Monday, December 16, 2013
Rosary Bracelet with Bronze Miraculous Medal and White Magnesite
The Avé beads in this bracelet are 10mm white magnesite. These beautiful beads are white with tan and black veins in them. White magnesite is often wrongly termed white turquoise. White turquoise is relatively rare and only comes from the US Southwest. It is quite expensive. Magnesite is more common, but no less beautiful. Click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop, Holy Name Rosaries, to view more of my rosaries and rosary bracelets.
Contrasting the magnesite Aves is the 10mm mahogany obsidian Pater bead. The Miraculous medal, crucifix and toggle clasp are antiqued brass. This bracelet would make a wonderful gift. It would also be great to keep for yourself.
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Christmas Nativity Rosary Bracelets
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Sunday, December 1, 2013
Christmas Rosary in Carnelian and Fire Agate
The Aves in this rosary are beautiful 6mm orange red carnelian beads.
Each of these beads has been wire wrapped with a swirl of silver plated
going up the side. Accenting the Ave beads are 10mm red and white fire
agate beads. The red in the fire agate beads is the exact color of
the carnelian beads.. Accenting the fire agate beads are 4mm white
howlite beads. The center is a scapular medal honoring the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. The reverse side of the center depicts the Holy
Family. The Resurrection crucifix shows the Risen Lord. Both are made
of silver colored metal. Click here to learn more about this rosary and please click here to visit my shop, Holy Name Rosaries
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Christmas Rosary with Green Adventurine
The Aves in this rosary are beautiful 6mm green adventurine beads. Each of these beads has been wire wrapped with a swirl of silver plated going up the side. Accenting the Ave beads are the red Czech glass beads with a blue green picasso coating. On either side of the Czech beads are 6mm transparent red crystals with opaque glass in the center. This treatment gives the beads a soft, almost velvety appearance. The center honors our Blessed Mother with her Holy Infant. The crucifix has a heart at the end of each arm of the cross. Both are made of silver colored metal. This rosary would make a wonderful gift, it would also be great to keep for yourself! :) To learn more about this rosary, please click here . To see more of my unbreakable rosaries and rosary bracelets, click here to visit my shop Holy Name Rosaries.
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
Our Mother of Sorrows Rosary with Blue Goldstone
In this rosary, Our Mother of Sorrows is comforted by midnight blue beads that have flecks of metal that sparkle like the stars in the night sky. . The Aves are 6mm blue goldstone beads and the Pater beads are12mm blue goldstone beads. Goldstone is actually a misnomer because it is not stone. It is actually dark blue transparent glass that copper and silver foil flecks have been mixed into. The result is a beautiful, sparkly bead that dances in the light. I've have tried my best to capture the sparkly nature of these beads, but sadly the sparkles look like white specs in the beads.
The lead free pewter center is one of the prettiest I have ever seen. It features an image honoring Our Blessed Mother. It has a subtle luminosity that gives depth and beauty to the image. The intricate Trinity crucifix depicts the Father, Son and Holy Spirit both descending into and emanating out of the Eucharist. There is an angel on one end of the horizontal arm of the cross and the Virgin Mary on the other. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable rosary beads and chaplets.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Rosary Honoring St. Kateri Tekakwitha
This is a beautiful handcrafted, wire wrapped rosary honoring St Kateri Tekakwitha. Made with an unbreakable construction, this rosary is designed to last a life time without breaking. The Ave beads are 6mm turquoise colored howlite and the Pater beads are 8mm man made Impression Jasper. This rosary is light and comfortable in the hand. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop HolyNameRosaries.com to view more of my rosaries and chaplets.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
St Kateri Tekakwith Unbreakable Rosary
The striking Ave beads in this rosary are reconstituted howlite. These beads are tan and blue, the colors of earth and sky, accented by a black matrix. These are the perfect colors for the Patron Saint of the environment. The Pater beads are 20mm by 8mm bohemian glass from Czechoslovakia . There is an image of a flower pressed into the glass which has a black background with turquoise colored highlights. The center honoring St Kateri Tekakwitha is silver colored metal as is the geometric crucifix. Please click here to learn more about this beautiful rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable wire wrapped rosaries.
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
Joan of Arc Wire Wrapped Unbreakable Rosary
The Ave beads in this striking vintage style rosary are 8mm cloisonne jasper. These unusual beads are comprised of dark translucent stone mixed with adventurine glass. Many of these beads have dimples and depressions which only add to the vintage look of the rosary. The Pater beads are 9mm handmade bronze Bali beads. They are a perfect match for the jasper. The hand cast bronze crucifix and center are exact replicas of antique pieces. The wire is antiqued bronze wire. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable, wire wrapped rosaries and prayer beads.
