My Rosary chain turned gold

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A priest gave me a rosary from Rome in September. I placed it on my dresser and have never used it. My husband was very ill during the late summer and early fall and I just did not pick the rosary up for prayer. I have had a strong faith but after losing my husband suddenly my focus became finding signs that we will actually be together again. I prayed about this at Christmas Day Mass yesterday. When I arrived home, that rosary (STERLING SILVER, by the way, not coated copper) had its crucifix and center medal turned to a golden color. Today segments of the chain are turning golden. It is not tarnish. This is a golden color.
I am at a loss as to what it means./QUOTE
My husband and I individually and together have had this happen over 25 times now in various degrees and parts and different metals of rosaries. It is a sign from God that he is with us when we are in need of help. Just as God presented apparitions to prophets of old and miracles have been attributed to saints, some of us who have the key to living a devoted life can receive miracles. I have no doubt that this is the sign that you have prayed for. Ask yourself, believe in your inner voice for that is the Holy Spirit. Love and Peace.
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Can you please say a rosary for me, my work, and marriage and two sons?

God hears your prayers and I would be eternally greateful!

BK
 
BlueKnight, If you are asking me, I am glad to pray for you. I will ask the Lord, Heavenly Father, our Mother and the Holy Spirit to give you a sign. Watch for it. It might be a special song at a specific time; in fact pick a song and ask that it be your sign when you hear it, or it could be something more personal to you. Pray the rosary and watch for a sign. Most of all, believe! God loves us and wants us to know he is with us always. I was not always so confident and have had many troubles in my life. Please pray for me to have a healthy New Year. Peace and Love and Grace be with you.🙂
 
A fellow parishioner who visits Medjegore every year, claims his rosary turned gold.

He showed it to me and the chain is indeed gold color, and I pointed out that just touching the chain, the oils from your fingers will cause the metal to tarnish into a gold color.

He rejected my claim. However, I pointed to the part of the chain which is inside the bead where his fingers could not touch, it was still silver color.

He still rejected what I told him. He has also taken pictures of the clouds while in Medjegore, claiming there are images of Jesus and Mary in them. Of course he has to trace with his finger on the photo in order for anyone to get the idea that there is an image there. It’s close, but nothing definitive. We often see clouds forming into shapes of images, it’s not a miracle/

In all, this guy believes what he wants to believe, even when shown what it really is.

Metal oxidizes from being handled by human hands and often just from the air itself.

When we try to present miracles in these ways, we do more harm than good, especially for non-believers who see the claims as being nothing more than religious fanaticism.

There are real miracles that have taken place in life. We don’t have to latch onto the absurd for Jesus and Mary to be real.

People who seek such signs are of an evil age, as Jesus himself said.

Jim
 
Jim,

I truly appreciate your response and your philosophy. If I had ever used this rosary, I might think the way you do about the oil from my hands. I also thought that the air might do this. I have had a lot of sterling silver jewelry that I left out for the air to tarnish or oxidize. And it did. But the color result was black and not gold. I also have other sterling silver rosaries and this never happened to them.

Please note that I am not claiming a “miracle” in any way, shape or form. I would never do that. And I would never wish to cause the harm you say my question might cause. I joined this forum because I felt it was a safe place to ask questions - about our Faith, about things that others may have experienced. I did not join it to be accused of causing harm to others.

If anything, the fact that my painful grief has caused me to even question the afterlife’s existence at all makes me more of a skeptic than I have ever been in my life.

All I know is what I witnessed. A sterling silver rosary yesterday morning - that has been in place on a dresser for three months - in a matter of 1 1/2 hours - is now a golden color. I was merely asking if anyone else had experienced this and what their “take” was on it. I welcome the scientists among us pointing out that air did it or skin oil did it. I do not welcome being accused of causing harm to others. Each of us has their mind to make up about everything in our lives. And isn’t a “forum” an arena where you should feel safe discussing that process ?
 
I just re-read Jim’s post and have to add this. Non-believers will do what they do best — not believe. They will call anything religious fanaticism – after all, didn’t a lot of them call Jesus Himself a religious fanatic ? Don’t they call most of us who still go to Church religious fanatics ? As you advise me not to be quick to jump to hopeful and faithful conclusions, so you should not jump in the opposite direction.

For the woman who asked me to pray the rosary for her… I will, of course, do that but know one thing… my prayers are not worthy of such a request. However, if we all join together to pray for each other how can it hurt ? Be assured of my prayers as I ask you to pray for my broken heart, that I can heal enough to go forward.
 
The difference of course is when fanatics feed the nonbelievers with things that are not miracles per se, and shown not to be so.

Jesus critics were those who had not witnessed the miracles, and asked him to show them a sign that he was who he said he was.

