There's so much more to the Rosary than I realized (w/ Keith Nester)
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The rosary is perhaps the most famous Catholic devotional practice. But is there more to it than just muttering the same words over and over again?
In this video, Keith Nester breaks down the mysteries of the Rosary and the spiritual fruit that accompany them. For me, this has totally changed how I see the Rosary, and it just might do the same for you, too.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:03 - Keith's journey with the Rosary
07:29 - Why the Rosary?
10:33 - Mysteries of the Rosary
16:54 - The Joyful Mysteries
25:22 - Advice for those feeling overwhelmed
28:20 - The Luminous Mysteries
37:36 - Tips for not getting distracted
41:18 - When it doesn't feel like it's working
48:41 - Sorrowful Mysteries
51:50 - The Glorious Mysteries
58:55 - The Final Four - Розваги
The Rosary was a game changer for me as a convert from Protestantism. It's the most powerful prayer I have prayed.
Perhaps you have forgotten your scripture since you crossed the Tiber? In scripture the angel actually greeted Mary with the words "highly favored" and not "full of grace" as in the popular prayer. So what's wrong with that? what's wrong is that the bible applies that phrase exclusively to Christ and so is it okay for us to steal His glory and uniqueness that the Holy Spirit has given Him? would you not want to pray according to God's word or is it just any random thing for you now? And now, by the end of this chant, do you actually trust your death and eternity to Mary when the bible NEVER says to trust in anyone but Jesus? Does this warning mean nothing to you now?
@@Jerome-72Sigh.
Have you engaged in Catholic understanding, or are you regurgitating what you’ve heard in a bubble?
Besides, however you translate ‘kecharitomene’, the meaning is still relevant to the Catholic dogma.
@@MrTzarBomb The question still remains, is your goal to abide by and reinforce what the HS has revealed or to change and weaken it so as to have it your way?
@@MrTzarBomb Just wondering, but what wpuld be the goal or purpose of this "Catholic dogma"? Is it that some people think they need more than Christ or more than what God has promised in His word?
@@Jerome-72no, but It helps with spiritual warfare. Victory over sin. Complete surrender and obedience to Jesus.
I got healed from it. Got delivered from habitual sin.
Helped me with stress and also with insomnia.
I am recommending the rosary to those trapped in sin: drug addiction, or any other type of addictions
I feel strengthened in my faith walk with Christ.
My attitude about certain sins changed. My heart got changed.
I love Jesus more and am willing to obey him more.
“That we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise ..”
Amen!
How many times have I said that over my life, and it HIT me just now. Thank you for pointing it out!❤
@@annemcdonald3770 I love the ending prayer of the Rosary
Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Keith, you got my brother, Joe, and me to pray the rosary together. He died 6 days ago. Prayers requested.
The Rosary is both VOCAL and MENTAL prayer. Lips say the prayers while your mind meditates on the Mysteries. Perfection!
The Rosary is also a physical prayer 🙏
Jesus is dead?@Lee_Hechos_2_versiculo_38
I was a Catholic that never knew the history or the power of the Rosary. When I discovered it at 22 yrs old, it completely changed my life.
What's the power of the rosary then?
@@calebjushua9252 meditation on the life of Jesus is the core of praying the rosary. You can Google how this is done.
Prayer does not change God, it changes us and encountering Our Lord in prayer is something you can do almost anytime.
For Protestants who have no place to file the concept, or need, for becoming more like Christ this way of praying will seem superfluous
The power of the Holy Spirit through the intercession of the Holy Mother that illuminates the the life and Grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The Rosary changed my life too.
@@jeffjacobson59
🕵️May I know what Bible verse supports your statements?
@@calebjushua9252
There are many things that are not in the Bible, just because it's not there doesn't mean it should not be supported
The rosary brought me back to the faith. I was a Catholic but walked away from it nearly 27 years ago after the abuse came to light. During the pandemic I was so anxious that I decided to start saying the rosary as a form of meditation. The rosary helped me find God again and helped me return to my faith. Everyday through the rosary I meditate on Jesus Christ birth, live, death and resurrection. It is a beautiful prayer.
There are wonderful prayers and meditations w/in the rosary. It is mostly prayers to Mary though. 40 prayers to Mary is excessive.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 I don't think you're catholic or know the rosary. It's 5x10 plus 3 plus the hail holy queen. A beautiful song composed of holy scripture as the servant of God contemplates our lord. If you dislike the words of the gospel you should pray.
@@evangelion1962 No, I'm not Catholic and I don't really know the rosary. I used my Grandma's and went through a video of the prayers. So it's 50 plus prayers to Mary. For a non-Catholic that's an uncomfortable amount of prayer is directed to Mary and not to God. It's a part of scripture, plus prayer and it exalts Mary instead of God.
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@@saintejeannedarc9460 did you even read the closing prayer or notice the Our Father and Glory be’s ?
