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The Rosary for Protestants?	Phil	Saturday, December 31, 2016
Question: Hello. Thank you for your wonderful site with such applicable information. My question is can Protestants pray the Rosary? Is it proper and effective if we should also ask for the assistance of Mary in our spontaneous prayers? Happy New Year.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Phil: I praise God that you have found our site useful. Yes, Protestants can pray the Rosary. Anyone can pray any prayer or you can pray spontaneously. The Rosary is a special prayer, however. Actual battles have been won by the Rosary. At Lepanto a small Catholic fleet of ships won a battle against an overwhelming Turkish Muslim invading force and saved Christianity in the West. On the eve of battle, the men of the Holy League prepared their souls by falling to their knees on the decks of their galleys and praying the Rosary. Back in Rome, and up and down the Italian Peninsula, at the behest of Pius V, the churches were filled with the faithful telling their beads. In Heaven, the Blessed Mother, her Immaculate Heart aflame, was listening. ... It was. At dawn on October 7, 1571, the Holy League rowed down the west coast of Greece and turned east into the Gulf of Patras. When the morning mist cleared, the Christians, rowing directly against the wind, saw the squadrons of the larger Ottoman fleet arrayed like a crescent from shore to shore, bearing down on them under full sail. As the fleets grew closer, the Christians could hear the gongs and cymbals, drums and cries of the Turks. The men of the Holy League quietly pulled at their oars, the soldiers stood on the decks in silent prayer. Priests holding large crucifixes marched up and down the decks exhorting the men to be brave and hearing final confessions. Then the Blessed Virgin intervened. You can read a detailed account of this pivotal battle won by the Rosary at The Battle that Saved the Christian West. The Rosary is the most powerful personal devotion prayer in the arsenal of the Church. I encourage you and all people of any denomination to seek our Blessed Mother's intercessions. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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The Rosary for Protestants?

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Saturday, December 31, 2016

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Hello. Thank you for your wonderful site with such applicable information. My question is can Protestants pray the Rosary? Is it proper and effective if we should also ask for the assistance of Mary in our spontaneous prayers? Happy New Year.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Phil:

I praise God that you have found our site useful.

Yes, Protestants can pray the Rosary. Anyone can pray any prayer or you can pray spontaneously.

The Rosary is a special prayer, however. Actual battles have been won by the Rosary. At Lepanto a small Catholic fleet of ships won a battle against an overwhelming Turkish Muslim invading force and saved Christianity in the West.

On the eve of battle, the men of the Holy League prepared their souls by falling to their knees on the decks of their galleys and praying the Rosary. Back in Rome, and up and down the Italian Peninsula, at the behest of Pius V, the churches were filled with the faithful telling their beads. In Heaven, the Blessed Mother, her Immaculate Heart aflame, was listening. ...

It was. At dawn on October 7, 1571, the Holy League rowed down the west coast of Greece and turned east into the Gulf of Patras. When the morning mist cleared, the Christians, rowing directly against the wind, saw the squadrons of the larger Ottoman fleet arrayed like a crescent from shore to shore, bearing down on them under full sail.

As the fleets grew closer, the Christians could hear the gongs and cymbals, drums and cries of the Turks. The men of the Holy League quietly pulled at their oars, the soldiers stood on the decks in silent prayer. Priests holding large crucifixes marched up and down the decks exhorting the men to be brave and hearing final confessions.

Then the Blessed Virgin intervened.

You can read a detailed account of this pivotal battle won by the Rosary at The Battle that Saved the Christian West.

The Rosary is the most powerful personal devotion prayer in the arsenal of the Church. I encourage you and all people of any denomination to seek our Blessed Mother's intercessions.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.