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michaela benedicta · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2013, 01:12:04 PM »

Dear James,

Thank you for the post! A very good question.. how to make a Rosary last. A lot of machine-made Rosaries fall apart very easily.. and for the money that you pay for them, it can make you steaming mad! :really-mad2:
A sure-fire way of getting a Rosary to last is to use quality beads. Since you are a man, I would use some beautiful-yet-sturdy Jerusalem olive wood beads. Now, here is the important part... the holes in the beads HAVE to be big enough to have an 18 gauge wire go through, and make a loop that goes INSIDE the bead at each end. ( hope this makes sense, I will post pics)
The wire is essential as well. It HAS to be thick and strong enough to take years of wear and tear.
Also, if you look at the centerpiece, most machine-made Rosaries have cheap "jump rings" attaching the chain to the centerpiece. That is a huge place for things to go wrong. I have always used one piece of wire to make a figure-eight loop that is virtually indestructible!!( My hubby is in the Army, and he has only had ONE Rosary this whole time!!)

I hope that I have answered your question, I will post some pix explaining what I mean if that would help.

OH! And I forget ALL the time to say.... I fix broken Rosaries and even remake them sometimes. I just ask for prayers for my family and for the Poor Souls in exchange!

God bless you, and thank you for praying your Rosary!

Love,
+michaela

michaela benedicta · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2013, 01:17:55 PM »

Jen said:
Anyway, yes, I sell soap. I've entered my first craft fair with it, so I'm hoping to do well. It's this Saturday. I'm going to put some of the soap in the bathrooms in the building that the fair is in, so people can try it. Then they'll want to buy it. We're also going to have a week old goat kid at our stand for people to pet. That should draw them in!

WHAAA-HAAA-HAAA! (cue malevolent laugh!) You are a sneaky Craft Ninja! Kudos to you, I need to learn some craft fair techniques from you!!
Can't wait to hear how it turns out..you will do great. You will be in our prayers!!

Love,
+michaela

PS don't forget the hand sanitizer!! Long story short.. had a nightmare trip to a petting zoo with NO running water or hand sanitizer or ANYTHING! Sorry, I am just a germiphobe! Love ya!

Cheryl · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2013, 05:27:55 PM »

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Dear Michaela,

You make very beautiful rosaries! I have a question, I have bad luck with rosaries they all seem to fall apart or break after only a few months. I've gone through hundreds of rosaries since becoming a Catholic! What kind of rosary is the most sturdy and is there any kind of trick to making a rosary last?

James

James, I know you didn't ask me, but my husband used to have the same rosary affliction as you. I often wondered what he was doing with them. I asked here on CI and someone suggested a ladder rosary.

http://www.miqcenter.com/religious-goods/rosaries-new-2.shtml#LADDER

We haven't purchased another since. I purchased an aqua one for my mother-in-law and it was the one she was laid to rest with, God rest her soul.

PerEvangelicaDicta · « **Reply #23 on:** January 19, 2013, 12:00:16 AM »

I had a discussion recently with someone on this forum that sidetracked a little into this philosophy - supporting each other.
I hit the wall in 2012. The cuмulative effect of the Society's absorption into the Borg exploded in my head and heart when Bp Williamson was expelled. I decided that all monetary contributions as much as possible would now go to support Resistance clergy and traditional faithful.
I will seek them out whenever I need a product or service,, perhaps asking at my local chapel, inquiring with trad friends, even posting here on the forum.

To that end, this thread and a sub-forum would be very valuable to those who share the same philosophy.

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Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

From Haydock Commentary:

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The household of the faith: those who profess the same true faith. Wi. — We are more bound to assist Christians than Jews; Catholics than heretics. S. Jerom, q. 1. ad Hedibim.

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But if any man have not care of his own, and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel

PerEvangelicaDicta · « **Reply #24 on:** January 19, 2013, 12:07:09 AM »

michaela benedicta, your pics are illustrative of talent reflecting great love of God, which makes your work all the more beautiful.
I happen to be in the market for 2 of your items. Will be in touch.