The 15 promises made by our Lady to those who pray the Rosary

[WarriorofJesus]

I don’t think anything here, such as the promises, has contributed to my view of the Rosary at all, because I don’t actually think it really applies to it or represents the CCs view of it.

I think the Rosary is a perfectly legitimate form of prayer, one that many find useful and rewarding, and as excellent disapline. I think there are other forms of prayer that can also fulfuill the same functions.

If I did think this stuff really was what the Rosary was about, or that it represented the CCs understanding of prayer, I would say it was very negative - incompatible with a Christian understanding of prayer, and very dangerous to boot.

You are very silly. Perhaps your angelican background can explain it all. Of course, a person from a another religion will never be in favor of the Rosary. Trust me, it’s quite common for me to have people from other religions say that they aren’t disagreeing or rejecting the Rosary but there is a problem with this and that. Well, if you don’t agree with it, good for you! Take the problems or the “dangerous” way of this prayer with you somewhere else and HASTA LA VISTA BABY!

In my opinion I think there is a problem with your angelican religion. It’s also sooooo negative to just make people believe that just by faith alone you’ll be saved. Like seriously man, why do they believe that just by believing in Jesus you’ll will be saved? If it was that easy, wow then everyone would be saved! Don’t you think? That is very DANGEROUS ALSO AND YOU WOULDNT WANT TO HAVE THAT BELIEF!

 

[WarriorofJesus]

No one can say this.

The Virgin Mary can. What now?

 

[R2D2]

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Wow! I knew there were promises that the Blessed Virgin Mary made, but I did not know there where 15 of them. Very cool…

I pray the Rosary only because it helps me “walk” the Gospels through the “eyes and ears” of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Am I still included to receive the all 15 promises?

Thanks for the info. :tiphat:

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[Bluegoat]

You are very silly. Perhaps your angelican background can explain it all. Of course, a person from a another religion will never be in favor of the Rosary. Trust me, it’s quite common for me to have people from other religions say that they aren’t disagreeing or rejecting the Rosary but there is a problem with this and that. Well, if you don’t agree with it, good for you! Take the problems or the “dangerous” way of this prayer with you somewhere else and HASTA LA VISTA BABY!

In my opinion I think there is a problem with your angelican religion. It’s also sooooo negative to just make people believe that just by faith alone you’ll be saved. Like seriously man, why do they believe that just by believing in Jesus you’ll will be saved? If it was that easy, wow then everyone would be saved! Don’t you think? That is very DANGEROUS ALSO AND YOU WOULDNT WANT TO HAVE THAT BELIEF!

Perhaps you should try to defend this information which you claim pertains to the Rosary, and how it can possibly be compatible with the Catholic understanding of prayer. Several people have pointed out that it is not, and you have made no attempt to address what they raised.

I don’t think ad hominem arguments or deflecting to other, totally unrelated issues, really strengthens your position about the Rosary in any way.

And FWIW, there are quite a lot of Anglicans that pray the Rosary.

 

[WarriorofJesus]

Perhaps you should try to defend this information which you claim pertains to the Rosary, and how it can possibly be compatible with the Catholic understanding of prayer. Several people have pointed out that it is not, and you have made no attempt to address what they raised.

I don’t think ad hominem arguments or deflecting to other, totally unrelated issues, really strengthens your position about the Rosary in any way.

And FWIW, there are quite a lot of Anglicans that pray the Rosary.

What exactly are you talking about? I would advise you to be clear on what you’re talking about because you never exactly meet what your point is when you explain yourself. I have to keep on asking you questions because several times it’s unclear what you’re trying to say.

As for what you have said about several people have pointed things out is not true. Your basically the only one who is pointing things out and coming up with irrational conclusions that don’t make any sense at all. As for the angelicans that pray the Rosary, good for them. That just demonstrates that they love the catholic church and the Virgen Mary herself making them not so faithful or loyal to their own religion.

 

[WarriorofJesus]

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Wow! I knew there were promises that the Blessed Virgin Mary made, but I did not know there where 15 of them. Very cool…

I pray the Rosary only because it helps me “walk” the Gospels through the “eyes and ears” of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Am I still included to receive the all 15 promises?

