So, using a simple memory device to say certain prayers in a certain order is forbidden in the Bible?
God looks upon the heart, not upon the form of worship.
He DOES, however, caution against worship of false prophets and religions, of which catholicism is.
“using a simple memory device to say certain prayers in a certain order is forbidden in the Bible?”
Saying “certain prayers in a certain order” actually is addressed in the Bible, and referred to as “vain repetitions”. Prayers should come directly from a person’s heart and mind, thereby making a “memory device” unnecessary. Fondling beads is just weird. (And don’t they kiss the beads, too?)
People think that parroting The Lord’s Prayer is praying, too, when it was meant to be more of template. We weren’t told to “pray this prayer”; instructions were to pray in this “manner”.