he rosary is indeed optional. It's one of the best options out there, but it is optional. But I believe you must be careful not to let your words mislead others. The rosary is optional but*Marian devotion is most certainly not. All of the great saints and spiritual writers have spoken consistently on this point.*A devotion to Our Blessed Lady is most necessary to salvation.
For those wishing to convert and embrace the Catholic faith, they must be encouraged to develop their devotion to Our Lady, as all Catholics must.*Because if you do not love Mary, you cannot love Jesus. If you have no love for Our Lady, and do not let her enter into your heart, then you are not a Catholic.
Yours in Jesus and Mary,
SCIM.*
saw this post on Christian forums.com
i respect and admire your boldness in your from childhood taught believes of Christianity. But our childhood taught believes are from the HOLY BIBLE and that remains in our hearts and acts as our heart beat.
It is heresy when someone twist or add to things written in the HOLY BIBLE, which is the establish Kingdom Spiritual sound doctrine and taught by the given HOLY SPIRIT, upon baptism and it can be the 'vicar of CHRIST' himself.
First of all because of Grace and Truth, i do love Catholic and i live in a neighborhood of also Catholics, but i cannot be equally yoked in believes. i am no better than a Catholic but i have the Word/CHRIST of the written New Covenant, received as a gift of GOD, that is 'by Grace through faith'. They are in me and as well as in others, even in this forum, in order for us to distinguish between the spirit of error and the spirit of truth.
Which i would compare you with, that you and others can judge for themselves, that we must listen and believe. JESUS warned us of imposters and thieves 'who do not go through the gate(CHRIST) but go around and climb in by the fence'.
So, let us begin by the Help of the HOLY SPIRIT then, what the Scripture justify regarding this matter. Firstly in GOD's written Word, as it is written, Mother Mary is remembered and will be spoken of in this world as;
'a blessed woman among all women.'
An elderly women spoke up and said;
"Blessed is the womb which bore you and breasts that nursed you."
But HE replied:
"Blessed rather those who hear the word of GOD and keep(abide) it."
They are the born again, not only born of water but also of the HOLY SPIRIT and New Testament Word 'abiding' citizens of Heaven.
A naturally born people (like a catholic) in a crowded house told JESUS, that HIS mother, brothers and sisters are standing outside desiring to see HIM.
But HE answered them that;
"My mother and brothers are those who hear the Word of GOD and do it."
These people who have been born of a natural parents, will be offended by JESUS answer, or may be twist it in order to justify contradictions. But Mother Mary remain firm in her believes toward her SON's answers and even told the servants at the wedding banquet in Canaan that;
"Do whatever HE(JESUS) tells you."
Then as later we know she herself became a believer and followed JESUS until at the Cross. And that's when seeing her faith, JESUS proclaimed mother and son with Apostle John from then onwards.
If she would be alive today, and if the Catholics go to her personally, she would only tell them the same, as she said to the wedding banquet servants in Canaan.
