A possible message from God?

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A few years back, on my sisters first communion, my grandfather gave our family a rosary blessed by Pope Pius XII. My mom and dad have it draped from one of the pillars on their bed.

Today I walked into my parents room and I saw the rosary. It was hanging from the bed as usual, but the crucifix was gone. The rosary beads were hanging from the bed without the crucifix. I looked down under the bed and found the crucifix lying face down. It was weird. I took crucifix in my hand and put it rightside-up on the floor below the rosary. I haven’t told my parents yet.

I think this may be some sort of message from God. My grandfather who gave us the rosary (devout Catholic, great man) is not in very good condition anymore (lung cancer, dying wife, confined to home). It may have something to do with that.

Also my immediate family isn’t devoutly Catholic. My parents and sisters all believe in God and His Son and they go to Church on Holy days and such. But they don’t go weekly and they don’t really know all that much about the faith. “Cafeteria Catholic” might apply to my family. Could it have something to do with this?

And I haven’t been a great Catholic as of late. Maybe this is a message to me.

Or maybe it is something totally different. I’m clueless.

Granted I realize it is an old rosary so the string may have simply broken on its own. But I tend to take things like this as more than coincedence. I honestly believe it is some sort of message.

Please help me out brothers and sisters. Is there something God may be trying to tell me?
 
Well it can never hurt to try to be a better Catholic, for sure. I’m sure your grandfather would love it as well.
 
It is hard to know sometimes what God is trying to tell you. If I were you I would take some time to pray in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Saying a Rosary certainly wouldn’t hurt. God absolutely can and does communicate with those who stop to listen. Just say "speak Lord, your servant is listening’ and then quiet your mind for at least 5 to 10 minutes. If you don’t receive anything from the Lord, still give Him thanks and praise. And continue to watch for any other “messages”. The more you are receptive to God the more you will feel His presence and start to understand what He is saying.
 
Ah, well, at least you can see it. I think you should put the crucifix back on the rosary, where it should be.
 
Who knows, maybe it’s trying to tell you if you don’t take better care of your faith, or it will fall apart…

or it may be saying to get rid of the cat that may have been swiping at the rosary for years 😛

God is always trying to tell us things, but most times, we aren’t paying attention or are not listening. Prayer always helps and God is always listening.
 
A Rosary needs to be prayed, and not just hanging from a bedpost.
 
I don’t think there really is such a thing as a coincidence. God is communicating with you and I’m sure if you pray and open your heart to God, you’ll hear His message. What a wonderful blessing!!!
 
This reminds me of a time in my sorid past when I was engaged in an activity I should not have been doing - and chain to my blessed cruxifix around my neck broke. I knew at that time that I had just seperated myself from the Lord, and that knowledge was made more profound symbolically when the chain broke. I remember afterwards staring at it for the longest time…
 
Well, my grandmother (married to grandfather who gave us rosary) just passed away. Its a shame.

My mom had been going down to their house 2-3 days per week for the last few months to help care for my grandparents. A few days ago she got a random and really bad face infection that kept her in the house. She was supposed to go down to my grandparents today but she couldn’t because of her infection.

My dad thinks this infection may have been Gods way of preventing my mother from seeing my grandmothers death. If she had been healthy she would have been there and seen my grandmother die and it would have been way too much.

That rosary would sure come in handy now. Pius XII is a powerful inteccessor in Heaven no doubt and my family could use prayers.
 
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