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Unbreakable Lazo Wedding Rosary
Newly listed at HolyNameRosaries.com. The Lazo or Lasso Rosary as it is sometimes called, has Mexican origins. Basically, a Lazo rosary is two full rosaries joined together by one crucifix. It symbolizes the union of the bride and groom in marriage. Traditionally, the godparents or sponsors of the couple getting married place the rosary around the bride's neck and around the groom's neck during the wedding ceremony. Special prayers are then said to join them in Holy Matrimony. After the wedding, one of two things can be done. Some couples keep the rosary so that they can use it to pray together and then later pass it along to their children when they get married. Other couples break the rosary down into two separate rosaries. Then they give one rosary to the bride's mother and the other to the groom's mother as keepsakes of the wedding.
The Pater beads in this rosary are comprised of handmade lampwork beads. This particular style of lampwork is known as wedding cake beads. These beads have an intricate motif of adventurine draped around the white background and adorned with blue, red and yellow flowers. The Avé beads are 6mm white glass beads encased in gold-tone filigree bead caps. The heart shaped Miraculous Medal centers are gold finished pewter. The two tone crucifix is a combination of gold finished pewter and natural colored pewter. I have made this rosary extra long to insure the ease of using it during the wedding ceremony. Please click here to learn more about this wonderful rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com, to see more of my unbreakable, wire wrapped rosaries.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
St Joseph Rosary for Father's Day
The Ave beads in this rosary are 6.5mm black onyx. Complimenting these beads are the 10mm mahogany obsidian Pater beads with bronze spacers for accents. The center honoring St Joseph and the sunburst crucifix are both silver colored metal which has been antiqued to accent the intricate detail. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable rosaries and prayer beads.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Just in time for Father's Day
The show stealers in this rosary are the faceted 9mm x 12mm lampwork beads. They have white and adventurine glass swirls on a black background which is, in turn, encased in clear faceted crystal. Complimenting the Pater beads are 6.5mm black onyx. The gold plated wire provides a nice accent. The scapular center is gold finished pewter and has an image of Our Lady of Mt Carmel on the back. The two tone crucifix is comprised of gold and silver colored metal. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable, wire wrapped rosaries.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Three Hail Mary Devotional Chaplet with Green Cloisonne Jasper
This is one of several 3 Hail Mary chaplets that I have completed recently and listed in my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com. This particular chaplet is comprised of three beautiful 8mm green cloisonne jasper beads. Cloisonne jasper has colored translucent stone with a bronze colored matrix. The chaplet has a silver colored Miraculous Medal on one end and a silver colored sunburst crucifix on the other. Please click here to learn more about this chaplet.
The Three Hail Marys devotion has enjoyed a long history in the church. The first known person to engage in this prayer is St. Anthony of Padua. He was followed by many saints and doctors of the church, among whom was St. Melchtilde. St Gertrude wrote of the Apparition that St. Melchtilde experienced with the Three Hail Marys devotion . Later, St Gertrude, herself experienced an apparition of the Blessed Virgin who promised a good death to anyone who practiced the devotion. Please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to view more of my 3 Hail Mary Chaplets.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
St James de Compostela Rosary
The Aves in this handsome rosary are 6mm Bordeaux colored Swarovski pearls. Swarovski pearls are among the best simulated pearls available. The center is a Swarovski crystal which has been covered with 4 layers of nacre (pearly coating). These simulated pearls have a beautiful glow and will last many years. Complimenting the Ave beads are 10mm black onyx beads. The crucifix is the cross of the shrine of Santiago de Compostela which is the shrine that was made famous by St James the great. The shell center is also associated with Santiago de Compostela. This shrine in Spain has long been the destination of many pilgrimages and the shell has become a symbol for the pilgrims who often came to the shrine to be baptized. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable rosaries and chaplets.
