Rosary-less!

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My rosary is missing! :crying:

And I am totally lost and distraught! I’ve looked all over my apt., in my pockets, my purse, my bag, my car, at church… I don’t know how I could have lost it! I had just had it blessed by my priest a month or two ago, so I feel especially guilty for losing it. I guess I’m too careless to own a blessed object. :nope:

I’m so beside myself! I feel like–like I’ve been disarmed! Even when it wasn’t blessed, it got me through so many difficult times. It’s been such a constant part of my life. I always had it with me… which, looking back, probably was such a great idea.

I suppose I could have lost it at some other places where I went–restaurants. I guess I could call them and ask if anyone’s found it. For some reason, I feel really weird and uncomfortable about doing that… asking random places if anyone’s turned in a lost rosary. I shouldn’t be such a silly coward. I should be willing to get out of my shell for the sake of something I love and something I want back.

On the other hand, I tell myself there is no sense in making myself miserable. No good can come of it. I cheer myself up by thinking that maybe it has been found by someone who really needed it… maybe someone who was looking for a sign to restore their faith, their hope, their love of life and of God. Maybe my humble rosary is serving an even greater purpose.

I’m so confused. As usual, I don’t realize how important something is until I’ve lost it. sigh Sorry, I just needed to vent!
 
Unexpected_Dawn said:
My rosary is missing! :crying:

And I am totally lost and distraught! I’ve looked all over my apt., in my pockets, my purse, my bag, my car, at church… I don’t know how I could have lost it! I had just had it blessed by my priest a month or two ago, so I feel especially guilty for losing it. I guess I’m too careless to own a blessed object. :nope:

I’m so beside myself! I feel like–like I’ve been disarmed! Even when it wasn’t blessed, it got me through so many difficult times. It’s been such a constant part of my life. I always had it with me… which, looking back, probably was such a great idea.

I suppose I could have lost it at some other places where I went–restaurants. I guess I could call them and ask if anyone’s found it. For some reason, I feel really weird and uncomfortable about doing that… asking random places if anyone’s turned in a lost rosary. I shouldn’t be such a silly coward. I should be willing to get out of my shell for the sake of something I love and something I want back.

On the other hand, I tell myself there is no sense in making myself miserable. No good can come of it. I cheer myself up by thinking that maybe it has been found by someone who really needed it… maybe someone who was looking for a sign to restore their faith, their hope, their love of life and of God. Maybe my humble rosary is serving an even greater purpose.
I’m so confused. As usual, I don’t realize how important something is until I’ve lost it. sigh Sorry, I just needed to vent!
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I would say that this is the way to look at it.
 
I can relate - I’ve got a special rosary from a JP2 visit that I’ve had since 1986. If I lost it I would be upset, like yours it’s been through some times with me.

One of two things - either someone else needs it more or you don’t need it any more 😉 You can still ask after it, just say ‘a string of beads’, after all people, sad but true, wear them as fashion items sometimes 😦 and if you say ‘Rosary’ not everyone would know what you mean anyways.
 
LilyM said:
I can relate - I’ve got a special rosary from a JP2 visit that I’ve had since 1986. If I lost it I would be upset, like yours it’s been through some times with me.

One of two things - either someone else needs it more or you don’t need it any more 😉 You can still ask after it, just say ‘a string of beads’, after all people, sad but true, wear them as fashion items sometimes 😦 and if you say ‘Rosary’ not everyone would know what you mean anyways.
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Thank you for this encouragement! You’re right, I can just say “string of beads.” I did keep it in a little felt pouch, however, which might suggest that it was something other than a necklace. 😉

I do need a rosary… being that I’m a member of the Rosary Confraternity, and a possible future Dominican tertiary! 🙂 I know the beads aren’t the most important thing, but I just haven’t felt up to praying without them.

It really has been a bit traumatic for me! And mine wasn’t even a special rosary! I bought it for very little at my church gift shop. Still, it was very pretty, and had lots of sentimental value. I just hope nothing bad has happened to it… but I just have to entrust it to our Lord! :gopray2:
 
Dear Saint Anthony, please come around - Dawn’s rosary is lost and cannot be found!

And if it is not returned to you, I hope it does someone else as much good as it has done you. Now go get yourself another one and have it blessed and start a new chapter of your prayer life!

Betsy
 
YES, ask St. Anthony!! You would not believe all the things he finds for me! 😉 (He is good with weight loss too–I thought it’d be fun to ask him for help with losing something…I’m 20 pounds lighter now…)

Oh, and you’re supposed to be willing to give your rosary up to anyone who may need it, so don’t get too attached to it. Go buy another one, and in the meantime, you’ve got 10 fingers!

Or I suppose I could mail mine to you. 🙂
 
Unexpected_Dawn said:
On the other hand, I tell myself there is no sense in making myself miserable. No good can come of it. I cheer myself up by thinking that maybe it has been found by someone who really needed it… maybe someone who was looking for a sign to restore their faith, their hope, their love of life and of God. Maybe my humble rosary is serving an even greater purpose.
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This was my first thought when I started reading your post! Pray that it will bless someone’s life as it has blessed yours! Then get yourself another very special one.