This has to be one of the best Christian interviews or conversations I've seen and heard in a very long time. I was raised Catholic and both my mom and grandmother had me participate in the rosary. As a kid I didn't really understand why we were doing it, I just knew we had to. During my college years I kinda strayed away from Christ but have come back to my faith since November last year. After hearing this, I now realized how I learned many things about Jesus and his ministry unconsciously through the rosary. Thank you so much.
Greetings from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
So glad you enjoyed it!
Simply saying Hail Mary and Holy Mary prayers continuously reduces anxiety and fear
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It works for me
Amen.
I agree 100% I experience the same😊
Yes. I discovered particularly with women it helps from diabolical attacks.
I ask my daughter to say her hail Mary's daily.
Mother Mary is out great protector.
As a convert, all I can say is that the Rosary only seems like vain repetition from appearances, but I didn't know how much more I could love God before praying it. Some may find Marian prayers scandalous, but they've never once led me away from Mary's Son, only nearer. All three persons of the Trinity were made ever more consciously present to me by meditating on Jesus' Life, Death, and Resurrection like Mary did (Luke 2:19). The Rosary is a gift to us from God, not a barrier to Him.
The rosary typically centers my day and when I meditate on it's mysteries, it draws me into Scripture and makes me hyper aware of my own sin and my deep desire for repentance...
@@Midnight4K Well, not all prayers in the rosary is Scriptural. You are just adding sins in your account by using it.
@@calebjushua9252 can you guys stop
Praying to Mary... Not once have I heard a good reason to do that. I won't pray to anything other than God. Still interesting discussion
@@aarononeill3Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae.
Hail (greetings) 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.
Only a retard of the highest order, Ordained by the Greatest of Retards, could misconstrue that prayer to mean praying TO Mary.
Clearly, CLEARLY, we are asking the woman, the most Holy woman, who was taken whole into the heavens to PRAY FOR US. 🙄
As a Catholic, my objections to saying the luminous mysteries is because it came about after Vatican 2 and also because they weren't given by the Blessed Virgin to St Dominic. This video has opened my heart and mind to saying the luminous mysteries. I realise now that I've been missing out on all the graces that can be gained from meditaing on these mysteries.
This is just another step in my journey from leaving the SSPX. The Holy Spirit has really shown me that even with all the problems in the Church after Vatican 2, His grace is still sufficient and He has not abandoned His Church.
I'd like to credit the Blessed Virgin and St Padre Pio for showing me more and more the heart of Our Lord and how He wants me to carry out God's Holy Will.
Thank you Gospel Simplicity and Keith Nester. This video was truly inspired by the Holy Spirit. God bless.
I'm a traditional Catholic but no RadTrad. My parish is Saint John Cantius Church in Chicago. This is what I think of the addition to Mary's Rosary. Please do not change your mind on this. Maybe if you hear a different perspective, you will see that you are not wrong about the extra mysteries. This is my comment that I added here. Didn't know if you'd see it so I'll add it here.
There's nothing controversial about the Luminous mysteries themselves. They, in and of themselves are not a problem at all. I love those mysteries and that time in the life of Jesus. That's all in Scripture and we, who are more traditional Catholics, have nothing against anything in Scripture.
The problem is that they are not part of Mary's Rosary. As I stated in another comment, Mary told us to preach her Psalter which is 150 Psalms not 200. 150 Hail Marys in the 15 Decade Rosary. Mary is perfect, so what she gives us is perfect. Everything in all 15 mysteries flow together perfectly. And the 54 Day Novena flows with the 15 mysteries. But throw in those extra mysteries and it throws everything off. It just doesn't go together.
Many people only pray ⅓ of the full 15 Decade Rosary each day. That's 5 mysteries. If we prayed ⅓ of the Rosary with those added mysteries, that would be 6.66.
Here is a quote from a priest and what he believes about adding to Mary's Rosary as if Mary's Rosary is not perfect as she gave them to us.
"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡 𝙗𝙮 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝."
I think those mysteries should've been given to us as a completely new devotion and not part of Mary's Rosary. Maybe the Chaplet of the Luminous mysteries.
I will add for you that it really has nothing to do with VII. In fact, Luminous mysteries were before VII. I have no problem with a reverent Novus Ordo Mass although I much prefer the TLM. I digress. My problem is that they were just thrown in with Mary's Rosary as if what she gave us was not perfect just the way it was.
Stick with saying the Rosary without the Luminous mysteries. But then if you want to pray those, pray them as a separate devotion. This way, you won't mess up the days on which each of the mysteries are supposed to be prayed.
To get an even better understanding of why we shouldn't add those to Mary's Rosary, look up the video, "Traditional vs New Rosary."
