Broken rosary

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Hello everybody!

Recently, a rosary I received as a Confirmation gift last year broke. The chain links between beads came apart and I can’t figure out how to fix them. I would like to get it fixed, because it is a nice rosary that holds emotional value for me.

I understand what to do if it can’t be fixed.

Thanks!
 
The jewelry store that sold us our wedding rings fixed mine for free. It helps that they are Catholic, but you can check and see if others will fix yours for you.
 
In our parish, we save them in the sacristy until we get anyone visiting from foreign missions, as they are glad to take them overseas. Even odd medals can be recycled in this way.
 
They have a number of videos on youtube.com that shows you how to repair your rosary. If you need supplies you can get them from a craft store or order them from an online store that sells rosary’s,
 
Dear NickD,

When my father suffered a massive stroke, my family called and told me to get on a plane back home immediately, and that he only had a 50% chance of being alive by the time I got off the plane.

So I pulled out my highly sentimental wooden rosary that I’d bought on a pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal … and at that moment, the cross broke off in my hands. What a scary moment that was.

Well, my dad ended up living at that point. (He’s gone now.) So as someone told me later on, it was a good trade … a broken rosary in exchange for my father’s life.

:blessyou:
 
I repair my rosary beads all the time.

If I can’t twist the links with two pairs of needle nose pliers to open them enough to relink them, then I get one of those wire supermarket ties [the kind you use for plastic bags of fruit and veggies] and strip off the paper so all I have is a short piece of very thin wire.

I use a single edge razor blade to trim off the paper.

Then I use the wire to link the two chain ends, and twist them so that the connection is secure. Then I use a pair of small wire cutters to nip off the end.

If a bead breaks, I use epoxy to fabricate a new bead. At most hardware stores or at Home Depot/Lowe’s, they sell a tube about an inch in diameter and three to six inches long and inside is what looks like clay. But it has a core. The outer layer and the core are of two different clay-like materials … the resin is on the outside and the hardener is on the inside. Cut off a thin piece with both the outer layer and the core, mix them up like play dough, so they are all one color and use it to make a bead around the chain. It will harden / cure in 20 minutes.

Use a single edge razor blade to slice off a very small amount of the epoxy putty.

The “brand” I have is “Oatey” Fix-It Stick … All Purpose Bonding Putty

The stuff lasts forever and you can use it for all kinds of household repairs.

Better than duck tape. [Heresy, I know.]

Inside the tube there is an instruction sheet in several languages.
 
I make rosaries and I repair rosaries all the time. If you can’t find anyone else to fix it, ship it to me and I’ll fix it and ship it back to you. I also check the rest of the rosary to find anything that’s probably going to break soon. 🙂
 
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