I came across a video reel from a born-again pastor warning all his viewers, “Do not pray the rosary.”…stay away from the rosary, especially if you’re a Christian.”
As a Catholic, I say, “Pray the Rosary every day.” In this article, we will address the most common attack about the rosary according to protestants. As for my previous article about the rosary, which can be found on this LINK, the Holy Rosary was derived from the Bible as it narrates the life phases (mysteries) of Jesus Christ in relation to the salvation history; it is a Christ-centric prayer/devotion. Jesus clearly did not use the rosary because it wasn’t established yet. It was made famous by St. Dominic de Guzman, OP, around the 11th century to battle the Albegensian heresy. Therefore, it’s an illogical fallacy to say that Jesus and the apostles never used the rosary.
According to the protestants, we should not pray the rosary primarily because it is a repeating prayer. Their favorite verse since time immemorial is Mathew 6:7, which says:
“7 When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.” – New Living Translation.
If we are to properly read the text, it says, “Babble.” In some other versions of the Bible, they used the words: vain repetitions (King James Version) and meaningless words (Good News Translation).
I believe in God the Father – 1 Cor. 8:6; cf. 2 Cor. 1:3; Mt. 28:19; John 14:1
Maker of heaven and earth – Gen. 1:1; cf. Heb. 1:10; 2 Pet. 3:5
And in Jesus Christ – 1 Cor. 8:6; cf. Mt. 16:16; Jn. 14:1; Acts 2:38
His only Son, Our Lord – Jn. 3:16; cf. Mt. 28:19, Rom. 1:4; cf. Rom. 10:9;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit – Mt. 1:20; cf. Lk. 1:35
Born of the Virgin Mary – Lk. 1:27; cf. Mt. 1:23
Suffered under Pontius Pilate – 1 Pet. 3:18; cf. 1 Pet. 2:23, 1 Tim. 6:13; cf. Mt. 27:2
Was crucified Died And was buried – Mk. 15:25; cf. Acts 2:36, Jn. 19:30, 1 Cor. 15:4;
He descended to the dead – Eph. 4:9; Acts 2:31
On the third day he rose again from the dead – 1 Cor. 15:4; cf. Acts 10:40
And ascended into heaven – Lk. 24:51; cf. Eph. 4:10
And sits at the right hand of the Father – Heb. 1:3; cf. Acts 2:33; Psalm 110:1
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead – Acts 1:11, Acts 10:42
I believe in the Holy Spirit – Mt. 28:19
The holy Catholic church – Eph. 5:27, 1 Cor. 12:13; Acts 9:31; cf. Eph. 1:21; 4:4
The communion of saints – 1 Cor. 1:12; 1 Jn. 1:7
The forgiveness of sins – Col. 1:14; cf. Acts 13:38; Acts 2:38
The resurrection of the body – Php. 3:11; cf. Acts 24:15; Php. 3:21
And the life everlasting – Mk. 10:30; cf. Dan. 12:2
Amen – Rev. 22:21
We then go to OUR FATHER – Mathew 6:9-13
Then the HAIL MARY –
“Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord Is With You.” – Luke 1:28
“Blessed art Thou among women And Blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. – Luke 1:41-42
“Holy Mary, Mother of God” – Luke 1:43
“Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death” – James 5:16
Also, the GLORY BE – Romans 11:33-36,
When we pray the rosary, we are praying the Bible. We are praying the life, ministry, passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We pray WITH MARY and NOT to Mary. Mary is the first Christian, as she was with Christ from his birth untill his death and resurrection. We cannot deny that Jesus has the Blessed Virgin Mary’s DNA in his humanity, and the best way to GOD is TO JESUS through MARY.
Jesus is the Mediator between God and Mankind (1 Tim. 2:5), and her mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, helps us to get closer to her Son. Jesus knows the commandment very well to honor his parents; therefore, what the Blessed Virgin Mary asks of her Son, Jesus will listen (John 2:3–7). Our devotion to the Holy Rosary is indeed Biblical.
Written By: Mr. JC Recto, OP