FYI, I have seen actual miracles, i.e. a five year old girl with cerebra palsy healed, my own son born at 27 weeks and given the last rites just before we were told we could hold him until he died, except, he didn’t die and is 34 years old today.

So, I’m not a skeptic about miracles, just bogus claims by fanatics.

Jim
 
You are so lucky to have witnessed the survival of your son.

I am so far from a fanatic !!! None of us know each other on this site — just looking for answers, understanding, prayer and faith.

Hope your son continues to thrive.
 
rieg14 said:
You are so lucky to have witnessed the survival of your son.

I am so far from a fanatic !!! None of us know each other on this site — just looking for answers, understanding, prayer and faith.

Hope your son continues to thrive.
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Thanks and don’t think I called you a fanatic, I did not.

Your experience may in fact be a miraculous sign from God for you.

Only you can know this.

Jim
 
It is not that complicated. You received a sign, or you didn’t. I believe you did. Peace.
 
CSN said:
I apologize to all. We had to check one more thing, and that was whether the store that sold these statuettes actually had gold ones in stock.

They did, which pretty much precludes any further serious contemplation of this matter.

I mean, there were several of us who firmly believed we saw them in silver when first presented, and they turned clearly into a gold color (I think that would be freaky enough, even if it were not real gold).

But because there is this alternative and entirely rational explanation, I have to bow out of this thread, with egg on my face.

Cheers, and I wish everyone a great Lenten season…!

CSN
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Ugh, I meant to write an update a long time ago - soon after I posted the above.

May God forgive me for my laziness, if I have led anyone astray because of this.

As it turns out, I now firmly believe that this statuette changed – the people who have 2 statuettes are a couple. The first time there was a change, we could have sworn the wife’s was silver – but because both were gold now, we assumed we were mistaken. I may have said this before, but I for one do not like to find “miracles” where completely rational explanations are available. Anyway, after that, the wife’s statuette turned back to silver. I was in the elevator when my friend called me, and when he told me I could hear his wife shouting in the background (out of excitement and/or fear) and I remember the hair stood up on my neck. And then it happened again – that statuette turned from silver back to gold. Because no one knows hardly anything about who I am, and most certainly no one will know who my friends (the couple) are, this story can be completely made up – conceivably, my friends could also be playing a hoax on me (based on my years of knowing them, however, I believe this is not the case).

In any event, I just wanted to clarify – I used to think this kind of stuff was wishful thinking, a hoax, or perhaps even of the devil.

However, now I firmly believe that sometimes these things happen, and they are signs of encouragement from God – like He is saying "Hey, I really am here. See ? (zzzzzzzing - changes silver to gold) "

On another note, earlier this year my cousin, a protestant, angrily rejected my proposal that she wear a Miraculous Medal before her cancer surgery. Then, 2 weeks after our call, she showed me a picture of a Miraculous Medal that mysteriously “appeared” in her room. Because of my experience with these statuettes, I was not so fazed, and told her “I have seen things like this happen before”…

To me, these are miracles – of course, not anywhere close to being able to pass the scientific scrutiny that is required for medical miracles at Lourdes, for example. However, I think for the vast majority of us, these little thin strands in life which we receive from time to time become enough to make a thick – and unbreakably convincing – rope.
 
I didn’t explain in my earlier post, but my husband and I together watched our rosary chain change, in front of our eyes. It had nothing to do with oils in our hands, I bought seven rosaries at an auction at our church. I got them out to show them to my husband and three of the seven changed at the time we were looking at them. I am not claiming a miracle. I am just telling you what happened.I was not looking for a sign, in fact my life was very content at the time this happened. It has continued to happen over time and we have given the rosaries to friends going through hardships, telling them what happened. I am not going to try to convince anyone, you will either have the capacity to believe or not. I have adopted this attitude after so many times of witnessing this that I no longer even question it. Love and peace to all.
 
CSN said:
Ugh, I meant to write an update a long time ago - soon after I posted the above.

May God forgive me for my laziness, if I have led anyone astray because of this.

As it turns out, I now firmly believe that this statuette changed – the people who have 2 statuettes are a couple. The first time there was a change, we could have sworn the wife’s was silver – but because both were gold now, we assumed we were mistaken. I may have said this before, but I for one do not like to find “miracles” where completely rational explanations are available. Anyway, after that, the wife’s statuette turned back to silver. I was in the elevator when my friend called me, and when he told me I could hear his wife shouting in the background (out of excitement and/or fear) and I remember the hair stood up on my neck. And then it happened again – that statuette turned from silver back to gold. Because no one knows hardly anything about who I am, and most certainly no one will know who my friends (the couple) are, this story can be completely made up – conceivably, my friends could also be playing a hoax on me (based on my years of knowing them, however, I believe this is not the case).

In any event, I just wanted to clarify – I used to think this kind of stuff was wishful thinking, a hoax, or perhaps even of the devil.

