Protestants most times accuse Catholics that they worship Mary through the Rosary. But they refuse to notice that Rosary is a meditation on the life of Christ. Every mystery of the rosary is focused on the very Biblical events of the Gospels. To say that the Rosary is not biblical is a fallacy.
When you look at the components of the Rosary individually you will notice see that every part of the Rosary is biblical in nature and each part has deep meaning contrary to the accusation of “mindless pagan babbling” or “vain repetition” that the protestants often describe it as.
The Rosary consists of the following prayers which are Ave Maria (Hail Mary), Pater Noster (the Lord’s Prayer, given to us by Christ Himself), Gloria Patri (Glory Be), Apostles Creed, the various mysteries of faith, and concludes with Salve Regina.
When Catholic faithful prays the “Hail, Mary” prayer, they are not in any way praying to Mary but are asking for her prayers of intercession for us , in the same way that you may ask friends, family, or your clergy to pray for you. Only her intercessory prayers are more powerful because she is the Mother of God and sits at His side in Heaven.
The Hail Mary prayer is taken straight from the Bible. It was taken off from the lips of the Archangel Gabriel, the messenger of the Lord (Luke 1:28), and from the words of praise of Elizabeth when the child in her womb recognized Jesus as the Savior (Luke 1:42) .
The expression of Gloria Patri, (Glory Be), is nothing more than a hymn of praise to the Holy Trinity.
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen”
The reason why the Mysteries of the Rosary are meditated on while praying each decade (ten Hail Mary beads), is to draw the person praying the Rosary deeper into reflecting on joys of Christ’s sacrifices, sufferings, and the glorious miracles of His life.
I can’t in any way think of any other prayer in the world richer in biblical and theological meaning, more profound and spiritually awesome than the Rosary. It’s a chain of prayer that joins us to God. And it’s the reason why I encourage people to pray the Rosary and I also invite and encourage you to pray it as well.
I truly wish you the best.
