Isn't it gorgeous? The rosary is the creation of our blogger friend, JimB. Of the rosary, Jim says:
My version is a two loop approach so all the large and small "week" beads form a circle. This rosary is made primarily of Lapis stones with a pewter cross. I generally do not do crucifixes - we are resurrection people.
I hope you will accept it as a gift of love....
I say, with no exaggeration, that this is the most beautiful Anglican rosary that I have ever seen. Jim, I thank you from my heart for the beauty of the rosary, but, most of all, I thank you because I know that the creation of the rosary was a labor of love.
That's gorgeous, Grandmère! I started using the Anglican rosary many years ago, not so much as a religious exercise, as a way to combat insomnia. The repetition of the rosary is about the only thing I found that could shut up all the thoughts of plans for tomorrow or worries. I still pray with it as I go to sleep, but its use has broadened out into the rest of my life.
ReplyDeleteRick, some years ago I went to a workshop to learn about the Anglican rosary, and during the workshop, we each made a rosary for ourselves. The beads and crosses were inexpensive, of course, but I liked having a rosary of my own.
ReplyDeleteA woman from my church asked to borrow the rosary to use with her prayer group to teach them how to say the rosary. I thought she borrowed the rosary, but she though it was a gift, and I never had the heart to tell her differently, so I've been without a rosary for a while. Jim's gift is quite welcome.
It's incredibly gorgeous, and I am grinning at Jim's taste b/c I made an Advent necklace for myself from similar beads!
ReplyDeleteKirke, you and Jim obviously have great taste.
ReplyDeleteThe idea to photograph the rosary on a lighter blue silk pillow is a nice touch, don't you think?
What a lovely photo. That background really works with the lapis beads.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you like it. I do not do a lot of them. I try to make each one a special combination of art and holy purpose.
Thanks so much for liking my work.
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jimB
Jim, I love it!
ReplyDeleteI have one too, but mine the beads are made from olive wood. Your is lovely and Lapis and pewter, that is so special!
ReplyDeleteit's beautiful. I am interested in learning how to pray the rosary, myself.
ReplyDeleteI love lapis, and I love that Anglican rosary Jim B made.
ReplyDeleteFormer Methodist me has never prayed a rosary before, but is interested in trying it out.
Quite a few sites online give instructions on where to buy Anglican rosaries and how to use them.
ReplyDeleteDear Grandmère,
ReplyDeleteI taught a class recently about praying the rosary. Later today, I will post it to my blog and put a link here in the comments for folks who are interested.
For those of you who are interested, at my blog (Rick's Green Grass), I have posted my reflections about the Anglican rosary. Included, is a downloadable handout from the class I taught in the spring that includes many other resources. I hope you will find it helpful.
ReplyDeleteRick+, I will definitely check out that information.
ReplyDeleteLast year, one of the women in our Confirmation Class made me an Anglican rosary in similar colors. I consider it one of my fondest possessions.
A lovely rosary, Mimi (and Jim)...
ReplyDelete...however, I DO wish "being a resurrection people" was not equated to "no crucifixes". I just don't see how my devotion to the portrayal of the latter, somehow negates my belonging, whole-heartedly, to the former!
JCF,
ReplyDeleteI do not mean to disregard the importance or reality of the crucifixion. I think it is a matter of emphasis and theology.
I personally have a rosary with a crucifix and I have made several. I choose the ascendant, triumphant Christus. I suppose if someone really wanted a suffering corpus and was committed to praying the beads, I would make it. I have also made a couple with no cross that carry a ring so the owner can add a choice of their own.
FWIW
jimB
Oh, oh, oh! This is truly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen one quite like it.
Nor have I, Ellie.
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