Better yet, I am a new Catholic and I received 5 Rosaries as gifts, and when I say the Rosary, I’m usually saying it with a CD recording and don’t usually use the beads. PM your mailing address and I will gladly send you one of mine, it would be an honor!

God Bless!
Jeanette L
 
if you lost your rosary, somebody else found it who needs it right now more than you do. the rosary is the best evangelization tool I ever saw. I always carry a few and am always giving them away (most recently a shipment of half a dozen to Baptist relatives praying for a critically ill family member. woo-woo, Go, Mary!)

in my experience rosaries are a lot like cats. when you need one, the right one comes along, they choose you, you don’t choose them, and when they leave, the go to the next right person. they are also comforting things to have on your lap when you are worried about something.
 
annb said:
YES, ask St. Anthony!! You would not believe all the things he finds for me! 😉 (He is good with weight loss too–I thought it’d be fun to ask him for help with losing something…I’m 20 pounds lighter now…)
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I foresee a whole new Cahtolic weight loss program in the works, this I will definitely try.

When I get to heaven, St. Anthony is going to be the next person I see after St. Peter. He will hand me my glasses and my keys and say: here, now don’t bother me again for all eternity.
 
Too funny! I know what you mean. I depend on St. Anthony to be my personal organizer! I’m sure that he and I will have long talks about my failed attempts at organizating and orderliness.
 
puzzleannie said:
I foresee a whole new Cahtolic weight loss program in the works, this I will definitely try.

When I get to heaven, St. Anthony is going to be the next person I see after St. Peter. He will hand me my glasses and my keys and say: here, now don’t bother me again for all eternity.
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I hear ya - although with me it’ll be a whole mess of umbrellas and crucial bits of paper 😉
 
LilyM said:
I hear ya - although with me it’ll be a whole mess of umbrellas and crucial bits of paper 😉
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also my cell phone, no strike that, if there are cell phones it won’t be heaven, will it
 
Thanks to everyone for cheering me up–and even offering to send me rosaries! 😃 I think I will have to humbly and gratefully accept your charity, as I really don’t have any extra money right now.

Believe me, St. Anthony’s heard all about my lost rosary! He and the rest of the Celestial Court! I’ve learned all kinds of little rhymes. One of my new favorites is to St. Therese: “Little Flower, in this hour, show your power.” But I still feel a special bond with St. Anthony–he was the patron Saint of my childhood parish. I’m always asking for his help with things in general!

I feel very confident now that my rosary is OK, wherever it is–and that it is surely helping someone else. 🙂 Thanks again, y’all!
 
There was one time I thought I lost my rosary, a rosary has at least been prayed on for several thousand times. I felt so sad and bought another one, then I lost the new one.

One day, I was inspired to look under my bed, and found the first rosary lying under my bed. I was so grateful and decided never to take that precious rosary out of the house.

For me, the reason my rosary could be lost is because I always pray rosary while driving. When I reach the destination, the rosary could be on my lap. When I get out of the car, it could accidentally fall to the ground without my realization. I think that is how I lost my second rosary.

Later on I received from a Charity organization after my donation.
Now I am carrying that one in my purse with extra care. I always pay attention and make sure to put it inside of my purse and zip up my purse, so it will not be lost.

God bless!
 
Thanks for sharing your story, InLight!

I am definitely going to be much more careful in the future!
 
had to share this here, because it is kind of on topic. I was sad because I could not order rosaries for the confirmation class, which I do every year in October, because of tight budget. this morning I walked in the office and there was a box of over 200 rosaries someone had made and donated especially for CCD. thanks St. Anthony, St. Therese and all the other saints who responded to this thread, and to my prayer.
 
puzzleannie said:
had to share this here, because it is kind of on topic. I was sad because I could not order rosaries for the confirmation class, which I do every year in October, because of tight budget. this morning I walked in the office and there was a box of over 200 rosaries someone had made and donated especially for CCD. thanks St. Anthony, St. Therese and all the other saints who responded to this thread, and to my prayer.
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That’s wonderful! Thank you for sharing this uplifting story! I’m so happy it worked out! 😃

Thanks to St. Anthony and all the Saints!
 
Too funny! When I was trying to post, my computer crashed and I had to ask St. Anthony to help me find this thread again (after fruitlessly searching for 10 minutes on my own, but found another question I could answer, so all was not lost). Of course he found it BAM - like that. Thanks again, my special saint!

I say, call the places where you think you might have lost it. Maybe some Catholic server or manager found it and is wondering why you haven’t called for it. (The old Ask, Seek, Knock formula). Maybe someone who is thinking of converting found it and would love to talk to you about what your rosary means to you.

Also, you don’t actually HAVE to have a rosary to pray it. I often say mine when I’m swimming laps. The rhythm is perfect (for Australian crawl and breast stroke anyway). To keep count, I borrowed from a book title from Fulton Sheen - The Angel’s Blackboard and the angels keep count for me on my mental blackboard. They erase what I just said and put up where I am now. (1-1 means 1st decade, 1st Hail Mary, etc)
 
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