Thanks for the info. :tiphat:

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Yes of course, congratulations! May God bless you.

 

[Monica4316]

the Church has approved these promises therefore they don’t go against anything in our faith.

I believe them because I trust Our Lady, her intercession is very powerful with God. If she promised that those who are devoted to the Rosary wouldn’t die without the Sacraments, then that is what she promised…

Also I think it’s important to understand this promise correctly. It doesn’t mean that everyone who’s devoted to the Rosary will go to Confession on the SAME DAY as their death (though they might.) What it means is they won’t die without first confessing all their mortal sins. Perhaps their last Confession was a week before their death, but they didn’t commit any mortal sins in that time period. That counts too.

 

[Bluegoat]

Catholics are not, however, required to believe the promises. Which makes it difficult to my mind to say - these things are true for sure.

My problem is three-fold, I will try to be clear if I haven’t before.

1. First of all, it seems to me these promises can only be understood in a very “spiritual” fashion. There are indeed examples of people who have had the proper devotion but not had access to final confession for example - Maximillian Kolbe was a name that came up for example. But it is considered that the promise was still fufilled because he would have desired confession and his devotion was so great. (Of course, we don’t actually KNOW then that he did receive the benefit, we are simply assuming it.)
2. Secondly, if a person says the Rosary every day, but does it not in faith, but simply for the material benefits of the promise, that clearly wouldn’t count as real devotion. So there would be no benifits.
3. Thirdly, if a person had that same faith and devotion but showed it in some other way, according to the teaching of the Church, that would put them in the same position as the person in the first scenario - God would surely not abandon such a person any more than one who showed his devotion through the Rosary.

All taken together, it seems that the message is no different than what the Church says anyway about real devotion and faith and living them out.

OTOH, if you take a very literal material view of the promises (which does not seem to be how most Catholics understand it), it seems to me there is no evidence that it is true and some that it is not, it seems to be either taking a magical view of prayer or trying to elevate the Rosary almost to the status of a Sacrament.

And finally - this is the kind of promise where any time it doesn’t seem to work out, it can be blamed on the inadequacy of the person doing the praying. “So and so dies without an opportunity to confess his sins? Than he must not have had real devotion”. But in fact the revelation where these promises were made may have been untrue or mistaken, but this way of thinking will not allow for that.

So why not just say - have great devotion, cultivate a prayer life and discipline - the Rosary is an excellent way to do this - live out the meaning of these things, and God will take care of you? Getting into promises that can be easily misunderstood seems like it doesn’t add much.

 

[LutheranDK]

Here are the promises that the Virgen Mary makes to all those who pray her Rosary

1. To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.
2. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace.
3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy.
4. The rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.

5.Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.

1. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.
2. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
3. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed.
4. I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
5. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven.
6. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
7. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities.
8. I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
9. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
10. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.

What are you all waiting for? Get the Rosary out and start praying it so that you can recieve all these promises! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Keeping in mind that I DO know what the RC teaching on Mary is (and therefore is not about to accuse you of worshiping her):

I see no gloritication of Christ here - at all. He is not mentioned, not even between the lines. Mary is in focus here, and, to be quite honest, it seems most of all like a “Do ut des”-kinda thing.

“Just pray the rosary, and you’ll get that new $1 trillion you keep praying for!”

I’m pretty sure that I’m about to be told I misunderstood it all (or that I’m a filthy heretic who should be burned in the nearest town square ), but please explain to me how this can be seen in any other way

 

[Monica4316]

Catholics are not, however, required to believe the promises.

true, but all we’re required to do is receive the Eucharist at least once a year and fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (at least if you live in Canada, like me ) there’s a lot in the Church that is not required but it helps. For example, we don’t have to go to daily Mass, but if we do, that gives us extra graces… (from frequent reception of the Eucharist)

similarly, although we don’t have to pray the Rosary, it’s a great thing to do.

