Is this a sin Part 1 and 2... I need some help, please!

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Thank you forum for reading this I have two questions and i need your help in answering them. I wonder if either of these two things are a sin…

I have a big rosary pouch. I want to save space, so in addition to having a chaplet and rosary in there, i want to put my money and my cards (e.g bank, Student id, etc.) Am i allowed to do this or is this a sacrelige? so basically, i want to turn my Rosary pouch into a rosary pouch/wallet? Yes or No???

Also, I have a great love for the Sacred Heart. And as silly as i may sound, i used to take the centerpieces off of sometimes broken/sometimes not rosaries. Is this a sacrelige, as i wanted to customize the ones i use, and i took the centerpieces and the crucifix off of a few of them. None of them have been thrown out though, in fact i have most of them in a tin together with some functioning Rosaries. the Priest i asked, my confessor/spiritual director said this isnt awhile back, (he is pretty traditional and orthodox) Is this sacrelige? if so is this a mortal sin as i didnt know fully back then? (i dont do it anymore)

I need your help once again forum!! Thank you for replying!!
 
As for wallet, remember what Jesus said- where your heart is, that’s where your treasure is. 🙂 So if your treasure is in Him, I don’t see big problem in carrying money with rosary. Temples were central to religious life, and they always had gold inside.

As a matter of fact, if you give money to the poor, this is one reason more to have rosary close.

Also, I don’t see anything wrong in custom made rosary, as long as you treat all parts with respect they deserve.
 
Blessed items must be shown appropriate respect. I occasionally carry a rosary around in my pocket, and I may have other things (keys, glasses, coins, USB drive, etc.) in my pocket with my rosary. I know of no Church teaching that a rosary must be carried in a container all to its own. As long as proper respect is show for the item.

It is considered disrespectful to throw blessed items in the garbage, but you have not indicated that you have done that. Since you did not disassemble your rosaries out of disrespect, as long as you continue to treat all the pieces with respect, and dispose of them in an appropriate manner (e.g. building whole rosaries from the parts, burial), then I don’t believe the Church would teach that what you have done is a sin.

And yes, commission of a mortal sin requires knowledge that the act is a grave offense. Or even a suspicion that it might be, and no reasonable effort to find out.

Now, if for example, you are 10 years old and your 11-year-old cousin had a glow-in-the-dark Jesus and you were spending the night at his house, and you decided that it would be fun to throw this glow-in-the-dark Jesus to each other around his room in the dark, well then you might just be guilty of a sin. And when your parents found out, you would likely get in big trouble with them too. Not that I have any direct experience with this 😊, just hypothetically.
 
My advice remains the same as in other threads you have posted about whether or not something is a sin:

You need to be under the regular care of a spiritual director who can help you with your scruplosity issues.
 
1ke said:
My advice remains the same as in other threads you have posted about whether or not something is a sin:

You need to be under the regular care of a spiritual director who can help you with your scruplosity issues.
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Oh yes. That one too.
 
1ke said:
My advice remains the same as in other threads you have posted about whether or not something is a sin:

You need to be under the regular care of a spiritual director who can help you with your scruplosity issues.
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What he said!
 
mymamamary said:
I have a big rosary pouch. I want to save space, so in addition to having a chaplet and rosary in there, i want to put my money and my cards (e.g bank, Student id, etc.) Am i allowed to do this or is this a sacrelige? so basically, i want to turn my Rosary pouch into a rosary pouch/wallet? Yes or No???
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You are suffering from scrupulosity. I doubt God or the Blessed Mother cares where you keep your rosary.
 
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