As a lay person and Italian that really has "tight" strings to italian branch of St. Dominic's friars, there isn't a single dominican church in Italy where luminous mysteries weren't embraced! Idk what you've all been told, but history of the rosary is way longer and dates much before the St. Dominic came around! Go and check it out! Becides, if a Vicar of Christ who gave the world a beautiful letter to the Rosary (Rosarium Virginis Marie) right after the Great Jubelee inviting God's people through the rosary to seek and invoke God's peace in the new millenium, go at large and cast down the fishing nests (duc in altum) and he thought Rosary was one means of reaching that, so he was promoting Rosary as way of renewal of our faith and a prayer that "beats the rhythm of our lives" gives us 5 more Christ centric mysteries as a constant reminder of our cristian mission that culminates with Eucarist and we all need to testify our faith and are called to incarnate it, well, that is if we really are on that path of discipleship, so why make any fuss about new mysteries? Do you really think he displeased or dissapointed Mary and went against what she stands for in trying to do what he did? Or you think the Pope has no clue what our times need? If the order of St. Dominic that has promoted rosary as much as it's founder and gives praise to God through study, a bunch of high theologians, deeply rooted in their charisma Veritas in Charitate, they are so rooted in tradition and even have history of running inquisition have nothing to say against the luminous mysteries and embrace them, why should any catholic act otherwise? Is all this in any way against what catholic tradition stands for? I'm all in for catholic tradition, but traditionalism that resembles more to orthodox tradition (blind conservatorism of what they reached by evolving up to a certain century when they had enough of it), than catholic tradition which applies always discernment as St. Paul puts it and "examine all things and keep what's good" or to put it into a french proverbial expression: we don't throw the baby with the dirty water in which was bathe. I'm no theologian, but as a catholic nerd I know enough of Church's history, Bible and lives of saints that every generation experiences critical moments and hardships and in every century catholics wondered if the faith is going to end, but through the grace of God and assistence of the Holy Spirit, we're still here and increasing in numbers and getting on nerves of many, even when our human perception tells us the opposit...
The Luminous Mysteries are a re-sharpening of the ancient blade with mysteries relevant to today. They are not a substitution for the Marian Psalter; they are simply an extra weapon & have some of the best mysteries. What Trad doesn’t want to mediate on the Eucharist?! Father Don Callaway completed better case for the Luminous Mysteries than any scrupulous Rad Trad can against them. I’ve seen the fruit firsthand! Godbless!
@@1Hope4AllI get your point.
The Rosary is a very powerful prayer! It’s all centered to Jesus. You cannot find the word rosary in the Bible. But, you can surely find the Bible in the rosary!!
It's ok if the title for this prayer isn't in the bible. I hope protestants aren't harping on that. It would be silly to say how "rosary" isn't in the bible. The book of common prayer isn't specifically in the bible either, but those prayers are full of scripture.
The rosary came centuries later so of course it's not in the bible
@@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr
But the Bible is in the rosary!!
@@HG-zm2dx The bible's focus is not the rosary's focus. That's the disconnect.
@@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessrthe focus of the rosary is on our lord. The focus of the bible is on our lord.
Thank you for this video Austin. To say this video is helpful is a great understatement. Hope we can have more of this. Keith is a wonderful Catholic preacher. He is an amazing breathe of fresh air.
Glad you enjoyed it!
He's not a preacher. He is a priest. There's a big difference.
I just realized that maybe he's not a priest.
As the Pope once said
That though praying the Rosary, We, Christians are drawn to contemplate the human face of God.
The Rosary Is Christ centered.
As a Catholic, the Rosary is prayer that allows you to feel as if you were living at the time of Jesus. You feel that if you look around you will see him at any moment.
God bless you Austin 🙏✝️
I pray the rosary everyday
I find it has enriched my spiritual understanding tremendously. Indeed I gain new insights all the time while meditating on the mysteries.
I also find it is a great protection against temptation and sin
I've prayed the rosary my entire life (56 years) but this was a phenomenal refresher course! One of the best videos I've ever seen! I appreciate it very much.
Wow, thank you!
🕵️Please be reminded that the use of rosary and the rosary itself is not a doctrine of Jesus Christ. Beware of false teachings.
This was a great break down of the rosary.
Keith's a pro!
My Sicilian great grandmother taught me to pray the Rosary when I was four years old. She called it the “Corona “… the Sicilian name for Rosary. When I realized this when the world was locked down for the “Corona” virus, it gave me tremendous peace, and literally the fear snd anxiety just left me. My family prays the Rosary together every single day. Peace!
🚨Some of the prayers in rosary are not Scriptural. The use of the rosary itself is not Scriptural as well. That's a fact to accept.
