Beads for Charity

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Our all-boys Catholic prep school holds an annual silent auction each December which benefits scholarships for the needy. Each year, for the past few years, I have donated several rosaries. This year I donated several one-decade rosaries and two five-decade rosaries, pictured here.





This link rosary is made with some very pretty ceramic shamrock beads. These beads have the image of the shamrock impressed in them and they feel very nice to finger. The center is a Holy Family center with the image of the Holy Spirit as a dove on the reverse. The crucifix is a log style.

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This five-decade rosary is made from frosted plum-colored glass beads, pearl Czech glass beads, and crystal Japanese glass seed beads. The center is a Madonna center and the crucifix is a delicate four-way style.

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I didn't catch a picture of the other one-decade rosary I made, but this one was especially pretty and I did get a picture. This one-decade rosary is strung with beautiful amethyst faceted glass beads, crystal Czech glass beads, and metallic purple Japanese seed beads. The center is a Scapular center and the crucifix is a lattice style that I really like.



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Opal Glass Seven Sorrows

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This Seven Sorrows Chaplet is made with some beautiful opal white glass beads linked with medals representing the Seven Sorrows Of Mary.


The Seven Sorrows of Mary, also known as the Seven Dolors, are contemplated through the seven sets of seven Aves and seven Paters. This devotion to the Blessed Mother originates in the thirteenth century. On the Seven Sorrows chaplet, we meditate upon the Seven Sorrows the Virgin Mother endured by witnessing the life and death of her Son, Our Lord Jesus.

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