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October 24, 2025 Paid subscribers

When People Say the Rosary Is Sorcery

How my last post triggered a wave of comments about “Mary worship” — and why I’m actually grateful for it.

A few days ago, I posted about the Rosary — about its beauty, its biblical rhythm, and the way it forms the soul like breathing Scripture in motion.

Within hours, I started getting messages like this:

“The Rosary is sorcery. Praying to Mary is necromancy. You’re contacting the dead. It’s forbidden in the Bible.”

Another reel reaction even called the Pope’s coronation of the Child Jesus and Mary “idolatry.”

And I realized — this isn’t just disagreement. It’s a deep confusion about what worship actually is.

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