How blessed you are
As a Catholic since birth, 83 years ago, having had family Rosary as I was growing up with my family, then when at Dominican boarding school, it is lovely to hear you men, great Gifts to the Church. As Our Lady gave the Rosary to St. Dominic, then the 15 Mysteries in three forms, the Joyful, The Sorrowful and the Glorious. That is why Pope John Paul II Luminous Mysteries was not accepted by some for a while. St. JPII loved his Rosary and prayed it many times a day. His motto, Totus Tuus..all for Mary. I remember Fr. Patrick Peyton, the Rosary Priest, who travelled the world promoting The Family that Prays Together, Stays Together. God bless you good men. By the way, the Rosary was designed to teach the people about the story of Christ in the Bible, when few people had bibles or could read, prior to the printing press being invented or paper produced! Hand writing on vellum sheetsor scrolls was how the history and early Church records were handed down.
The Rosary - shaped like a Lasso, with Christ at the grip! :)
Really enjoyed this conversation, but one additional suggestion for newbies that I'd add: get a copy of the little blue book called "Scriptural Rosary." It is pocket-sized and gives you a scripture verse for every bead that goes with the mysteries of the day. It is a great aid to learning the mysteries, keeping track of where you are, staying focused, and (as Keith says in the video) putting the Bible in the rosary.
Sounds like a great aid!
I believe the author is Marianne Lorraine Trouvé.
@@EpoRose1 Just checked my copy, and it only says "Christianica Center." I see a different Trouve version, which may not be the same as mine but perhaps just as good! There are also some free versions online (try googling "Scriptural Rosary Rizzo PDF").
I agree. I use the little blue scriptural rosary book often. It really helps me stay focused.
I agree! It’s also helpful if, for time constraints, you’re only able to say one decade, at least you can really delve into that one with the added scripture verses.
The rosery is a great comfort that keeps Jesus in our thoughts. Mary is teaching us about her son . I cried every Tuesday and Friday for the first 2 years, now I find comfort knowing how much God loves me. Good to see both of you together again. God bless both of you.
Two of my favorite UA-camrs. God bless both of you.
Honored! God bless you too
Perhaps someone has already said this, but many non-Catholics do not understand that praying the rosary is not in any way a requirement for Catholics! It is a personal devotion, even when it is being prayed in groups. It is not part of any liturgy. For myself, I use the rosary to pray the Divine Mercy, also to pray the Jesus prayer. Sometimes I pray in Latin along with Pope St.John Paul II, which is available in the Laudate app.
This should be a good one. For several years, I've thought that people who only HEAR the Rosary being prayed would miss MOST of what is going on and would consider it obsessed with Mary. For people who PRAY the Rosary, they get the extra layers of prayer and just how centered on Jesus it is. It's made me think there really needs to be more focus on sharing the depths of the Rosary and what people get out of the meditations.
Hope you enjoy it!
My thoughts and experience also.
Let's all try to share our Jesus centered Rosary realizations. It would be so awesome if people would have more courage to open up their in-depth Rosary and if they also had great humility not to claim having the ultimate truth in their private meditations. Sharing the prayer experience is essential, but easily leads to sectlike assumings.
I don't understand how the Rosary is centered on Jesus, when more of the prayers are to Mary?
@@saintejeannedarc9460 , It's the meditations on the mysteries that center on Jesus, aside from the the Hail Mary being prayed to Mary, but also points to Jesus. The first part of the Hail Mary is directly from the Gospel of Luke, only adding the name of "Mary" to add context when it's in a prayer. So that recites scripture, which is the word of God. She would not be as important, except for her connection to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Like others, she is a child of God the Father. But the Holy Spirit united in such a way that led to the incarnation of God the Son. She sits in a spot of unity of the three, although is not God herself. The prayer points to the importance of God in her life, as the Lord is with thee. Also, the end of the first half of the prayer affirms that Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
The Hail Mary originally only included that scriptural content. In times of difficulty, the petition for her to pray for us now and at the hour of our death was added. But those prayers are directed to God, with the aim of drawing us to God so we may unite with God when we die, so we may live with God in heaven.
The mysteries begin with the annunciation, when Mary consents to become the mother of Jesus, and Jesus is conceived. It continues on through the various mysteries through major events of his life, death, and resurrection. Some people might then point out that there are two more mysteries that seem to again focus on Mary, specifically her assumption and coronation.
The assumption helps us recognize that mere humans don't ascend like Jesus does by His own power. God lifts us up to heaven. So it helps us recognize the divinity of God compared to Mary or any of us. The coronation as Queen also points us to Jesus. The queens of the Old Testament were the mothers of the king. For Mary to be crowned Queen, she couldn't have that title unless her Son was a king. Jesus is the King of Kings.
Those are just a few things that come to mind while the video is still running, but many things point to Jesus, especially in the meditations of Jesus's life.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 You're supposed to be thinking about Jesus while you're saying Mary with your mouth. Kind of strange.
Me a cradle catholic am teaching my wife, a convert, the rosary. I'm learning lots of things i should have already known.
