There is a little debate about wearing rosaries. In our culture, it isn't usually done. And then some misguided youth wear rosaries as a sign that they belong to a certain gang. I'm not talking about the gang symbols. I'm talking about wearing the rosary around your neck as religious jewelry.
Something happened to a friend of mine, that made me realize that maybe wearing rosaries as necklaces may not be such a bad idea, after all.
Joe carries his rosary in his pocket. The other day he was hit by a car and went sailing in the air until he landed on the sidewalk, smacking his head on the curbstone. He was out cold. But in looking through his belongings to see who he was, a rosary was found. They called a priest.
The priest was there for him when Joe came around. Joe was administered the sacrament of the sick for his abrasions and concussion. Thank be to God.
What do you have or wear to tell people your Catholic? By the way, Joe also carries a pocket cross in his pocket. But all Christians recognize the cross; it was the rosary that told people he was Catholic.
As a woman, I don't always have pockets to carry a rosary in. I do wear a medal but who's going to take a magnifying glass out to examine the wording on my medal. All Christians can wear crosses; only Catholics wear crosses with a corpus. But who knows that? Besides Catholics can wear both types of crosses.
It's the rosary. The rosary screams Catholic. I will have to wear a rosary as a necklace. I'm taking my prettiest rosary to the jeweler, to add a jump link and clasp. Then my jewelry will scream Catholic.
Something happened to a friend of mine, that made me realize that maybe wearing rosaries as necklaces may not be such a bad idea, after all.
Joe carries his rosary in his pocket. The other day he was hit by a car and went sailing in the air until he landed on the sidewalk, smacking his head on the curbstone. He was out cold. But in looking through his belongings to see who he was, a rosary was found. They called a priest.The priest was there for him when Joe came around. Joe was administered the sacrament of the sick for his abrasions and concussion. Thank be to God.
What do you have or wear to tell people your Catholic? By the way, Joe also carries a pocket cross in his pocket. But all Christians recognize the cross; it was the rosary that told people he was Catholic.
As a woman, I don't always have pockets to carry a rosary in. I do wear a medal but who's going to take a magnifying glass out to examine the wording on my medal. All Christians can wear crosses; only Catholics wear crosses with a corpus. But who knows that? Besides Catholics can wear both types of crosses.
It's the rosary. The rosary screams Catholic. I will have to wear a rosary as a necklace. I'm taking my prettiest rosary to the jeweler, to add a jump link and clasp. Then my jewelry will scream Catholic.
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