Rosaries - Extra Strong

Making rosaries is something you do from your heart.  For me, it is more of a calling than a business.  However, you have to pay for your supplies so that is where the "business" facet comes in.  My goal is to sell enough rosaries to buy more supplies and continue to create these beautiful building blocks to prayer.  As a retired teacher, I'm not trying to make a living with my rosaries.  I hope to let a little light shine through each one.  

Strong rosaries aren't something that everyone looks for in a rosary. A rosary can be delicate looking, yet strong.  That is what I've learned about making some of my rosaries with stainless steel wire.  The reason I know this wire is the strongest is because when I make a rosary out of 20 gauge stainless steel wire, the proof is on my hands.  Due to the strength of the wire and the strength you need to turn the wire into the loops you need in your rosary, you create a callus on several places within your hands.  When I first started making stainless steel rosaries, I noticed that my hands were no longer smooth on the inside.  I decided it was proof that these rosaries are extra strong. 

An example of a stainless steel rosary that I have in my shop is below.  Under normal use, it would be next to impossible to break the wire on this rosary.  

The beads that I use are vintage beads because I like the fact that they are difficult to find and it makes my rosaries unique.  Each of us, that make rosaries, try and make our own set of characteristics that make our store stand out.  For me, the vintage beads make each rosary or chaplet so much fun to make and an heirloom treasure.  

Matthew 5:16
"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."

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Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

Introductory Prayers:

You expired, Jesus, by the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.  O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

(On the cross say one Our Father, one Hail Mary and the Apostles Creed.)

General Prayers:

(Begin at the divider bead below the center and pray...)

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

(Pray on each of the ten decade beads:)

For the sake of his sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.  

(Repeat the above four more times, once for each group of one Our Father and ten decade beads.)

Concluding Doxology:

(On the each of the three small beads near the crucifix:)

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen. 

For an individual copy in more detail, go to www. marian. org. 

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Today I completed making a Chaplet of The Divine Mercy and posted it in my Etsy store.  The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy is prayed using the traditional ten decade rosary beads.  The beads that I designed are using vintage crystal beads which are iridescent and have blue tones. This is perfect for this chaplet because it is suggested that you use red and blue beads and these vintage iridescent beads are red but have shades of blue in the light.  The Austrian crystal Our Father beads are over 20 years old also and also share many colors when in the light.  Many years ago, in the late 80s and 90s, I collected crystal and glass beads.  All of the rosaries and chaplets that I make are from this small collection of beads.  This is the chaplet I made and posted today. 

Chaplet of The Divine Mercy