“All to Jesus through Mary, all to Mary for Jesus”
I pray to Kronos
Not biblical nowhere in the Bible, you're worshipping Mary, Jesus didn'teven worship Mary...You get to the Father through Jesus and to Jesus through the Father....not Mary
@@user-zz4vi1xv6z doesn't matter there all made up anyways
@user. Maybe you should focus on what YOU believe instead of being angry at people that don’t agree with the exact way you think. Protestants broke away from us, not the other way around. Hopefully, you will find peace. God bless.
Mary is not omnipresent, unless she is a goddess.. lol
Isn't that what catholism is basically teaching after all!?
Wow thanks @Gospel Simplicity for getting @Keith Nester on I've been praying the Rosary with the Rosary Crew for over a year. Robert from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
My pleasure!
I have prayed with the Rosary Crew since the beginning. 💓🙏🙂
I started praying the rosary a few months ago. I am not Catholic nor did I grow up Catholic. However, Catholicism is rooted on my mom's side of my family (My mom told me that my grandma had a bunch of rosaries when she was a kid). My mom and her family is also Portuguese, so I am fascinated by the story of Fatima. I enjoy the repetition and the reminders of various parts of the Gospel story. During some of my prayers, I swear I've felt sorrow, joy, surprise, etc (depending on what mystery I was reflecting on).
Wow, that's awesome! And it's great how you feel those different emotions depending on what mysteries you pray. How amazing!
There's this Protestant girl who I used to call every day on Facebook chat. We would talk about the faith and *we would pray the Rosary together* every day. A Protestant woman praying the Rosary with this Catholic woman. 😁😄
Are you thinking of becoming Catholic or are you already on your way into the Church?
@@1Hope4All I'm not too sure yet. I don't have enough of a grasp on Catholic theology (I'm deconstructing my protestant faith and learning more about the Bible, church history, etc..and connecting with God again). I have some issues with the Catholic Church (but no church/denomination is perfect). I am open to it though!
@@1Hope4All Honestly, this warms my heart!
As a convert to the Catholic Church it took me years to bring the rosary into my prayer life. I struggled with being able to meditate while saying the “Hail Mary.” I am finally at the point where I am able to meditate. Sometimes my mind wonders and I ask god’s pardon and move on to the next mystery. I think it’s a beautiful prayer and try to pray it daily (not always successful). I encourage continuing with your attempts at this prayer and it will become a part of your desired prayer life.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I recommend A rosary with images and the Bible verses.
I just thought I would add some thing.
I’m a cradle Catholic. I’m in my mid 70s. My parents were always praying the rosary in the home but not out loud and not with me.
As a Catholic I was not into the rosary because I felt it was repetitious, and I couldn’t focus well on the meaning and the mysteries.
I was talking to Mary when I was in my 40s maybe or 50s. I said I’m trying to pray the rosary, but I’m not doing a very good job, so please help me if you want me to.
I have been preferring the Bible, believe it or not. And when I wanted to pray the rosary, I just looked up the mysteries in the Bible. Because I did not know how to pray Hail Mary’s at the same time.
The way I got into it was listening to Mark Mallett, who has a CD of the rosary with drama for sure.
I was in a prayer group and we played his CDs before we started.
I started listening to it, which drew me into the mysteries in my imagination and that was it. Ever since then I can just pray the rosary, driving or wherever, and get into the mysteries thinking about them as much as possible.
That is a miracle really I think so anyway.
We people love division for nothing. When our Lady of Kibeho appeared to 3 visionaries in Kibeho, she asked students to pray the rosary. The school was attended by catholics, protestants and Muslim and she didn't ask only catholics.
She called all of them her flowers,
Our Lady of Kibeho pray for us
The Luminous Mysteries are my favorite. ❤
Me too
45:01 is lit!
My wife pre conversion was mega irked when we pray the Rosary.
Fast forward 8 years: She does an average of 2 mysteries a day, not interested in secular movies, etc. We started a simple novena to St. Therese, for our little children, too.
What I love to remember when praying the rosary is it is a weapon, I’m in battle. I can’t see my enemy but I have faith and believe that it is a battering ram or sword. Psalm 144 Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.
That’s exactly how I feel about it. Not that my “feelings” happen to matter: I know it is exactly what is happening. A spiritual war. So that’s a spiritual weapon.
Well, not all prayers in the rosary is Scriptural. You are just adding sins in your account by using it.
Give me the prayers that are not scriptural please. @@calebjushua9252
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No Catholic wants to pray the rosary, but Mary draws us into it and chooses us to pray it regardless of who we are and that’s a beautiful thing.
I have numerous family members who love praying the rosary. It’s a discipline for sure .
Sometimes I want to, sometimes I do not, but I never regret it.
Ever since we were kids, my parents would gather us for a nightly rosary. When I married my husband, although Catholic, he was not too thrilled about me wanting to continue my family's tradition. Now, he says to me, "Time for rosary!" and it's become our tradition. It's a beautiful thing!
