Oh, so I see this is something personal between us.]
Personal no, your postion is obviously apparent though, your posts speak for themselves, as does this one.
For your information I do not attack the rosary.]
You are on this post. The point is the “intercession of the Mother of God” the Rosary! Not “St Dominic” or whatever your alluding to about myth.
I have little patience with mythology mixed into religion though, so when I see people claim that the Holy Theotokos ‘gave to Saint Dominic the rosary’ (for example) I will reply from Catholic sources to show that it is not true. That has been my constant practice, I will defend the integrity of the memory of the holy Theotokos.
Again not the point of the Rosary. I suppose “mythology” is part of many of the Saints storys, certainly would be no different with Constantine. However, really not the point of the Rosary in how it arrived. Yes we see how you defend St Mary by discouraging prayer to Her.
You will defend the EO view of Theotokos and rebuke anything Catholic as to the Catholic view of the Mother of God as you have been, and are right here.
I very highly doubt that the holy Mother of God would want myths about her (flattering or not) swirling around, and although it is not possible to identify them all the most obvious exaggerations should be challenged. Perhaps this is why you mistakenly think I attack the rosary
No I take issue with the continued chant of its not “required”, when “intercession” is the point we are talking about here. The Mother of God is unavoidable as the liturgical calender revolves around Her hymns.
Point is its here, its recited, highly recommended by the last 200-years of Catholic Popes. and its “intercession” is Christ centered, and the first half of the Hail Mary is directly out of the Bible. And to conclude its intercession involves the Mother of God.
During Lent when a person’s health or ability to work would be seriously affected by fasting or, in even rarer cases, by abstaining, a traditional priest/confessor should be consulted to determine whether the law obliges.
In granting these concessions, the Bishops urge the faithful:
to attend daily Mass during the period of fast and abstinence [if this is not possible, one might say all or part of the Divine Office, the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Most Holy Rosary]
to receive Holy Communion often
to take part more frequently in exercises of piety
to give generously to works of religion and charity
to perform acts of kindness toward the sick, the aged, and the poor
to practice voluntary self-denial
to pray more fervently
No mythology there all fact of Catholic Faith and how the Rosary is viewed taught and recommended by the Catholic Church. There are many Saints known and unknown, there is but one Mother of God.