Which makes it difficult to my mind to say - these things are true for sure.

the way the Church teaches, is that if it’s approved by the Church, it’s safe to believe. As Catholics we have to believe in public revelation. Private revelation (like this) is up to us. But if a private revelation is approved (like this one), that’s the Church essentially saying that it’s safe to believe in it because it’s very probably true and there’s nothing to say it’s not.

My problem is three-fold, I will try to be clear if I haven’t before.

1. First of all, it seems to me these promises can only be understood in a very “spiritual” fashion. There are indeed examples of people who have had the proper devotion but not had access to final confession for example - Maximillian Kolbe was a name that came up for example. But it is considered that the promise was still fufilled because he would have desired confession and his devotion was so great. (Of course, we don’t actually KNOW then that he did receive the benefit, we are simply assuming it.)

It could also be that he didn’t need Confession cause he didn’t have mortal sins during the time he was imprisoned… and also, he died as a martyr (he chose to take the other man’s place so that he would live and go back to his family)

1. Secondly, if a person says the Rosary every day, but does it not in faith, but simply for the material benefits of the promise, that clearly wouldn’t count as real devotion. So there would be no benifits.

perhaps, but I think if a person really perseveres in praying the Rosary every day, it would eventually turn into real devotion. It’s hard to pray it for a long time and not get any benefits. At least, their faith would become more sincere.

1. Thirdly, if a person had that same faith and devotion but showed it in some other way, according to the teaching of the Church, that would put them in the same position as the person in the first scenario - God would surely not abandon such a person any more than one who showed his devotion through the Rosary.

I think in that case it depends on why they showed their devotion in another way. If they did it because they strongly dislike the Rosary, that’s a problem. But usually that’s not the case… I think that these promises arent saying that you *can’t *get the benefits any other way. For example, if you look at the promises for the Sacred Heart devotion, or the 7 Sorrows devotion, they are sort of similar. What that means to me is that God really wants people to meditate on the events in the Gospels, on His Passion, etc, and if we do so, we will receive special graces. The Rosary is one of the ways to do this, and one of the most effective ways imo.

 

[Monica4316]

All taken together, it seems that the message is no different than what the Church says anyway about real devotion and faith and living them out.

It doesn’t have to be… the Rosary is a way given to us by Our Lady to show and achieve real devotion. In the end, it’s not about the Rosary, but it’s a way that was given to us, so it’s special.

If Mary had not given special promises for the Rosary, or not given the Rosary at all, but just told us to practice our devotion in any way we want and get these same benefits… how many people would actually do it? and HOW? would each person need to invent their own way? but many pray the Rosary and it’s a good opportunity for people to grow.

OTOH, if you take a very literal material view of the promises (which does not seem to be how most Catholics understand it), it seems to me there is no evidence that it is true and some that it is not, it seems to be either taking a magical view of prayer or trying to elevate the Rosary almost to the status of a Sacrament.

I don’t see it as anything magical, it just shows the power of Mary’s intercession… neither is it a Sacrament because grace doesn’t come FROM it, like it does from the Sacraments. The graces come from God, through Mother Mary’s prayers.

And finally - this is the kind of promise where any time it doesn’t seem to work out, it can be blamed on the inadequacy of the person doing the praying. “So and so dies without an opportunity to confess his sins? Than he must not have had real devotion”. But in fact the revelation where these promises were made may have been untrue or mistaken, but this way of thinking will not allow for that.

well in the end it’s about faith… either a person chooses to believe that these promises were given by Mary to St Dominic or Bl. Alan de la Roche, or not. But so many miraculous things happened during their lives that it’s very likely it’s true.

So why not just say - have great devotion, cultivate a prayer life and discipline - the Rosary is an excellent way to do this - live out the meaning of these things, and God will take care of you? Getting into promises that can be easily misunderstood seems like it doesn’t add much.