I’ve been praying the rosary with a group of people at church before daily mass for a few years now. Jesus is in my life in positive ways. I had a vision of him and when the vision ended I had the feeling of never wanting to be without him. I have never loved anyone like that. I look forward to being with him his love is perfect
You are so blessed
Praying the Rosary is the best devotional
"I was a Methodist pastor and I was preparing a sermon on the annunciation. Back then we just called it Luke chapter 1" I don't know why that made me laugh so hard. In an understanding way, not to the mocking way. So sweet
That part made me chuckle inside as well
The rosary is the gospel and then some. Such a treasure.
Love, love, love Keith’s Rosary Crew! His rosary book is amazing also. Keith really brings the mysteries to life with his book and has so many great insights. Appreciate all his hard work. 👏🏻🙏🏻💕
Just wanting to jump in respectfully as it seemed there was a slight misunderstanding. I noticed a few times Austin commented on the mysteries being something to focus on while praying. The meditation is the prayer. The Hail Mary was originally a counting device. While the rosary is Marian, it is more christocentric. The mysteries aren't like a part of the prayer or an added extra, they are the prayer. As we're praying, we're asking Mary to pray for us.
Ive never heard this explanation before, but it makes perfect sense.
I found the rosary mentally laborious but I was determined to find out what all the fuss was about. If it's a weapon against Satan, I want it. Like learning to play a beautiful difficult song, the work is worth it and you can only get better! It's a gift. Find out why.
🚨Some of the prayers in rosary are not Scriptural. The use of the rosary itself is not Scriptural as well. That's a fact to accept.
The rosary is a weapon against the devil , I can’t go one day without praying it everyday , anywhere , anyplace away from my prayer room . 📿🙏
I love the rosary, it’s quite honestly the only prayer that gives me such insane peace at home and let’s me fall asleep in such a blissful state.
I used to do it as a family with my mom and my two brothers basically every day as kids. But I’m the only one who does it almost daily since last year. The reason I do it? Bruh, I literally heard a demon, it was audible. It scared me for the first few seconds and then I got angry I told it “you CAN NOT BE HERE, I don’t want you here 😡 I belong to Jesus, Mother Mary will come help me! Archangel Michael will defeat you” Almost immediately it disappeared. Total peace and bliss came over my room. Since then I started praying the rosary to protect my home, my family and my soul.
It has give me so much more peace, grace, and blessings.
Thank you Austin and Keith. A wonderful video detailing the Rosary. I love Keith’s passion. He truly is a great evangelist. Love your work on this channel Austin, so easy to listen to. God bless you both🙏
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it
The 7 sorrows of Mary rosary is my favorite. Our Lady asked the visionary in Kibeho to pray it everyday if not Tuesday and Friday
I didn’t know about the rosary until I help assist my kids communion class, and these young kids were praying the rosary.
I started praying the rosary after my trip to Rome and tour the Vatican. When I google the rosary prayers the first thing that came up was Fatima Documentary. And this link me to Father Galloway and Father Chris Alar which taught me the Divine Mercy, and my journey as a converted Catholic started from there. Mother Mary hold me and guide me through my journey to the faith.
Ive experianced nothing but good since i started a daily rosary 18 months ago. When i pray the sorrowful mysteries sometimes i break down and cry thinking of how Jesus was beaten and murdered for my sins. What follows that is a supernatural union of our hearts as one its the only way i can describe it. The rosary has brought me so much closer to Jesus. And if you say it in spirit and in truth and dont hold back your emotions God sees you and hears you. 💙🙏🏿💙🙏🏻💙
I can vouch for The 15 promises of Saying The Rosary - especially #7 (almost died without a needed confession!) and #3!
Right in the very middle of the Hail Mary prayer is the name "JESUS". Imagine calling Jesus's name 53 times in the Hail Mary, 5 times in the Fatima prayer, once in the Apostle's creed, praying Jesus's prayer The Our Father 6 times, the rosary is one of the greatest if the THE greatest prayer we know.
Austin you are such a kind and respectful young man keep doing what you're doing you're such a great role model for others
Thank you!
After being catholic for over 40 years and I just came to know two months ago in 2023 through Fr.Joseph Eddatu an Indian Priest who told a Pastor friend of his that Rosary is the repeatation of the Good news the entire creature in this world was waiting for. When responding to his friend's question, he asked , in short what do you call the Bible? Pastor friend responded and said Good News.He than asked, who brought the good news to whom.Angel Gabriel delivered the news from God to Mary, said the Pastor friend,Then he asked , what was the good news ? The pastor said Hail Mary Full of Grace.The priest said when we say the Rosary prayer , we are proclaiming the good news repeating over and over again.We are reminding God of his own Words as well as reminding Satan of his downfall because of this good news .He than said Jesus told his disciples to go and spread the Good news and what was the good news? HAIL MARY FULL OF GRACE.He said the entire Bible both old and the new testaments surrounds and pinpoint to the coming of the lord which is the good news,Nothing else.
The rosary brought me so much peace when I was going through a lot of turmoil in my life . Jesus was so loving to give us His mother to be our companion in this journey .
