Private Devotions to Mary: The
Rosary
There is among
Catholic Christians the need and
the practice of private spiritual devotions. This
private prayer
life is found among other Christians also. For
example, some
Christians pray the Psalms daily; others prefer a
form of
meditation, etc. The Bible requires neither of
everyone.
The Catholic Church has not and does not officially
teach or
proclaim a private devotion as doctrine or dogma,
required
by
faith or the practice of all believers.
As
any individual Christian has
private
devotions, so also has even
the Bishop of Rome. Should even
these
private devotions be performed
in
public no universal teaching is
intended.