I think God is just trying to make it easier for people. So they know HOW to cultivate a prayer life correctly. It’s like how Christ gave us the Our Father… He didn’t have to give us the specific words to pray, He could have just explained that we need to seek God’s Kingdom, etc… but I think God knows that sometimes we all need more concrete ‘instructions’… when I pray the Rosary, I know I’m praying together with millions of other Catholics around the world and I know I’m not praying anything wrong or dangerous… if God had told us to just make up our own methods, I might be skeptical of mine, cause how do I know it’s a good method?

sorry if this is confusing, I’m trying to type really fast cause I’m in a hurry… lol…
God bless

 

[Monica4316]

Keeping in mind that I DO know what the RC teaching on Mary is (and therefore is not about to accuse you of worshiping her):

I see no gloritication of Christ here - at all. He is not mentioned, not even between the lines. Mary is in focus here, and, to be quite honest, it seems most of all like a “Do ut des”-kinda thing.

“Just pray the rosary, and you’ll get that new $1 trillion you keep praying for!”

I’m pretty sure that I’m about to be told I misunderstood it all (or that I’m a filthy heretic who should be burned in the nearest town square ), but please explain to me how this can be seen in any other way

Mary leads us to Jesus. When we pray to her, we are glorifying Him. There’s no competition between them at all.

 

[livnlern]

I don’t think anyone here is trying to dis the Rosary. However, as an approach to prayer, “if you do this, you will get that” has some pretty serious problems. Especially something like “will not die without the Sacraments of the Church”. Unless you want to make sacrament into a meaningless spiritual term, I have serious reservations that praying the Rosary can guarantee that something will not prevent access to the Sacraments. Do such people never die unexpectedly and unprepared? If they do, do we argue that they must not have had “real” devotion.

It does begin to sound like the arguments some make about the “once saved always saved” doctrine found in some denominations.

If you pray the Rosary each day, our Blessed Mother will guide you to live a better life. This is an extra effort you are making in order to gain extra help. The mother of God is very powerful against temptations from the devil. Why wouldn’t this be beneficial to anyone who asked for it?

 

[WarriorofJesus]

Catholics are not, however, required to believe the promises. Which makes it difficult to my mind to say - these things are true for sure.

Well, dont forget that you’re anglican. Just like Jesus says, blessed are those that believe but haven’t seen. Its not like the Virgen Mary will appear to your room just to tell you that they are true. She has more important things to do and if you don’t want to believe in them, then that is your choice. Maby next time. I highly doubt that with all the apparitions in the world that have taken place by her, someone would make up the Rosary along with the promises. There are just too many apparitions where She insists in the Rosary and where she tells people to pray. That leaves little room to believe that the promises are fake or not real. By personal experience, I have felt the diference with the Rosary and I believe they are true. I will give you this testimony to prove that it’s true. It’s about the Rosary being more powerful than atomic bomb. Read it!

holysouls.com/sar/rosarymiracle.htm

My problem is three-fold, I will try to be clear if I haven’t before.

1. First of all, it seems to me these promises can only be understood in a very “spiritual” fashion. There are indeed examples of people who have had the proper devotion but not had access to final confession for example - Maximillian Kolbe was a name that came up for example. But it is considered that the promise was still fufilled because he would have desired confession and his devotion was so great. (Of course, we don’t actually KNOW then that he did receive the benefit, we are simply assuming it.)

This is an understatement and something that cannot be proven by your point of view. I would like to compare your example with that by being anglican, people actually believe in Jesus Christ and accept him. Of course lets say we have Billy Bob Jones that believes in Zeus and accepts him as his savior. Of course, we assume that by going to the angelican church he accepts Jesus and not Zeus as savior but we assume he accepted him and not Zeus because of his angelican background. Just like you say, “of course, we don’t actually KNOW then that he did reject Zeus, we are simply assuming it.”

1. Secondly, if a person says the Rosary every day, but does it not in faith, but simply for the material benefits of the promise, that clearly wouldn’t count as real devotion. So there would be no benifits.

The way you said it doesn’t make sense. If someone doesn’t have faith in the Rosary, then they wouldn’t be praying it in the first place. Secondly, where in the promises does it say that such individual will recieve material benefits? Simply by putting God first in your life and obeying his will will make him give you what you need. Jesus said to put Gods kingdom first and the rest will be added (material needs) and He will make sure you don’t starve to death for the Lord will take care of you like an adopted son.