Sometimes there is beauty in getting lost in a decade. Sometimes the agony of a certain person carries me through the sorrowful mysteries and I can offer up my rosary for them.
As much as praying the rosary is most convenient on my own time, I find praying the rosary with even just one other person to be SO powerful. I highly recommend asking someone to pray with you.
There were many things along the way that pulled my mind and heart towards the Church, but ultimately where I can pinpoint my moment of conversion to is the Rosary. I had one from a friend, but too scared to pray it, I never did.
I felt drawn to the Rosary and so I said “Lord, if this is blasphemy forgive me, but I have to try.” I prayed and I felt the peace of the Holy Spirit as I prayed and prayed the Rosary for a few days.
Within a few days I came across Keith’s video on John 19:26-27 and I wept as I knew that Christ’s eternal words meant that Mary is my Mother as I am a Beloved Disciple of God.
I then told my now fiancee about this experience and she told me it was the 9th day of a secret Novena to St. Monica she was praying.
I entered RCIA and became Catholic that coming Easter.
I am so grateful to Mary that she took me to her Son. ❤️
Thanks for this great video!
I find that habitual or devotional praying of the Rosary even mechanical at the beginning allows one to appreciate how fulfilling this prayer is. It took me years to get used to a certain technique so that the praying becomes meditation
Bravo Keith. I learned a few more things to cement my Catholic faith.
This was an excellent conversation-thank you! I loved Keith’s point about the Bible being in the rosary. Jesus is also in the Hail Mary prayer - it’s actually a Christocentric prayer.
Keith Nester and the sincere passion he possesses is an absolute gift to the Catholic Church! Thank you Austin for bringing this to us!!
We prayed the Rosary as a family when I was a child.
Two great men! God bless you both!
Great insight into the Rosary , Keith has such admirable faith 👍
Often the “distraction” is Jesus taking me to a place of healing. I never go back and start over because I believe the evil one wants to discourage me. I keep going and ask 46:01 Our Lady to assist me so that the evil one flees. I thank God for the tender moments of healing that are so needed.
I carry my rosary beads in my right front pocket, every day, and when I need help/guidance/protection I give them a squeeze. Best EDC item I own
With the rosary we are literally guided by Mary to see the life of Jesus. The eyes are the eyes of Mary.
With each rosary, with each meditation we can have the grace to see a different aspect, a particular perspective - taylored for us, for our personal growth in the Christian Faith.
We enter the Gospel, we are there with all of them...
Not with our head, but as a spiritual experience. I would even say a mystical experience in some way...
In ALL ways.
Keith has been my inspiration though I had been a Catholic all my life. He has inspired me deepens my faith. Thank you Keith. More power to your ministry and May God blesses you and your family for always.
The day before I left to start College, I was asked to work an extra night shift at my old job. I was ill, body aches, fevers, I could feel every bone and muscle in my body. All they needed was a body. So I was there in case of an emergency, and was put in a store room to try and rest. I pulled out my rosary and began to pray the Sorrowful Mysteries. As I prayed and meditated on the Mysteries they came alive, and I was there with Christ each step of the way. From that time on the Rosary has been more than just a prayer, but an opportunity to walk with Mary at Jesus' side.
🕵️Please be reminded that the use of rosary and the rosary itself is not a doctrine of Jesus Christ. Beware of false teachings.
the Rosary is not a doctrine at all. But it does conform to what Jesus and the Apostles taught. @@calebjushua9252
The Rosary is a game changer, it’s not about fire works and feeling transformed, it’s about the graces one receives by honoring Our Blessed Mother and don’t worry about loving our Heavenly Mother too much it will never exceed how much Jesus loved her.
Where Our blessed mother is Ours Lord Is
I love the rosary so much I pray all 4 mysteries everyday it’s a great blessing and I love the luminous mysteries as it bridges the gap between the joyful and the sorrowful where it completes the life of jesus
Thank you Keith. I haven’t heard a better presentation of the Holy Rosary. You consumed it all the way through. May the Holy Spirit keep up the fire in you! I pray the Rosary every day.
I can add one more thing that the Rosary is also an exorcism prayer. Our pastor told us a story about a woman who was delivered from her demons through the whole congregation praying the Rosary for her in the church.
The section ending at 16:04 based and true.
I've been praying a daily rosary less than a month and the meditative properties are astounding. I try not to focus too much on the fruits that others suggest (though they are great points of reference!!!). It actually encourages me to read the Bible more so that I can understand the full context of the mysteries and see other fruits. They are mysteries because the number and kind of fruit we can harvest from them are countless. I'm astonished by how over this short period of time, I've gathered such a variety of fruit.
And it's also ok just to commune with God/Mary! There are times I just admire Jesus or Mary in the icons I have while I pray the rosary. Have discipline in your prayer, but don't be afraid to change it up a little or try new things as the Spirit nudges you. It's a learning process for the rest of your life, and God is so happy you want to talk with Him.
