Beaded blessed rosaries
Catholics, quite naturally,
want the beaded rosaries they buy to be blessed. A person feels more in touch
with God when he or she is holding a blessed object. And so we like our beaded
rosaries, whose use requires much handling as we pray, to be blessed. Blessed
rosaries can be bought at some Catholic stores, but most beaded rosaries, including
the ones at this site, are not pre-blessed. The blessing of rosaries, crosses
and other Catholic objects should be a personal, witnessed experience, something
you do for another or have done for you. Some churches have special days on which
things can be brought to the sanctuary to be blessed, or you might have admiration
for a certain priest and could ask for his blessing on your beaded rosary. The
blessed rosary becomes that much more meaningful when you have been a part of
the blessing. The presence of beaded rosaries in Catholic history goes back over
800 years. In fact, the word bead may have come from the Dutch word for prayer,
"bede". In any case, " the words 'bead' and 'prayer' are connected
by association because each bead means a prayer." * There are of course many
different types of beaded rosaries. The beads can be made of anything from wood
to crystal to gold. We have all these types and more at this site, and encourage
you to browse through our selection, if only to get an idea of the many options
out there for beaded rosaries.
* "Beads and Prayers" by John D.
Miller. Burns & Oates. 2001
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