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Monday, May 13, 2013
St Therese Rosary with Autumn Jasper
The Ave beads in this rosary honoring St Therese, the Little Flower, are 6mm autumn jasper. They range in color from rosy pink, to peach to a light jade green. I've done my best to capture the color of this beautiful stone. The white howlite Pater beads provide a nice contrast for the Aves. The centerpiece and the sunburst crucifix are both silver colored metal. The back of the centerpiece says "Pray for Us". Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable, wire wrapped rosaries and chaplets.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Padre Pio Rosary with Mahogany Obsidian and Onyx
The Ave beads in this handsome rosary are 7mm mahogany obsidian. These beads are a rich dark mahogany color with black inclusions. Contrasting these beads are the Pater beads comprised of a cluster of black onyx beads. All of these wire wrapped beads have a decorative swirl of silver plated wire going up the side. This rosary is substantial and has a nice weight to it. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable, wire wrapped rosaries.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
St Brigid Rosary with Moss Opal
The Ave beads in this rosary are 6mm moss opal beads. This stone is in the opal family, but it does not possess the same iridescent fire that is commonly associated with opals. Nevertheless, these stones have a beauty all their own. I do not know the name of the stone in the Pater beads, but it matches the Ave beads exactly so I used it. :) The center honors St Brigid and has an image of St Patrick on the back. Both the center and the crucifix is silver colored metal. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable rosaries and prayer beads.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
St Kateri Tekakwitha Rosary with African Turquoise
The Ave beads in this rosary are small 6mm African turquoise beads. While African turquoise is the common name for this stone, it isn't actually turquoise. It is a form of jasper that is mined in Africa. Because its teal color and black matrix is so similar to turquoise it is referred to as turquoise and is used as a turquoise substitute. Also, these beautiful little beads measure 6mm, but they are on the small side. The result is a dainty rosary that has a nice light feel to it. The Pater beads are 8mm black onyx flanked by 4mm black onyx. The center and the crucifix are both silver colored metal. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable, wire wrapped rosaries.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be beatified. She was born in 1656. As young girl, she contracted small pox and her face was terribly disfigured by the disease. She converted to Catholicism as a young woman and because of this she was shunned by her tribe. She suffered greatly because of her faith. She was devoted to the Eucharist and cared for the sick and elderly. Like St. Therese, she died at the tender age of 24. After she died, the terrible scars from the small pox disappeared leaving her skin smooth and unmarred. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1980 and she will be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct 21, 2012. She is the patron of the environment and ecology.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
St Francis Rosary Bracelet with Bohemian Glass
The Ave beads in this bracelet are 6mm by 8mm bohemian beads with a yummy picasso coating. They range in color from rust to jade green. The Pater bead is a 10mm mahogany obsidian bead. The spacers are silver colored metal and antiqued brass. The medal honors St Francis and the cross is the San Damiano crucifix that inspired St Francis so deeply. Both charms are silver colored metal as is the toggle clasp. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my rosary bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
New Style of Rosary Bracelet
I am introducing a new design for a rosary bracelet. Instead of using the crucifix as an added charm, I have included the cross as part of the bracelet. This particular bracelet has 10 beautiful 8mm reconstituted howlite beads for the Ave beads. I love these beads because they remind me of stained glass windows. . The Pater bead is a 10mm wood agate bead. This bead looks so much like wood, but it's really stone. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my rosary bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Hot off the Pressed at Holy Name Rosaries
New from Holy Name Rosaries. This rosary bracelet has a wonderfully Baroque feel to it. The Ave beads are 8mm by 6mm Bohemian glass from Czechoslovakia. They are the color of champagne. The Pater bead is a handmade bronze Bali bead. The spacers, Miraculous Medal, crucifix and clasp are bronze plated metal. This bracelet would make a great gift. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my rosary bracelets and chaplets.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
First Communion Confirmation Rosary with Rosebud Beads
This is a very popular rosary in my shop. The show stealers are the Ave beads. They are 8mm by 7mm glass rosebud beads from Czechoslovakia. They are clear glass which has been frosted and then given a light AB coating. They have subtle shades of blue, pink and green which move across their surface in the light. The 10mm white quartz Pater beads compliment the rosebud beads very nicely. The center and the crucifix are both silver colored metal with a high polish shine. The crucifix is silver colored, but because of the highly polished surface it reflects the blue background in some of the photos thus making it look like the metal itself is blue. It isn't. This rosary would make a wonderful First Communion or Confirmation gift. It would also be great to keep for yourself! Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop at HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable rosaries and chaplets.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
"Touch Me Not!" an Easter Meditation
“But Mary was standing outside near the tomb, weeping. Then, as she wept, she stooped to look inside, and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. They said, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ ‘They have taken my Lord away,’ she replied, ‘and I don know where they have put him.’ As she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, though she did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said, ‘Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and remove him.’ Jesus said, ‘Mary!’ She turned round then and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbuni!’ – which means Master. Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to me because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and find my brothers, and tell them: I am ascending to my Father and your Father to my God and you God.’ So Mary of Madgala told the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’ and that he had said these things to her.”
