How many rosaries do you own?

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I only have one, I think mine is a Mary of 12. I keep it hung over my bedpost.
 
Three: one in mother-of-pearl (which I carry in my pocket whenever I’m away from home), one in metal (which I got blessed at Lourdes), and one in rosewood (for special occasions.) 😃
 
Oh boy. I have started a small collection. I’ve got a small crystal one from my baptism; a purple and pink one, a child’s wooden one with larger wooden beads painted aqua, purple, white, and hot pink; a sky-blue crystal bead one; yellow crystal bead one, carnation-pink crystal bead one my godparents got me; glow-in-the-dark one I was given during RCIA; and a light-wooden one my best friend gave me. I also have a chaplet, which I never use. What are they for? The same thing?

I carry the child’s wooden one in my purse, the purple and pink one in my backpack, the blue crystal one on my “home altar.” and the rest are hung up on my holy water font by the door. I carry them in my purse and backpack so that if I want to pray it I always have one on me, and that way when I go to the chapel or bible study I won’t forget it because it is always in my purse. I like to have plenty around the house so if I have a bible study and someone forgets their rosary or doesn’t have one they are welcome to use one of mine, and in the case when I eventually have a family there will be plenty of rosaries for my children to choose from. 🙂 I have friends who have large collections of their own, too.
http://forums.catholic-questions.org/picture.php?albumid=2158&pictureid=15123Hopefully this picture shows. I put all of my rosaries together real fast to take this picture. Sorry it’s not the greatest. I don’t have the best phone-camera.
 
Well lets see now, there’s the one I bought in Spain during WYD, the one that my priest gave me at my baptism and confirmation, and the one my RCIA sponsor gave me. So three. All are very special to me.
 
Around seven. Due to nothing more than stupid laziness I don’t pray it more than once in a blue moon. Which I’m not very proud of. Everytime I see one I love I have to buy it. I think the Blessed Mother is trying to tell me something!
 
Let’s see:

1 - My very first rosary was a plastic one given to me by our RCIA team. I still cherish this greatly and am very fond of seeing it. I hang this on my bedroom door knob.

2 - a pearl one from a honeymoon in Ephesus, Turkey. I love this.

3 - a teal-coloured one also from Ephesus. I had wanted to give this to anyone I evangelise successfully but would like to keep this as a nice keepsake from our honeymoon.

4 - a swarovski one from my Godmom given to me at my baptism.

and 2 other “decade” bracelets from my Godmom and Ephesus trip.
 
Let me count!

I have my late mothers Rosewood rosarie from Medjugorie.
I have a white mother of pearl one that my aunt gave me when I got married, carried it in my Wedding mass with my flowers.
I have a black/pink one that I had to purchase because I loved it so.
I was just given a St. Theresa Rosarie which is red crystal and gold chain last Wednesday as a gift from my aunt for the St. Kateri Mass we organized for our diocese.
I have a home made bead rosarie that was my later mothers - it was given to her at a Cursillo.

I am thinking that is it. 😃 I love my rosaries, everyone of them has a story to tell me and I cherish them.
 
Many, and some are even broken. But my favorites are the pearl one from my First Holy Communion, a glass mint green one I saved my milk money from lunches so I could buy in the Catholic school supply closet, and a glow in the dark one my grandma gave me. She got a lot of rosaries in the mail because she gave to several charities, they gave her rosaries. One from my mom who passed away, one from my uncle who became a Brother of the Holy Cross.

But I recently got my glass mint green one blessed and carry it with me all day long in any pocket. If I dont have it, I am crabby and cranky and dont have much patience with my labors and the cross I currently bear. When I have it in my pocket, I am cheerful and much more spiritually aware. I lost the crucifix and the first Our Father bead and put a Divine Mercy medal on it in it’s place and it’s become my Divine Mercy Chaplet beads.

I make them also. I recently got a shipment of Holy Trinity crosses. They have God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit on it. Let me know if you need one…
 
Not counting the 100 thousand generic black Knight of Columbus rosaries that I get whenever I attend a council sposored function,

One blue glass one blessed by Bl Pope JP2 from the vatican,
A knit camo rosary
a blue keychain rosary for on the go

and thats about it
 
Five. A five decade rosary and a single decade rosary I use at home, a five decade rosary in the greenhouse, one at work, and one in each of my two hunting blinds.
 
I only have one. It’s an inexpensive homemade one, given to me by someone after I woke up from a major car wreck. I keep it in my car.
 
I also wear a Rosary ring, would that count? Someone once mistook it for an engagement ring, leading to the following exchange:

Relative: Oh, are you engaged or something?
Me: No, it’s a Rosary ring.
Relative: What does that mean?
My brother: It means he’s a Bride of Christ.
Me: Very funny!
Relative: I thought brides were women… :confused:
Both of us: 😃
 
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