Complete Sacrifice - Complete Assurance

While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”
He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 12:46-50


The above-mentioned fragment is not, as some may think, the best proof that Mary is no-one special either to Jesus or to us. On the contrary, this excerpt fits perfectly to the one wherein Jesus says “Behold, your mother(...) behold, your son.”

God cannot contradict himself, and thus the two pieces of the Holy Gospel, being complementary to each other, only affirm to the fact that Mary is not for Jesus who gave us everything he had – His Mother included.

But why he has done this? First of all, as I think, to make His sacrifice complete; secondly, to provide the promised Holy Ghost, our Paraclete and Inspirer with the concrete voice.

Today each and every rosary enthusiast may listen to her words - “do whatever He tells you, just do His Will” - knowing that the ones are inspired by the Holy Spirit that dwells in her.  
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Tomasz, Racibórz +

The Most Meaningful Prayer

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now, and at
the hour of our death.
Amen.


Some of our Protestant sisters and brothers – basing their beliefs on  following biblical passage – criticize us, Catholics, for meditating on the rosary:

And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words[Matthew 6:7].

By so doing, however, they seem to overlook an important fact about the said, most meaningful Christian prayer; although repetitious in its nature, the rosary is neither void nor godless:
How can it be with the Holy Name of Jesus placed it the center of all its "particles" – fifty-three Hail Marys?
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Tomasz, Racibórz +

The Acknowledgement

The image of Our Lady of Pompeii

The Blessed Virgin Mary asks of you and me some reparation for the five offences against her immaculate heart.
Some of us, however, continuously treat her as the person of one task* forgetting that the Gospel(esp. in its part reflected in the five joyful mysteries of the rosary) is, in fact,
the acknowledgement given to the humble Miriam by the trinitarian God himself.

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* She gave birth to Jesus, that's it! We often hear. While just-mentioned "it" is sufficient to call her the greatest person of all time, she did not stop thinking on you and me, becoming the first pro-lifer in world's history...The one that teaches us all that the gift of life should be cherished both at one's cradle and at his/her cross.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

PS Pray her rosary so you may understand!

Not in Vain But in Jesus' Name

Both offenders of the Blessed Virgin Mary and enemies of her rosary see ''this prayer on the beads'' as a vain repetition and – using some quotations from the Holy Bible – say that ''the rosary is useless.''

While any wise person will agree that this prayer is repetitious in its character (s)he also has to admit that the first angelic ''Hail Mary'' has been of the greatest importance for the whole world.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

Mary's Ladder/Drabina Maryi(ENG/PL)

Meditations on the Holy Rosary are, in fact, the meditations on Mary's tears. Mentioned tears, represented by rosary's beads, are -- no matter whether we contemplate sorrows or joys of Our Lady -- the true source of hope for us all.

It is so for God accepted all the tears of our heavenly Mother, so we -- just like Mary did -- may obtain two things: an understanding our own tears and the best access to the dwelling place of her Son.

Just ask Immaculata how to recite her Holy Rosary, then offer your tears up for the whole world, and she will provide you with a solid ladder to heaven

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Medytacja Różańca św., jest w zasadzie rozważaniem nad łzami Maryi. Łzy te, reprezentowane przez paciorki różańcowe, są prawdziwym źródłem nadziei dla nas wszystkich; jest tak, bez względu na to, czy rozpatrujemy łzy wynikające z Jej cierpienia, czy też radości.


Bóg zaakceptował wszystkie łzy naszej Niebieskiej Matki, byśmy -- jak i Ona -- mogli uzyskać głębsze zrozumienie własnych łez, wylanych na najlepszej ścieżce, prowadzącej nas do Jezusa.


Zapytaj Ją, jak odmawiać różaniec, następnie ofiaruj każdą łzę za świat, a zyskasz pewną drabinę do Nieba.
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Tomasz, Racibórz

The power of motherhood

Nobody knows exactly what the Holy Trinity is. The One, and Its mystery  would not be revealed to any one of us completely even in Heaven.
Although Trinity can not be comprehend, elements of Its manifestation are there for us.
I speak of the Power of God,  the Wisdom of  Jesus Christ and the Love of  Holy Spirit.
An imitation of above-mentioned qualities seems to be a heaven-giving combination.
But it such imitation possible at all? And how to obtain it?

Look at Mary: She had been granted with power (to believe in God's Word), with wisdom( to accept His Will) and finally with Love( to fulfil God's Plan for Her).

And all of this...Due to Her Maternity.

So please say Rosary for aborted, disabled or unwanted children and imitate Mary's fiat all the time. There is no better way to get closer to the most Holy Trinity.
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Tomasz, Racibórz

PS. Pray for me too.

The puzzle that needs to be solved

Mary – why do Catholics need Her?
The main reason is: because Jesus gave Her to us as She stood at the foot of the C R oss.
Without the Holiest Virgin it would be much more difficult for us to trust:

-In the real presence of the child( not cells) in woman's womb( The Visitation),
-In the power of Jesu s ( The Weeding at Cana),
-That every p a in can be endured and overcame( The Crucifixion of Her Son),
-That eve r y human being can get to Heaven too ( The Assumption),
-That one can onl y be awarded by God for their own ''Fiat'' ( The Annunciation).

Now, try to read bolded letters in the right order and remember that Her's Holy Rosary ties us perfectly with the Lamb.
Hold Mary's hand during your pilgrimage on this earth and you will get to Her only Son in Heaven for sure.

Mary, show us the Way, tell us the Truth, help us in knowing the Life!

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Tomasz, Racibórz

A Holy Rosary from the biblical point of view

The Holy Rosary is one of the most important sacramentals and prayers in the Catholic Church.

Perhaps for this reason it is an object of the furious attacks or misinterpretations as well.

Some will even say that this prayer is not biblical at all...But in fact it can be seen as one of the best descriptions of Bible.

What makes the one so Bible-centered and even universal? Let's take a look...

It begins with „ The Creed” which is a common ground for the majority of Christians. Then „Our Father” goes (Matthew 6:9), and finally while praying this beautiful prayer we are reminded of Gabriel's words directed to Mary:

"And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women"(...).

If you need more arguments, please consider the Rosary's mysteries: All of them are either directly taken from our Bible or related to the biblical events.

Try to pray the Rosary as frequent as you can for it is good to read a Holy Scripture...Yet it is better to know The One through prayer.


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Tomasz, Racibórz

PS.Pray for me, please.

3+1

Below you will find the three steps and one advice that can be extremely helpful in your struggle against the sin of impurity:

• make a firm decision that you will not sin again,
• choose a saint that can intercede in your case before God,
• avoid the situations that may lead you to the sin and pray the Holy Rosary in the case of any temptation...

And – what is of the greatest importance - trust in Creator's mercy ( in the case of weakness remember that God is loving you always).

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Tomasz, Racibórz