I collect old rosaries

[Michie]

Does anyone else here?

I love the different styles from the different periods.

I look at them as history in a way.

Can you imagine all the prayers said on each of them by the different owners?

If a rosary could talk...

Anyway, the oldest I have is from the 1800's.

Anyone else collect these or am I just weird?

 

[isshinwhat]

There are a few antique stores around town that have some old rosaries. I have thought about starting a collection, but I always end up giving mine away. I would like to start one day, though.

Neal

 

[Wolseley]

I have an old one that belonged to my mother that was blessed by Pope Benedict XV.

BTW, still want that job, Michie?

 

[Lady Grace]

Michie,,,,,,that sound like a wonderful hobbie , not weird at all.

I have a collection of  more modern rosaries, because I have them placed stragetically through the house , so whatever room I am in at the time and want to pray the rosary,,,,,there is always one right at had.

Yes, can you imagine if rosaries could talk, of all the prayers , joys ,and tribulations that have been prayed about. That is totally awesome.

Keep up the collecting   !   

 

[Lady Grace]

Wolseley,,,,,,that is an awesome rosary , to be blessed by a pope back that length of time.

I just love the history of how people got their rosaries and such.

 

[jukesk9]

I collect 'em. I don't have any old ones except for my dad's. My favorite one came from the University of Notre Dame. I particularly like wooden ones. My wife went to Los Angeles last month and brought me back a wooden Rosary from the new Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral. What's neat about it is where there is usually a medal of Mary, it is a picture of the newly canonized Padre Pio. On the back it says, "St. P. Pio, pray for us."

 

[Michie]

Padre Pio.

I love him.

I've got a question, I have an old medal from the Victorian era.

It has two hands clasped like in a handshake & below it, there is a picture (my Mother-in-Law) say's Jesus but it looks like Mary to me.

Does anyone know what this hand clasp is & what it symbolizes?

I've also seen it on very old grave stones.

My Mom-in-Law gave me her & her Mother's very first communion rosary.

I think I'll be putting that rosary in a nice shadowbox with first communion pictures of her & her Mother holding it.

Hi Wols!
Yes, I'm interested!

How have you been?

E-mail me sometime so we can catch up.

Love & Prayers,
Michie