1. Thirdly, if a person had that same faith and devotion but showed it in some other way, according to the teaching of the Church, that would put them in the same position as the person in the first scenario - God would surely not abandon such a person any more than one who showed his devotion through the Rosary.

The Rosary is just an option available for Catholics. God doesn’t abandon anyone. He is always there to help anyone at any time.

All taken together, it seems that the message is no different than what the Church says anyway about real devotion and faith and living them out.

OTOH, if you take a very literal material view of the promises (which does not seem to be how most Catholics understand it), it seems to me there is no evidence that it is true and some that it is not, it seems to be either taking a magical view of prayer or trying to elevate the Rosary almost to the status of a Sacrament.

The Rosary is a great way of prayer. It takes an individual about 20-30 mintues to fully pray a Rosary. Spending that amount of time praying is valuable and good. Considering the fact that most people only spend 5 minutes praying to God or just simply saying something quick before they go to sleep. Remember that prayer is a good way to keep yourself connected with God and maintain that relationship plus recieve blessing and graces by Him.

And finally - this is the kind of promise where any time it doesn’t seem to work out, it can be blamed on the inadequacy of the person doing the praying. “So and so dies without an opportunity to confess his sins? Than he must not have had real devotion”. But in fact the revelation where these promises were made may have been untrue or mistaken, but this way of thinking will not allow for that.

Not unless you try yourself praying the Rosary will you truely find out. But it appears that the chances of you believing in it are slim because your anglican. If you were atheist perhaps this would be diferent. But according to your religion, you cant accept Mary in any way or even say a prayer to her becuase that is considered idolatry. In conclusion, not unless someone fully convinces you will you experience the power of the Rosary.

 

[WarriorofJesus]

So why not just say - have great devotion, cultivate a prayer life and discipline - the Rosary is an excellent way to do this - live out the meaning of these things, and God will take care of you? Getting into promises that can be easily misunderstood seems like it doesn’t add much.

Everything is possible with God. There are no impossibilites with Him. He can do anything he wants by simply it being his Will. I don’t blame anyone for misunderstanding the promises but you must examen them carefully and actually have the mind of someone who is actually devoted to the Rosary and is spiritual. It’s common sense. Each promise made by our Lady connects with one another.

 

[cyberwolf001]

I don’t get it. You believe in just One God (I mean REALLY!?) you believe Jesus got born of a virgin, nailed to cross and rose from the dead. You might even believe in young Earth creationism. But Anglicans are so eclected I as a Druid can be one. Heck your ArchBishop is a Druid… I guess OBOD has they use Druid as the title for a social club and charge like $500 a year for membership to learn Wicca 101…

BUT THIS! These 15 promises are just too much to beleive in? Really?

 

[Holly3278]

Here are the promises that the Virgen Mary makes to all those who pray her Rosary

1. To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.
2. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace.
3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy.
4. The rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.

5.Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.

1. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.
2. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
3. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed.
4. I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
5. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven.
6. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
7. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities.
8. I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
9. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
10. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.

What are you all waiting for? Get the Rosary out and start praying it so that you can recieve all these promises! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Webpages for Rosary and how to pray it:

ourladyswarriors.org/prayer/15promise.htm

rosary-center.org/howto.htm

Wow! That is awesome! I remember reading these 15 promises before but this post reminded me of them. I really need to start praying the rosary every day again. A good website for learning how to pray the rosary is this one:

comepraytherosary.org/

 

[Bluegoat]

Well, dont forget that you’re anglican. Just like Jesus says, blessed are those that believe but haven’t seen. Its not like the Virgen Mary will appear to your room just to tell you that they are true. She has more important things to do and if you don’t want to believe in them, then that is your choice. Maby next time. I highly doubt that with all the apparitions in the world that have taken place by her, someone would make up the Rosary along with the promises. There are just too many apparitions where She insists in the Rosary and where she tells people to pray. That leaves little room to believe that the promises are fake or not real. By personal experience, I have felt the diference with the Rosary and I believe they are true. I will give you this testimony to prove that it’s true. It’s about the Rosary being more powerful than atomic bomb. Read it!