John 20: 11-18
Have you ever had a loved one return from a long trip? The first thing you want to do is run up to them and give them a big hug. The longer they’ve been away, the more you want to hug ‘em. It seems like you just can’t get enough of that person. I know I’m like that. By the same token, if you are the person who has been away then, you too, want to embrace your loved ones the minute you see them. It’s like you need to physically reassure yourself that you’re actually home.
In the light of this it seems cold, and perhaps almost cruel,
that Jesus spurned Mary’s affection after the Resurrection. Why would he turn her away? I’ve always felt sorry for Mary in this
story. Why would Jesus push her away at
a time when most people would want…even need an embrace? Mary must have been terribly hurt by His
apparent rejection. Still, why did
Jesus do that? This question has always
puzzled me.
We have to ask ourselves who did Mary actually “see” when
she beheld Jesus after the Resurrection?
Did she “see” the risen Lord?
Did she “see” His resurrected body?
No, she didn’t. The scriptures tell us that she didn’t
recognize Jesus when she first saw Him.
In fact, she didn’t know who it was until He called her name. It was at that point, that she finally “saw” Jesus.
However, she saw the Jesus she used to know and that’s the Jesus she wanted to reach out to and
touch. That is the person she wanted to
hold onto so tightly that she would never lose Him again. Jesus
pushed her away because He was no longer that person. He had moved beyond His earthly existence into
His existence as the risen Lord and He wanted Mary to “see” that. He wanted her to “see” the person He had
become and He wanted Mary to move beyond the person she had been before the
crucifixion. In short, He was inviting
her to share in the Resurrection with Him, to become a new person in Him. She would not have been able to do that if
she had embraced Him as the earthly Jesus she once knew.
Yet, there is another person whose touch Jesus actually
invited. That person was Thomas. So, why Thomas and not Mary? Because, unlike Mary, Jesus knew that touch was
the vehicle that would allow Thomas to behold Him in the glory of the
Resurrection. For Thomas, touch would be
the very thing that would bring him directly into the Lord’s Resurrection and
therefore into his own personal transformation. Before he touched Jesus, Thomas, like all
the other disciples, doubted the Resurrection. (see an earlier post about Thomas)After connecting with Jesus, Thomas became a new man…a giant in the
faith. After laying his hands into
Jesus’ wounds, Thomas truly “saw” the risen Lord, he knew it was the risen Lord and he declared it by saying: “My Lord
and my God!” Thomas was the first person to
behold Jesus as He truly is, he was the first person to proclaim Jesus’
divinity and because of this he was the first person to “touch” God.
This Easter season, let us dare to answer the Lord’s
invitation to walk into the Resurrection with Him and be made new.
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Rosary with Aqua Terra Jasper Unbreakable
The Ave beads in this rosary are 8mm Aqua Terra Jasper. The name means water and earth. Since St Kateri is the patron saint of the environment, I thought they were especially fitting for a rosary made in her honor. These beads are pale blue with pale tan swirls. Some of them have a beautiful reddish tinge to them. The Pater beads are a cluster of amber colored jasper and carnelian. All of the beads have a swirl of silver plated wire going up the side for extra detail. The crucifix and center are silver colored metal. Please click here to learn more about this rosary and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my unbreakable rosaries and chaplets.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Holy Family Rosary Bracelet with Amber Colored Jasper
The Ave beads in this chunky rosary bracelet are comprised of 10mm amber colored jasper. These translucent beads vary in color slightly and have a nice heavy feel to them. The Pater bead is a 6mm carnelian bead. The medal honoring the Holy Family, crucifix and toggle clasp are silver colored metal. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my rosary bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
St Francis Rosary Bracelet in Red Jasper and Onyx
This rosary bracelet is comprised of 6mm red jasper Ave beads alternating with 3mm black onyx. The Pater bead is 8mm black onyx. The medal honoring St Francis and the wolf of Gubbio is silver colored metal as is the crucifix and toggle clasp. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop HolyNameRosaries.com to view more of my bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Rosary Bracelet with Turquoise Bohemian Glass
The Ave beads in this bracelet are 8mm by 6mm turquoise colored Bohemian Glass. They have a beautiful picasso finish which gives them the look of real turquoise. The Pater bead is an 8mm rose bead comprised of silver colored metal. The heart shaped Miraculous Medal and crucifix are silver colored metal as is the toggle clasp. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop, HolyNameRosaries.com to view more of my rosary bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Good Shepherd Rosary Bracelet with Hematite Beads
This rosary bracelet has a sort of a steampunk feel to it. The Ave beads are 10mm hematite which is a beautiful gunmetal color. The beads are lighter in person than they are in the photos. I tried hard to capture the color, but they came out darker in the photos. I apologize for my poor photographs. Accenting these beads are 3mm silver colored bead caps. Hematite is thought to have healing properties. It is a heavy stone which is generally cool to the touch. It also has slightly magnetic properties. The Pater bead is a 6mm hematite bead. The Good Shepherd charm, crucifix and toggle clasp are all silver colored metal. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop HolyNameRosaries.com to view more bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Vintage Style Rosary Bracelet
This rosary bracelet has a vintage feel to it. The striking Ave beads are 10mm bohemian glass from Czechoslovakia. They have an antiqued bronze metal glaze on either end and have faceted turquoise colored glass showing thru in the middle. The Pater bead is a 6mm turquoise colored howlite beads. The crucifix and Miraculous Medal are both antiqued bronze as is the toggle clasp. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit HolyNameRosaries.com to view more of my rosary bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Habemus Papam!
We have a new Pope! I never in my life would have dreamed that the
cardinals would elect a new Pope so quickly. I am so excited!
I was lucky enough to be home and to have the TV on when the news broke. I was able to watch the crowds and participate in the suspense (which was killing me at the time) before the new Pope was announced.
Briefly, our new Pope is the first Jesuit to be elected Pope, he is the first Pope to take the name Francis and is the first Pope from Argentina and probably the first Pope from South America. Hopefully, he will be able to bring many new "firsts" to our Church. I was very impressed with his humility and demeanor and his request for prayers. I have a good feeling about the cardinals choice for the new Bishop of Rome.
Please take a minute to make a comment on your thoughts about our new Papa
I was lucky enough to be home and to have the TV on when the news broke. I was able to watch the crowds and participate in the suspense (which was killing me at the time) before the new Pope was announced.
Briefly, our new Pope is the first Jesuit to be elected Pope, he is the first Pope to take the name Francis and is the first Pope from Argentina and probably the first Pope from South America. Hopefully, he will be able to bring many new "firsts" to our Church. I was very impressed with his humility and demeanor and his request for prayers. I have a good feeling about the cardinals choice for the new Bishop of Rome.
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Rosary Bracelet with Bohemian Glass and Bronze
The Ave beads in this rosary bracelet are gorgeous Czech picasso beads. These outstanding window beads are 12mm by 10mm by 6mm. They are flat on the front and the back and the sides of them are faceted to add sparkle. They show all the colors of a beautiful sunset. The Pater bead is a handmade bronze Bali bead. The Miraculous Medal, crucifix and toggle clasp are antiqued brass. Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit HolyNameRosaries.com to view my unbreakable rosaries and chaplets.
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Vintage Style Rosary Bracelet
This vintage style rosary bracelet features 8mm by 10mm Czech picasso
beads. These amazing dark beads have such a sense of mystery. At
first glance, they appear to be black yet deep cranberry colored glass
shows thru the faceted center of the bead. Accenting these beads is a
13mm handmade bronze Bali bead. The crucifix and Miraculous Medal are
both antiqued bronze as is the toggle clasp. This bracelet would make
a wonderful gift. It would also be great to keep for yourself. :) Please click here to learn more about this bracelet and please visit my shop HolyNameRosaries.com to see more of my rosary bracelets and unbreakable rosaries.
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
The Forest, The Trees...and well...Everything!
For quite some time now, I’ve felt strongly drawn to
prayer. I don’t know if I would go so
far as to say it is a calling from God or just something I feel a need to
do. However, the more I pursue it, the
more strongly I feel compelled to pray.
In my own obsessively perfectionistic way I have been very
anxious to make sure I do it “right”.
I’ve tried many different forms of prayer. I’ve read many books on prayer and studied what
the saints have written about prayer. Valiantly, I have left no stone unturned. My pursuit of prayer has even led me to
consider seeking the silence and solitude of the eremitical life. Yep…that’s right…I’m actually thinking about
becoming a hermit. In truth, some of my
friends might say that I’m already a hermit…a hermit crab, that is.
