I was going to post this info on the where to buy a rosary thread.
However, I thought it so important that I wanted to start a new thread for this.
I had one of these rosaries recently. I dont know where I got it. :devil2:
http://en.gloria.tv/?media=432164
The images shown here in this video are all news to me. I have not seen
any such rosaries anywhere. But now that I know what to look for, I'll be
able to recognize them when I come across them.
I have a rosary that probably came from Medjugorje, because the image
of Our Lady on the centerpiece has her arms out like she's going to splash
some water at you. Also, the corpus on the crucifix is rather turned
sideways, which is a bit odd. Otherwise, it's an uneventful rosary, but I
must say, that whenever I use it to pray the Rosary I get a dull, empty
feeling, like I had not really prayed my Rosary at all. It's not easy to
identify, but I have noticed it.
Some years ago, a priest who had a basket of free Miraculous Medals
for people to take, was found to have imitation medals in it that were
from Medjugorje. When I told the priest about it, he said that I could
remove them from the mix and he'd be careful to watch out for them
in the future. He said that I should bury them in the ground, just to
be sure they're not abused because he had blessed them all.
Priests have a lot to keep up with, so we should tell them these things
when we come across them. I would say, however, that you might
be better off to find one of these plastic rosaries to show the priest so
he knows what you're talking about. The part that says you should
pick it up with a stick and not to touch it seems to be going a bit far.
Sounds a bit like superstition.
People are prone to to to extremes. Either something is ALL GOOD or
else it's ALL BAD, and there is nothing in between.
But we live in a world of grey tones. There are shades of gray. A lot
of things are a mixture of good and evil in this world.
We are called to a higher level of discernment.
I had a Rosary that was really special, for it came from my mother,
and my grandmother had it before that. It was from France and had
a sterling centerpiece with Our Lady of Lourdes on it. And I had
another really special rosary, of sterling silver, which was missing one
bead, so I got a replacement and repaired it. I kept both of them
in a pouch that a friend gave to me. The pouch was a cheap one
made in China and it tended to stick to my hand because of the
sharp protrusions in the fabric. I noticed that the pouch was falling
out of my pocket when I pulled my hand out of it. But I did not
pay any attention to that. Then one day, the pouch with both Rosaries
in it was missing. I retraced my steps and did not find it. I went to
the Sheriff's station and reported it lost. I checked all the pawn shops
in the area. I asked people about it. Nothing.
So my two irreplaceable Rosaries were lost, and they are gone now
forever, I'm sure. Both of them were over 100 years old, and
probably had been used thousands of times, but now they're gone.
My take-away with this is we should not be too attached to material
things.
We are called to a higher level of discernment.
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