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.