During all this studying and looking and trying, a little
thought began to insinuate itself into my mind. “Follow your own path”, it whispered. It took awhile, but after that thought
finally hammered its way thru my thick skull, it took even more time for me to
think that it might actually be alright for me to follow my own path. After all, isn’t it better (which for me is
a synonym for safer) to follow the wisdom of those who have gone before? Who am I to think that my way could be as
good as the way of the great heroes of our faith? It took awhile for all of this to become
fully realized, but when it did, it really hit me.
Suddenly, I felt as though I had been walking in a forest
full of beautiful trees, each one different from the other. As I walked along, I would come upon a tree
that I thought was wonderful and I would do everything in my power to learn all
there was to know about that particular tree.
No sooner had I done this than I became aware of another tree and the
whole process would begin again. While
each of the trees had something of value to offer, no one tree was the right
tree for me. As I continued my walk in
the woods, I came to a large clearing.
As I looked around, I became aware…not of the trees and not
of the forest…but of the ground that
all of the trees were growing out of. I
saw that the ground that gives life to the oak tree is the same ground that
nurtures the willow. The soil that
gives birth to the pine tree does the same for maple. It didn’t matter how different the trees in
the forest were from each other, they all sprang from the same ground and
because of this, they all led to the same place. They all
lead to God!
While I contemplated this image, I realized the ground
symbolized the life giving love of God.
It is a love so vibrant that it can’t help but give birth to the many
different forms of prayer and ways to follow God which were symbolized by the
trees. I understood that the experiences
of those who have gone before us are valuable tools to help us learn. However,
if we stay connected to the Lord, then we will be able to find our own way in
Him. As long as we stay grounded in
Him, if I may be allowed a double entendre, then we will discover the path He
has planned for each of us. It is a path
perfectly formed in love by Him who is perfect love. Who knows?
I may even grow my own little tree!
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Mother of Sorrows Hematite Rosary
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
How to Pray the Stations of the Cross
This is a wonderful meditation for Lent as well as for any other time of the year. On a personal note, I converted to Catholicism after praying the Stations of the Cross every day for Lent 20 years ago. So the Stations hold a very special place in my heart.
Sometimes known as the Stations of the Cross rosary, this
chaplet consists of 14 medals separated by 3 beads. Each of the medals depicts one of the
Stations and is often numbered as well to make it easy to keep your place while
praying. The chaplet also has a
“pendant” comprised of a crucifix and 6 beads.
Crucifix: Pray the
Apostle’s Creed
First Bead: Pray and Act of Contrition
My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance, to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.
In His Name, my God, have mercy. Amen
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance, to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.
In His Name, my God, have mercy. Amen
Second Bead: A Prayer to Christ Crucified.
Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I
cast myself on my knees in Your sight and with the most fervent desire of my
soul, I pray and beg you to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith,
hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of
amendment, while with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself
and mentally contemplate Your five most precious wounds: having before my eyes
that which David spoke in prophecy: They
have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones.” Amen
Third Bead: A prayer for the Deceased
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon them: and may all the souls of the faithful
departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Fourth Bead: Pray the
Our Father
Fifth Bead: Pray one
Hail Mary
Sixth Bead: Pray one Glory Be
First Station of the Cross: Jesus is Condemned to Death
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
THE Holy, Just, and True was judged by
sinners, and put to death. Yet, while they judged, they were compelled to
acquit Him. Judas, who betrayed Him, said, "I have sinned in that I have
betrayed the innocent blood." Pilate, who sentenced Him, said, "I am
innocent of the blood of this just person," and threw the guilt upon the
Jews. The Centurion who saw Him crucified said, "Indeed this was a
just man." Thus ever, O Lord, Thou art justified in Thy words, and dost
overcome when Thou art judged. And so, much more, at the last day "They
shall look on Him whom they pierced"; and He who was condemned in
weakness shall judge the world in power, and even those who are condemned will
confess their judgment is just.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
The Second Station: Jesus receives His Cross
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless
thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
JESUS supports the whole world by His
divine power, for He is God; but the weight was less heavy than was the Cross
which our sins hewed out for Him. Our sins cost Him this humiliation. He had to
take on Him our nature, and to appear among us as a man, and to offer up for us
a great sacrifice. He had to pass a life in penance, and to endure His passion
and death at the end of it. O Lord God Almighty, who dost bear the weight of
the whole world without weariness, who bore the weight of all our sins, though
they wearied Thee, as Thou art the Preserver of our bodies by Thy Providence,
so be Thou the Saviour of our souls by Thy precious blood.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be
& C
The Third Station: Jesus falls under the weight of the Cross the first time
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
SATAN fell from heaven in the beginning;
by the just sentence of his Creator he fell, against whom he had rebelled. And
when he had succeeded in gaining man to join him in his rebellion, and his
Maker came to save him, then his brief hour of triumph came, and he made the
most of it. When the Holiest had taken flesh, and was in his power, then in his
revenge and malice he determined, as he himself had been struck down by the
Almighty arm, to strike in turn a heavy blow at Him who struck him. Therefore
it was that Jesus fell down so suddenly. O dear Lord, by this Thy first fall
raise us all out of sin, who have so miserably fallen under its power.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be &
C
The Fourth Station: Jesus meets His Mother
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
THERE is no part of the history of Jesus
but Mary has her part in it. There are those who profess to be His servants,
who think that her work was ended when she bore Him, and after that she had
nothing to do but disappear and be forgotten. But we, O Lord, Thy children of the
Catholic Church, do not so think of Thy Mother. She brought the tender infant
into the Temple, she lifted Him up in her arms when the wise men came to adore Him. She
fled with Him to Egypt, she took Him up to Jerusalem when He was twelve years old. He lived
with her at Nazareth for thirty years. She was with Him at the
marriage-feast. Even when He had left her to preach, she hovered about Him. And
now she shows herself as He toils along the Sacred Way with His cross on His shoulders.