holysouls.com/sar/rosarymiracle.htm

This is an understatement and something that cannot be proven by your point of view. I would like to compare your example with that by being anglican, people actually believe in Jesus Christ and accept him. Of course lets say we have Billy Bob Jones that believes in Zeus and accepts him as his savior. Of course, we assume that by going to the angelican church he accepts Jesus and not Zeus as savior but we assume he accepted him and not Zeus because of his angelican background. Just like you say, “of course, we don’t actually KNOW then that he did reject Zeus, we are simply assuming it.”

The way you said it doesn’t make sense. If someone doesn’t have faith in the Rosary, then they wouldn’t be praying it in the first place. Secondly, where in the promises does it say that such individual will recieve material benefits? Simply by putting God first in your life and obeying his will will make him give you what you need. Jesus said to put Gods kingdom first and the rest will be added (material needs) and He will make sure you don’t starve to death for the Lord will take care of you like an adopted son.

The Rosary is just an option available for Catholics. God doesn’t abandon anyone. He is always there to help anyone at any time.

The Rosary is a great way of prayer. It takes an individual about 20-30 mintues to fully pray a Rosary. Spending that amount of time praying is valuable and good. Considering the fact that most people only spend 5 minutes praying to God or just simply saying something quick before they go to sleep. Remember that prayer is a good way to keep yourself connected with God and maintain that relationship plus recieve blessing and graces by Him.

Not unless you try yourself praying the Rosary will you truely find out. But it appears that the chances of you believing in it are slim because your anglican. If you were atheist perhaps this would be diferent. But according to your religion, you cant accept Mary in any way or even say a prayer to her becuase that is considered idolatry. In conclusion, not unless someone fully convinces you will you experience the power of the Rosary.

WarriorforJesus: I think you really need to stop making assumptions about me and stop saying rude things about my religious affiliation. You do not know anything about me or my background, and it seems have very little understanding of Anglicanism, since you continually totally misrepresent it’s doctrines and beliefs.

I would not speak that way about Catholicism, and I do not think that such blatant misrepresentation of another group of Christians or another religion is moral. I assume you are not doing it deliberately but don’t know any better.

These kind of comments do not bring people to Catholicism, if that is something you think is important. It makes Catholics seem like presumptuous, rude, and ill-informed people, and drives them away. I am glad I know that is not true, but I know many who read a post like this while considering the Catholic Church and never consider it again. Perhaps something you should think about.

 

[Hesychios]

It means that you are already determining your future. In other words, you are Guaranteeing your pass to heaven.

No one can say this.

The Virgin Mary can. What now?

You are mistaken.

She can not, and she can not lead you into thinking that “…you are already determining your future. In other words, you are Guaranteeing your pass to heaven”.

In fact, the Holy Theotokos would not dare mislead you in that way.

 

[rinnie]

Here are the promises that the Virgen Mary makes to all those who pray her Rosary

1. To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.
2. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace.
3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy.
4. The rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.

5.Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.

1. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.
2. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
3. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed.
4. I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
5. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven.
6. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
7. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities.
8. I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
9. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
10. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.

What are you all waiting for? Get the Rosary out and start praying it so that you can recieve all these promises! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Webpages for Rosary and how to pray it:

ourladyswarriors.org/prayer/15promise.htm

rosary-center.org/howto.htm

AMEN AMEN. This brings tears to my eyes. I remember my Dad every single day praying the rosary and having this in his bible. I lost him over a year ago, and when he was dying I knew, I just knew the Blessed Mother was there holding him. You will never ever know the peace I got at such a horrible time in my life. I knew she was giving him all the love and confort he needed at the time of his death. Just as she promised him. When you are a stone cold Catholic you Just Know! You know just as sure as the sun and moon, that God is there and his Mother is there also. He went home to his real Mother and Father. :bighanky: