Matthew 6:7 (KJV) But when ye pray, use not repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Some may consider the Rosary a repetition prayer. Yes, it is just like the bible, from Genesis to Revelation. For thousands of years people have died and gone and yet still the Bible remains, repeated. But that’s not what’s being spoken about here. It is saying that the repetition makes their praying for a longer period of time using a lot of repeating words when running out of things to say. Short prayer is just as effective, not theatrics. The world is a circle and certain things about it can’t help but be repetitive like the clock, new day starts at twelve midnight and ends, then repeats, day and night, Monday…Sunday, spring, summer, autumn and winter, life and death…all repetitive, but not for theatric.

I am not Catholic. I am non-denominational, but yet, Lord has placed it upon my heart to pray the Rosary decades ago. The Rosary was brought to my attention one day at church, by my then Pastor who said the praying of the Rosary, along with the people kneeling and praying to statues of Jesus on the cross, his mother Mary, all saints and disciples in the Catholic Churches are idols worshipping, and the praying of the Rosary is wrong because Jesus is the only way to the Father. John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the FATHER but through ME.

Luke 11:9-13 Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you. For everyone who ask, receives; and everyone who seeks, finds; and to everyone who knocks the door will be opened. So I came to Jesus, asking seeking and knocking, “is praying the Rosary wrong?” And His answer to me after a week of fasting and praying, just as he had given honours to John the Baptist at the hearing of his passing, Matters 11:11 “ verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.” He also gave honour to His mother at the cross when placing her in the care of the disciple John 19:25-27 “woman behold thy son.” Then, he said to the disciple, “behold thy mother.” And then from that hour the disciple took her to his own. At that moment he entrusted Mary his mother, not only to that disciple, but to the entire world. Humble as Jesus was as our prophet and king, so was his mother as queen (Empress).

Luke 1:26-38 Mary was chosen by God to birth the Good News of salvation for all of humanity. Luke 1:39-45 Mary was led by the spirit right away to visit her cousin Elizabeth after the angel had spoken to her and she was confirmed to be the mother of our Lord and saviour by her cousin Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. She who was once barren and now pregnant in her old age. Two miracles came together to bear witness to each other of the unbelievable working power of the impossible being possible by God that no other on earth besides them at that time was to experience. Luke 1:46-55 The Magnificat, as it is call in which to me is consider the psalm, song, prayers and validation of Mother Mary through the working of the Holy Spirit within her. God was showing through her words her profound love and devotion to him in her life. Mary love God with all her heart, mind, body, soul and spirit. Mother Mary reciting the Magnificat, was revealing her intimate relationship with God on how she felt about him and he about her, a love story and a love song. To me her saying this to Elizabeth was like when Jesus took Peter, James and John with him on the mount of transfiguration where he revealed his true identity to them, and told them to tell no one until he had been risen from the dead, Matthew 17:1-9. This was only a conversation between Mary and Elizabeth, but some how Luke knew about for the same reason what happened on the Mount of transfiguration was known.

At the cross Jesus actions towards his mother for all the time there was silence were he never expressed his feelings towards her was now being proclaimed to the world especially those disciples closest to him. God love for Mother Mary as his work was completed shined in the midst of the darkest time for her as his mother. Mother Mary had to endured the unbelievable and impossible as a mother of God. The world now has to acknowledge her for it. Like Jesus at the cross was letting Mary know, he couldn’t of done it without her and thanking her and sending love, loving on her, unlike anyone ever could. Mary of all woman and mother in the world was diligent in her calling to the end.

The Rosary is honouring Mary’s obedience, sacrifice by her willingness to surrender her all to the will and purpose of God, by her acceptance when she said to the angel Gabriel, “let it be to me according to your word.” Mother Mary today would be recognized and excepted as the true Pope not Peter. Back then women would never be thought of for such a position, but with every eye opening of truth that has been revealed and proven today it’s not impossible. Unlike the disciples, Mary not only witnessed all that Jesus had done, she knew he was before conception.

It is not written in the Bible neither has it entered to the minds of men what life was like for Mary as Jesus mother, the struggle she had to endure from the time of his conception, his birth, life and then his death. There was no way divinity being within you wouldn’t have had some powerful effect on your being changing something about you within and without, spiritually. Especially being created in his image now having not just an image within you but the real deal connected with the image, come on now! Must be a powerful combination of both within, but I’ll write about it for another Blog. “Oh, speak Holy Spirit!” I have to believe just as Jesus and the father was one so was he and his mother, how else was sin to be in him and upon him to take to the cross. Remember Adam and Eve, flesh of my flesh and bone of my bones, Genesis 2:23. Mary’s womb was the tabernacle prepared for Jesus, but I wouldn’t get into that now, I’d save it for the another Blog. No one ever had to curtsy to them, but look what they had sacrificed for all of humanity together, Jesus his life and a mother her son(child) and to bear witness to the cruelty of it all.

When everyone abandoned Jesus due to fear of being prosecuted along side him, no matter what Mary was not fearful, but with bold assurance she stepped out as his mother and every where he went she followed and with no shame, but with love, tears and the understanding of his purpose. Yet Mary was not mentioned as one of his first leading disciples before he had ever said, “come follow me” recruiting disciples. She was his first teacher of humanity from within the womb until the wedding of Cana, John 2:1-11.

Look how we honour the royal family of England, Queen Elizabeth II and her family so much more are we are to give honour to the mother of our Lord and saviour Jesus. No where is it written in the Bible that Jesus, his mother, relatives or disciples were given the highest honour and respect as our earthly royal family, pope, movie stars, musicians, singer…famous and rich people of this world, “remember that!” instead they endured suffering.

Today Mother Mary should be and would be recognized as the true Pope, head of the church and not Peter. “Why!” Because with every revealing of the truth with wisdom, knowledge and understanding the closet is no long closed but open, secrets are coming to the surface to separate the goats from the sheep. Back then this truth would be considered impossible because women would never be placed in such a position, but yet she’s the one who carry, give birth and nurture man until he leave home. God was smart when he judge the woman and said “your desire will be for your husband and he will rule over you,” Genesis 3:16. Because one thing when God speaks directly to a woman at least she listens and obey and don’t blame her husband for making her go against God, “Adam!” The husband ruling over the woman changed when Mary had to tell Joseph God made me…

The Rosary is deep meditative prayers for the world of all that happened with with the life death and resurrection of Jesus and the importance of the power and role Mary was positioned in with all of it. First it was Abraham and Isaac and now Mary and Jesus. Who can compare? Because they are all in the Will and Purpose of God. If Abraham could be so significant to the Israelites people as Gods chosen how much so is Mary the mother of Jesus, our Lord and saviour.

The further we drift from God, who is truth and begin with our own narratives because we think to ourselves that we’re too intelligent in this day and age to need God, Revelation is to keep us reminded it ain’t over, so don’t get to complacent, there’s a enemy still yet to conquer within and without us.

The Rosary is truth in it’s power for us to concentrate and meditate on the authority, will and purpose of God working through both Mother Mary and her son Jesus as one, like when she was pregnant and carrying him, instead now he’s carry her within him. She became part of all he is. If we could look to the disciples, preachers, bishops, pastors…men and women of God with honour and respect; we can also know that God granted Mary all honour and respect when the angel greeted her and said, “Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among woman.” Fear not Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.”Luke 1:28-30.

Mother Mary kept silent and humble allowing God’s will to be done and for this reason when I pray the Rosary I’m at peace within my soul. I find healing, comfort…but most of all love, joy, faith and peace especially in times of a storm. Praying the Rosary is access to the spiritual realm…

We must stop judging and condemning what we don’t understand or lack the knowledge of and stop crucifying good calling it evil.