However, now I firmly believe that sometimes these things happen, and they are signs of encouragement from God – like He is saying "Hey, I really am here. See ? (zzzzzzzing - changes silver to gold) "

On another note, earlier this year my cousin, a protestant, angrily rejected my proposal that she wear a Miraculous Medal before her cancer surgery. Then, 2 weeks after our call, she showed me a picture of a Miraculous Medal that mysteriously “appeared” in her room. Because of my experience with these statuettes, I was not so fazed, and told her “I have seen things like this happen before”…

To me, these are miracles – of course, not anywhere close to being able to pass the scientific scrutiny that is required for medical miracles at Lourdes, for example. However, I think for the vast majority of us, these little thin strands in life which we receive from time to time become enough to make a thick – and unbreakably convincing – rope.
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I believe there are huge miracles and small miracles. I have seen my rosaries change so many times that I have no doubt that people all over are receiving signs. Sometimes with faith you have to make a choice. My choosing to believe helps me and hurts no one. I think that you have been blessed. 👍
 
I appreciate the replies to my queries so very much. Some of those close to me — almost afraid to think something like this can happen as a message from God ---- suggested I put silver polish on the rosary to see if the “tarnish” or “oxidation” would come off. I welcomed the suggestion and did the polishing thing. To mine and everyone’s amazement — the gold color was not effected at all by the silver polish.

I agree. I think there are those huge miracles we all know about. And then I truly believe that the God we believe in hears us and might sometimes touch us in ways to help us through a terrible time. When people speak of miracles, I think our minds go to those big ones ---- His Resurrection, Mary’s Assumption, the parting of the seas. I never looked for anything like that. As a matter of fact, I never looked for anything like this. I think, on Christmas Day, when I asked God for a sign that I would see my beloved husband again, I was thinking more along the lines of obtaining some peace within my soul - a relief from the pain I am suffering each day after my husband’s death.

I am so happy to have read the words about the big and small miracles. In my heart, any communication we receive from God — in the form of an answer to a prayer, in the granting of inner peace…all of those things are precious communications. In no way am I claiming a Fatima or Lourdes, newsmaking thing…just sharing a special even in this house and wondering if anyone else ever experienced it.
 
CSN said:
Ugh, I meant to write an update a long time ago - soon after I posted the above.

May God forgive me for my laziness, if I have led anyone astray because of this.

As it turns out, I now firmly believe that this statuette changed – the people who have 2 statuettes are a couple. The first time there was a change, we could have sworn the wife’s was silver – but because both were gold now, we assumed we were mistaken. I may have said this before, but I for one do not like to find “miracles” where completely rational explanations are available. Anyway, after that, the wife’s statuette turned back to silver. I was in the elevator when my friend called me, and when he told me I could hear his wife shouting in the background (out of excitement and/or fear) and I remember the hair stood up on my neck. And then it happened again – that statuette turned from silver back to gold. Because no one knows hardly anything about who I am, and most certainly no one will know who my friends (the couple) are, this story can be completely made up – conceivably, my friends could also be playing a hoax on me (based on my years of knowing them, however, I believe this is not the case).

In any event, I just wanted to clarify – I used to think this kind of stuff was wishful thinking, a hoax, or perhaps even of the devil.

However, now I firmly believe that sometimes these things happen, and they are signs of encouragement from God – like He is saying "Hey, I really am here. See ? (zzzzzzzing - changes silver to gold) "

On another note, earlier this year my cousin, a protestant, angrily rejected my proposal that she wear a Miraculous Medal before her cancer surgery. Then, 2 weeks after our call, she showed me a picture of a Miraculous Medal that mysteriously “appeared” in her room. Because of my experience with these statuettes, I was not so fazed, and told her “I have seen things like this happen before”…

To me, these are miracles – of course, not anywhere close to being able to pass the scientific scrutiny that is required for medical miracles at Lourdes, for example. However, I think for the vast majority of us, these little thin strands in life which we receive from time to time become enough to make a thick – and unbreakably convincing – rope.
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Ah, a couple of more things I just wanted to clarify. The first is that the statuettes clearly and indisputably changed color, from silver (almost white, like platinum) to gold, and vice versa. It was not some gradual change or something that could be described or mistaken as tarnishing, burnishing, or wearing away. I took a picture of them side by side, and had it on my phone; unfortunately, however, they were deleted by accident when I tried to re-boot my phone because I thought it caught a virus (lost all my phone contacts as well, so that was a hassle). One was clearly and brightly and entirely gold, and the other silver. No question about that.

The second is that I realize the elevator part in my explanation seems irrelevant – but I mentioned it because when I received that news it was a “remember where you were when you heard…” kind of moment. Unforgettable, and only the 2nd time in my life my hair has stood up on end (the first time being when I heard a Japanese ghost story at a party…).
 
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