout my time in protestant churches I would often hear the same thing said - that only God could read our thoughts. Satan and demons couldn’t. Angels couldn’t. Only God. So Satan could not accuse you about bad thoughts, only bad deeds or misdeeds. I’m sure I read something along those lines again in a catholic book recently (but I’ve been reading from so many that I can’t for the life of me think which one).
So I have been thoroughly armed with the idea that only God, who is omniscient, can read into the thoughts in my mind.
Yet I often see people with rosaries praying silently. Can Mary read their thoughts?
If yes, can we show (hopefully from scripture) that others apart from God can read into the unexpressed thoughts in our minds?
If no, does their silent rosary have any effect? If the answer to that is yes, then why does it have an effect? Does Mary just assume that the right prayers are being prayed silently?
Writing in confusion.