Rosaries as Necklaces?

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martininthefiel said:
As others have said, wearing or not wearing is a cultural thing. Monks and nuns in some orders traditionally wore them as necklaces to keep them handy. It is also common in Latino culture. I would reserve my ire for more important matters.
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Correct. We are used to European religious wearing their rosaries on their belts, which objectively is not any more or less respectful than wearing them around your neck.

Yes, sadly, there are “fashion” rosary necklaces, but they are usually obviously not a real rosary. However, that shouldn’t mean that someone who wants to keep his rosary handy and not all tangled in a pocket with keys and tissue lint, can’t wear it around his neck.
 
I’m do not like to use a Rosary as a decoration. I do wear a blessed Rosary around my neck, but always hidden under a shirt so that it is not visible. I am attacked far less frequently and with less intensity (spiritually speaking) when I wear it. I suspect that it would be the same if it was in a pocket, but it is not as comfortable.

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martininthefiel said:
As others have said, wearing or not wearing is a cultural thing. Monks and nuns in some orders traditionally wore them as necklaces to keep them handy. It is also common in Latino culture. I would reserve my ire for more important matters.
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And there are so many…
 
lo_amo87 said:
So I just registered a patient, 19 years old for his appointment and I noticed he was wearing his rosary–as a necklace. Is this some new fashion trend? I was always taught never to place the rosary over one’s head.
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Is your patient Latino? Wearing rosaries is very, very common in Latino/Hispanic cultures.

Luna
 
Mystrx said:
Do they wear it on the neck anywhere in europe?
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I’d like to come in the topic as Italo–French.
In Europe we usually keep the Rosary in an empty pocket or in a small place of one’s bag, to keep it at one’s reach. We often have special tiny boxes to preserve Rosaries from damage.
Wearing the Rosary at one’s neck: I saw an did it myself during a pilgrimage to Medjugorje. It was a way to honour the Virgin Mary. When I came home, I continued to wear it at my neck, well tucked under my shirt, to continue remembering the engagements I took during the pilgrimage.
Now, I prefer wering a blessed Rosary as a ring: it remembers me to keep my hands in serving my neighbour.
 
I worked with teenagers for a while. It’s a “in” thing right now. Our mall, here in the Bible belt, sells them at several kiosks. It’s a trend and also a gang thing.

I was going to post a thread about my daughter and I seeing some rosary-style necklaces last night. Made the same as rosaries but the connector and crucifix were pendants like guns or names of rap singers. :rolleyes: I make rosaries now and told my daughter that I should buy one on clearance and replace the connector and pendant! Not much actually offends me but I’m wondering whose bright idea this trend was.
 
You can think I’m naive or ignorant but, to be honest, I thought that all those people I’ve seen with a Rosary as a necklace (mostly guys) were because they are very religious xD
It never crossed to my mind that it was because of fashion or whatever >.>
 
Welllll… Unfortunately, where I live, teenage boys now wear them as a symbol of a certain “conquest”:(.
 
Rosaries aren’t necklaces, but they can be worn around the neck. I wore a rosary around my neck under my shirt as it’s an easy way to keep it with me and not lose it (I’m very forgetful)
 
lo_amo87 said:
So I just registered a patient, 19 years old for his appointment and I noticed he was wearing his rosary–as a necklace. Is this some new fashion trend? I was always taught never to place the rosary over one’s head.
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I started seeing this years ago, on “hipster” types who weren’t Catholic. The other day I saw one of the Hispanic employees at the liquor store had one on. There’s no teaching from the Church against it, so anyone that expresses the opinion that it’s bad or disrespectful is merely expressing their own opinion.

This has been addressed in the AAA forum also.
 
Matrix_Refugee said:
Indeed: it’s in the same order as naming kids Jesus. It’s not something that’s done in most European countries or by people of European extraction, out of respect for Christ, but one finds a fair number of boys/men from Central and South America named Jesus.
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I remember years ago reading a book and one of the characters was named Jesus. I was shocked! 😃
 
St. Louis de Montfort’s Rosary book mentions incidents of placing Rosaries around people’s necks as a means of exorcism. I have worn my ugly plastic and nylon string Rosary around my neck because I didn’t have pockets and acknowledge any cultural sensitivity regarding seeming disrespect. We are Christians, we are Catholics, and we are free to do as we see fit within the constraints of our conscience and Christ’s positive command to love. If we can help others to pray the Rosary by giving them a free Rosary CD from the Mary Foundation, let’s do so. Let’s turn what may be a fashion statement into a point of contact with the Eternal.

If I can be salt and light with those who are sinning against God–not merely offending people–that I will do, and have done. I ask those who dress immodestly to put more clothes on; I help those who act harshly with others, especially children, to calm down; I explain abortion as an offense against God-given life without accusing people of murder; I have risked my life breaking up a drug deal and stopping fights, even a knife fight. So let’s get our priorities straight. Let’s go to confession and get our own house in order. If we have been disrespectful towards God and His gifts, we must confess our sins. Then as St. Benedict said, “Pray and work.” We must preach the gospel and, as St. Francis said, sometimes use words. Our Lady of the Rosary said, “Pray the daily Rosary for peace” at her Fatima, Portugal, apparitions. Let’s do so, and make the Five First Saturdays of reparation–Confession, Mass, Communion, and 15 minutes of meditation after Mass–to repair those disheartening affronts to the Mother of God. Those fifteen minutes of consolation of our Blessed Mother are great for saying the Rosary…

Dearest Mother, Your Son’s divine image as our crucified Redeemer is flaunted as ornament by some but use this as a means of driving out demons from our midst who shrink from this reminder, however thoughtlessly displayed. Bring us all to His most Sacred Heart through your Immaculate Heart that reveals the inner thoughts of all. Cleanse us and seal us in His perfection, the perfection of perfect love which makes us perfect even as our Heavenly Father is perfect. Thank you, dearest Mother, for your suffering with Christ. Bring us Christ’s peace and receive our consolation as we stumble into the arms of our Good Shepherd. AMEN
 
lo_amo87 said:
So I just registered a patient, 19 years old for his appointment and I noticed he was wearing his rosary–as a necklace. Is this some new fashion trend? I was always taught never to place the rosary over one’s head.
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I haven’t seen anyone wearing their rosary this way, but I have wondered about this. My rosary does not have a clasp, however, nor would it be considered “jewelry” based on design. Also, I like to be discrete in work situations, so I tend to shy away from public display of religious icons in a professional setting.
 
Unfortunatly, I have seen many young people wear it only as a fashion statement.

The other night I saw a teen boy wearing one around his neck and it was a colored one that matched his outfit. I told him that I liked his rosary and asked if he was Catholic; his response was “no” so I asked if he knew what the significance of it was, again he said “no, it just looks good with my outfit.” And then he walked away.

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I was taught …maybe old school , that only within certain orders are they worn… the rosary as we have it now while…necklace shaped…was to give the proper array order and flow…its being of a necklace shape is “incidental” I have slipped it on like at our lake home unloading before so it won’t get hung up, but remove it, when finished…a blessed Rosary technically is a Sacramental “device” at that point…and like I say maybe its my old school parochial teaching…lol…but that was was taught…and in particular…after a blessing…and a a Sacramental Device are truly nota piece of jewelry…but hey…think Blues Brothers here…Elvis WAS “Pequin” taught got my knuckles rapped too… they still did the corporal punishment…time out my foot…lol…:cool:
 
Christians in rural parts of Africa wear rosaries around their necks–because they usually have no pockets. And they are proud (in a holy way) of their faith, and see no reason for “discretion” or fear of social norms.
 
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