Rosary Promises

[Jerok]

Can anyone explain this promise to me please?

1. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.

I’ve kind of asked this before but in a different manner… here’s my second question:

I’m getting confirmed in April of 2010 and have recently started to pray the Rosary every night, would this promise mean I won’t die until I’ve received communion/confession/eucharist?

Also, where do the Rosary promises come from? Are they doctrine? (or is it dogma, when something must be believed in to be Catholic).

Thanks!

 

[Claire_from_DE]

This is private revelation so we are not required to believe it; it isn’t defined doctrine or dogma.

I believe that anyone who has a true devotion to Mary will be supported by her at the hour of death.

I don’t think the promise is absolutely literal. The Polish martyr, Maximillian Kolbe, who gave his life for another prisoner in a concentration camp during WW2 had great devotion to the Blessed Mother and the rosary but he died without receiving the last sacraments.

 

[DOShea]

Just something to think about. Sacraments are outward signs of the inner reception of grace. It could be that the promise assures that grace despite the lack of outward sign, but of course we cannot be absolutely certain.

 

[cyberwolf001]

This is private revelation so we are not required to believe it; it isn’t defined doctrine or dogma.

I believe that anyone who has a true devotion to Mary will be supported by her at the hour of death.

I don’t think the promise is absolutely literal. The Polish martyr, Maximillian Kolbe, who gave his life for another prisoner in a concentration camp during WW2 had great devotion to the Blessed Mother and the rosary but he died without receiving the last sacraments.

This is true but as he died a martyr’s death doesn’t mean instant access to Heaven?

I’m trying to recall my Catholic theology also Our Lady ( listen to me I still talk like a Catholic ) offered him the crown of martyrdom and he accepted it. So I guess my point is he was a special circumstance.

 

[Eddie_Mac]

Some are called to wear the crown of martyrdom when they die under the sword defending their faith.

Others are called to die the martyr’s death through suffering from disease, age, or trauma.

We are all eventually given the opportunity to suffer for our faith.

Whether we die under the sword or in bed wasting away, Our Blessed Mother will be there with us exactly as she promises. She will be there to carry us away to Her Merciful Son.

Another promise from Her is that devotion to the rosary is a great sign of predestination.

Devotion to Our Lady should motivate you to a more fervent awareness of the occasion of sin, more frequent reconciliation, and a more devout reception of Her Son in the Blessed Sacrament, the Eucharist.

Eddie Mac