This video really helps to respond to people who say the rosary is just vain repetitions. It could be if you’re not focused on meditating the mysteries of Christ’s life, death & resurrection. There’s so much more to the rosary than meets the eye. I actually started a little personal rosary journal where I come to realize something unique and fruitful and I write it down. I am often brought to tears during the sorrowful mysteries. There’s just so many great things to experience by praying the rosary.
Oooh a second book!? I read Keith’s first book in 3 days I just couldn’t put it down. Really informational for new Catholic converts.
I really enjoyed this video. I watched it from beginning to end. I would have loved to have Keith’s book unpacking the rosary before I began praying the rosary. I think I might still purchase it, because it might help me dive even deeper into the mysteries.
Thank you Austin for sharing this video on your channel. I know you are still officially Protestant so I really appreciate your openness to other Christian faiths and their devotions.
Why do catholics run to the rosary to find momentary peace , when you can have daily peace through the prince of peace Jesus!
I grew up praying the rosary and did not come to personally appreciate it until I was living on my own and 30 years old. Now I pray the rosary most days. I’m amazed that it grew on me, I abhorred praying it most of the time. God works in mysterious ways.
I love these guys, they’re not only smart but virtues men, humble and genuine. Love the passion of Keith and the serenity of Austin. I can be their mother or grandmother, but our Mother Mary is more than enough. 🙏
If you have a relationship with Jesus you can have His peace daily!
God bless!
I really love the Scriptural Rosary with the Luminous Mysteries published by Barton Cotton. It was gifted to me during a retreat and is my preferred form of the prayer.
When you pray the Glorious Mysteries and announce the Assumption of the Blessed Mother you're invited to meditate on Mary's Magnificat from Luke 1:46-55. Meditating on her heartfelt praise and love for God helps me to want to imitate her genuine love for God and her desire to please the Lord. Jesus is our example of the Christian life, but so is the Blessed Mother. She ultimately is a servant. She recognizes her smallness and with genuine love for God and in humility she trusts God's word. Elizabeth testifies to this when she is filled with the Holy Spirit in Luke 1:39-45. When I see her as a servant and meditate on the Coronation I think of her receiving the crown of life. This is the Christian hope, to be united with Christ forever.
God bless Keith Nester he understands the Rosary for what it can be.
I love Keith Nester and praying the rosary with him and the rosary crew on his channel! He reignited my love for the rosary. During covid, my whole family and I started praying the rosary with him and it would fill us with so much peace 🙏🏼 He led us in prayer and we loved him without him even knowing it😇
If you have a relationship with Jesus you can have that peace daily!
God bless!
I usually pray the rosary only with certain groups, like the Sacramentines, because I already pray St. Michael's Crown daily, but I still try to meditate one mystery daily, and offer it to God for the growth and santification of the priests, monks and nuns faithful to Him.
The rosary bead string has 15 misteries and 150 hail Mary beads. This is what we often find attached to some orders of monks' belt, lije the franciscans. What most people have is what we call in portuguese a "terço", or a "third", which is 5 mysteries and 50 hail Marys.
St. Dominic destroyed Heresy after Heresy and took down Demon's after Demons, when he recieved the First Rosary from the Heaven's above and spread this Devotion his whole Life.
Keith says the rosary, beautiful 📿
Keith is amazing, great interview
This a a beautiful video and well done! Real men pray the rosary. The blessed mother Mary in the Catholic Church is one of the most beautiful part of being Catholic that we Catholics truly love and venerate. We often show mother Mary on the moon because she reflect the sun, which also refers to Christ. She is his biggest supporter and always tries to lead us to him. 💕❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 keep doing these great videos! Many blessing and I will also keep you in mine! Many blessings!!
2:15 same here. I found an aspect to faith that was so refreshing, I had missed out on until then
Thursday is for the Luminous mysteries because Jesus instituted the Eucharist on Thursday night right before hisnpasson on Friday
When we pray the Rosary, we pray the Gospels.
I'm always inspired and humbled by on-fire converts. Keep up the great work! Your knowledge of our priceless Catholic faith, the "Faith of our fathers" (just sang that hymn at Holy Mass), is truly edifying. Blessings.
Thank you for this interview!
found my way back to the Catholic faith thru stories shared by converts on The Journey Home and started praying The Rosary for 28 days now.
This is great .
Such a good episode ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Awesome! Thank You!
These questions were amazing, I appreciate you asking them so much ❤
You're so welcome!
Beautiful conversation; God Bless you both
AWESOME STUFF gentlemen.
The way he breaks down the mysteries and how he connects them to the life of the person praying them is actually genius
I enjoyed this conversation and learned a ton! God bless you both.
Very interesting and helpful to deepen my attempts with the rosary.
Keith has a great concept of the rosary and of the mysteries very informative