Sweet Mother, let us ever think of thee when we think of Jesus, and when we
pray to Him, ever aid us by thy powerful intercession.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be &
C
The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the Cross
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
JESUS could bear His Cross alone, did He
so will; but He permits Simon to help Him, in order to remind us that we must
take part in His sufferings, and have a fellowship in His work. His merit is
infinite, yet He condescends to let His people add their merit to it. The
sanctity of the Blessed Virgin, the blood of the Martyrs, the prayers and
penances of the Saints, the good deeds of all the faithful, take part in that
work which, nevertheless, is perfect without them. He saves us by His blood,
but it is through and with ourselves that He saves us. Dear Lord, teach us to
suffer with Thee, make it pleasant to us to suffer for Thy sake, and sanctify
all our sufferings by the merits of Thy own.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be &
C
The Sixth Station: The Face of Jesus is wiped by Veronica
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
JESUS let the pious woman carry off an
impression of His Sacred Countenance, which was to last to future ages. He did
this to remind us all, that His image must ever be impressed on all our hearts.
Whoever we are, in whatever part of the earth, in whatever age of the world,
Jesus must live in our hearts. We may differ from each other in many things,
but in this we must all agree, if we are His true children. We must bear about
with us the napkin of St. Veronica; we must ever meditate upon His death and
resurrection, we must ever imitate His divine excellence, according to our
measure. Lord, let our countenances be ever pleasing in Thy sight, not defiled
with sin, but bathed and washed white in Thy precious blood.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be &
C
The Seventh Station: Jesus falls a second time
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
SATAN had a second fall, when our Lord
came upon earth. By that time he had usurped the dominion of the whole
world—and he called himself its king. And he dared to take up the Holy Saviour
in his arms, and show Him all kingdoms, and blasphemously promise to give them
to Him, His Maker, if He would adore him. Jesus answered, "Begone,
Satan!"—and Satan fell down from the high mountain. And Jesus bare witness
to it when He said, "I saw Satan, as lightning, falling from heaven."
The Evil One remembered this second defeat, and so now he smote down the
Innocent Lord a second time, now that he had Him in his power. O dear Lord,
teach us to suffer with Thee, and not be afraid of Satan's buffetings, when
they come on us from resisting him.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
& C.
The Eighth Station: The Women of Jerusalem mourn for Our Lord
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
EVER since the prophecy of old time,
that the Saviour of man was to be born of a woman of the stock of Abraham, the
Jewish women had desired to bear Him. Yet, now that He was really come, how
different, as the Gospel tells us, was the event from what they had expected.
He said to them "that the days were coming when they should say, Blessed
are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the breasts which have
not given suck." Ah, Lord, we know not what is good for us, and what is
bad. We cannot foretell the future, nor do we know, when Thou comest to visit
us, in what form Thou wilt come. And therefore we leave it all to Thee. Do Thou
Thy good pleasure to us and in us. Let us ever look at Thee, and do Thou look
upon us, and give us the grace of Thy bitter Cross and Passion, and console us
in Thy own way and at Thy own time.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
& C.
The Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
SATAN will have a third and final fall at
the end of the world, when he will be shut up for good in the everlasting fiery
prison. He knew this was to be his end—he has no hope, but despair only. He
knew that no suffering which he could at that moment inflict upon the Saviour
of men would avail to rescue himself from that inevitable doom. But, in
horrible rage and hatred, he determined to insult and torture while he could
the great King whose throne is everlasting. Therefore a third time he smote Him
down fiercely to the earth. O Jesus, Only-begotten Son of God, the Word
Incarnate, we adore with fear and trembling and deep thankfulness Thy awful
humiliation, that Thou who art the Highest, should have permitted Thyself, even
for one hour, to be the sport and prey of the Evil One.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
& C.
The Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His Garments
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
JESUS would give up everything of this
world, before He left it. He exercised the most perfect poverty. When He left
the Holy House of Nazareth, and went out to preach, He had not where to lay His
head. He lived on the poorest food, and on what was given to Him by those who
loved and served Him. And therefore He chose a death in which not even His
clothes were left to Him. He parted with what seemed most necessary, and even a
part of Him, by the law of human nature since the fall. Grant us in like
manner, O dear Lord, to care nothing for anything on earth, and to bear the
loss of all things, and to endure even shame, reproach, contempt, and mockery,
rather than that Thou shalt be ashamed of us at the last day.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
& C.
The Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
JESUS is pierced through each hand and
each foot with a sharp nail. His eyes are dimmed with blood, and are closed by
the swollen lids and livid brows which the blows of His executioners have
caused. His mouth is filled with vinegar and gall. His head is encircled by the
sharp thorns. His heart is pierced with the spear. Thus, all His senses are
mortified and crucified, that He may make atonement for every kind of human
sin. O Jesus, mortify and crucify us with Thee. Let us never sin by hand or
foot, by eyes or mouth, or by head or heart. Let all our senses be a sacrifice
to Thee; let every member sing Thy praise. Let the sacred blood which flowed
from Thy five wounds anoint us with such sanctifying grace that we may die to
the world, and live only to Thee.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
& C.
The Twelfth Station: Jesus dies upon the Cross
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
“It is finished!” It is
completed—it has come to a full end. The mystery of God's love towards us is
accomplished. The price is paid, and we are redeemed. The Eternal Father
determined not to pardon us without a price, in order to show us special favor. He condescended to make us valuable to Him. What we buy we put a value
on. He might have saved us without a price—by the mere fiat of His will. But to
show His love for us He took a price, which, if there was to be a price set
upon us at all, if there was any ransom at all to be taken for the guilt of our
sins, could be nothing short of the death of His Son in our nature. O my God
and Father, Thou hast valued us so much as to pay the highest of all possible
prices for our sinful souls—and shall we not love and choose Thee above all
things as the one necessary and one only good?
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
& C.
The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the arms of His Blessed Mother
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.
HE is Thy property now, O Virgin
Mother, once again, for He and the world have met and parted. He went out from
Thee to do His Father's work—and He has done and suffered it. Satan and bad men
have now no longer any claim upon Him—too long has He been in their arms. Satan
took Him up aloft to the high mountain; evil men lifted Him up upon the Cross.
He has not been in Thy arms, O Mother of God, since He was a child—but now thou
hast a claim upon Him, when the world has done its worst. For thou art the
all-favoured, all-blessed, all-gracious Mother of the Highest. We rejoice in
this great mystery. He has been hidden in thy womb, He has lain in thy bosom, He
has been suckled at thy breasts, He has been carried in thy arms—and now that
He is dead, He is placed upon thy lap. Virgin Mother of God, pray for us.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be,
& C.
The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the Sepulchre
V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we
bless thee.
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world..
R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world..
JESUS, when He was nearest to His
everlasting triumph, seemed to be farthest from triumphing. When He was nearest
upon entering upon His kingdom, and exercising all power in heaven and earth,
He was lying dead in a cave of the rock. He was wrapped round in
burying-clothes, and confined within a sepulchre of stone, where He was soon to
have a glorified spiritual body, which could penetrate all substances, go to and
fro quicker than thought, and was about to ascend on high. Make us to trust in
thee, O Jesus, that Thou wilt display in us a similar providence. Make us sure,
O Lord, that the greater is our distress, the nearer we are to Thee. The more
men scorn us, the more Thou dost honour us. The more men insult over us, the
higher Thou wilt exalt us. The more they forget us, the more Thou dost keep us
in mind. The more they abandon us, the closer Thou wilt bring us to Thyself.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be, and C.
Cardinal John Henry Newman
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Treasury of Chaplets by Patricia S. Quintiliani
Meditations for the Fourteen Stations were written by Cardinal John Henry Newman
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