The Efficacy and Power of One Hail Mary [Ecumenical]

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[wtc911]

One thing that my wife and I have in common is that we have both been touched by the Blessed Mother long before we met.

[To Hell With Poverty]

Good timing for me! Last week’s RCIA Tuesday night class was about the rosary. A lovely woman from our parish made a special rosary for each of us candidates. It’s a hobby of her’s, each one was unique. I do very much enjoy praying it, quite soothing.

[afraidfortherepublic]

That is beautiful. Is that Orthodox?

[Kolokotronis]

"Is that Orthodox?"

Yes, very!

Here's the text in Greek:

Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ· εὐλογημένη σύ ἐν γυναιξὶ καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτῆρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Thank you for posting this thread. I set about mowing the lawn (a big lawn — former pasture) this afternoon and donned my headphones to drown out the noise of the mower and to listen to Relevant Radio. The program this afternoon was all about the Rosary and we all said it many times during my 2-3 hours of mowing and examined the prayer up and down and backwards & forwards. What a wonderful afternoon it became.

For anyone within sound of Relevant Radio, I encourage you to tune in. If your geographic location does not permit it, you can listen on line. Marvelous, spiritual programming. And if you find it helpful to your spiritual growth, please send them a few bucks.

[afraidfortherepublic]

"Mother of God and Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast given birth to the Savior of our souls."

I love it. Do you suppose that I'll be drummed out of the Roman Rite if I say that I think that I like it better than ours? It evokes some wonderful images.

[Melian]

Ah, I’d like to hear your stories.

[Salvation]

How special to have a Rosary made for you.

[Salvation]

Welcome Home, too!

[Kolokotronis]

“Do you suppose that I’ll be drummed out of the Roman Rite if I say that I think that I like it better than ours?”

I sincerely doubt it! I’m pleased you like it.

[diamond6]

I once owned a book that a collection of beautiful accounts of Mary’s intercession. I have since lost the book unfortunately, but remember one of my favorite stories; it goes...

There was once a family who had the habit of saying “Hail Mary’ upon entering their house and leaving their house. This family owned a parrot of some sort, who then learned the prayer. One day, a bird of prey came in and swooped the bird up and in its talons took off. The parrot in a panic yelled “Hail Mary Hail Mary” and the bird of prey died on the spot and the parrot regained his freedom.

I love this story!!!!

[Judith Anne]

When I was younger, before rheumatoid arthritis got me, I knitted a 6’x6’ bedspread, every ten stitches was the rosary prayer; of course I added the other prayers as well; it took me three months to do it, and when I was finished with knitting, I crocheted the edging, and crocheted roses that I knitted onto the body of the bedspread.

It was huge, took over 20 skeins of yarn. I wish I could do it again, but don’t have the strength in my hands anymore. Little did I know that it would be one of the best projects of my life, one that I have looked back on many times with happiness.

A very dear friend, not Catholic, traded it to me for a fairly large item I needed...

[fatima]

:)Wow this is an old thread.Monday a man came in to say Goodbye.He worked for the carnival and I was so glad they were breaking down and leaving.For 3 days he would come into the thrift store and say he was broke and had no money for food and clothing.We helped him-no money.He would just on and and on and talk.He seemed like he was on speed.So Monday he stood before me and I said I prayed for you at Mass yesterday.He just looked at me and listened.I told him I put nice clothes on him and knelt him in front of me before the alter.Then I said the Hail Mary.He broke down and cried.He told me no-one has ever prayed for him before and he has never been inside of a church.We talked a little longer about how to pray.I gave him a rosary.He asked if he could write me .I told him no and then he left.He promised me he would try to learn how to pray.