Rosary Suggestions?

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I have a rosary but I’m wondering if there is a type or material that others prefer and why? The one I have is rather fragile…looking for something somewhat more durable and less apt to tangle…since I know so little any little info would help!
Many thanks!👍
 
I like the wood and “rope” rosaries because they are the most durable. All of the rosaries I first received that had chains broke over time…and I was in my 20’s when I converted so I was not being careless.
 
robdaddyf said:
I have a rosary but I’m wondering if there is a type or material that others prefer and why? The one I have is rather fragile…looking for something somewhat more durable and less apt to tangle…since I know so little any little info would help!
Many thanks!👍
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I’m 58. I like the old-fashioned wooden beads with either rope or chain. I also like larger beads as opposed to the smaller ones.
 
CORD, that is the word I was trying to think of, not rope :rolleyes:. I did not want to get confused and think I was recommending a big wall rosary, lol.

Here is one example (I don’t know this company, I just did a search for wood cord rosary and looked for a good picture.)

catholicfreeshipping.stores.yahoo.net/corowobe.html
 
I made one with stretchy bracelet cord and wood beads. That way if I pull on it, it just stretches instead of breaking.
 
I too like the wood and chord ones. The ones where the Haily Mary beads slide.

I like them because I like how smooth the wood beads feel (and they only get smoother with use), and because I tend to say the Rosary with my eyes closed and I think it is easier to distinguish the Haily Mary from the Our Father beads.

The only downside is that sometimes my finger will slip and I’ll lose my place and end up redoing that mystery. Oh well, extra Hail Marys never hurt anyone. 😛

At one point, I was shopping around for a “prettier” one, but then I figured I would never use it because I was afraid of something happening to it. With the wooden ones, I’m not afraid to carry it around in my pocket or bag all day.

The only things I have to complain about the wooden ones are:
  1. If the beads aren’t drilled exactly down the middle, eventually the hole widens out and the bead pops off. Or maybe this is because I tend to sometimes twist the bead as I pray.
  2. Especially in cases where the rosaries are made by hand (as it is for my favorite) the chord may come unglued at the first or last bead at either end of the chord. Minor problem fixed for now with a little white glue.
Does anyone have suggestions on rosary bracelets or those ring things? I have to walk a lot for work and would like to say the rosary while walking, but sometimes my hands are too full to carry the standard 5 mystery rosary.
 
Amazon421 said:
Does anyone have suggestions on rosary bracelets or those ring things? I have to walk a lot for work and would like to say the rosary while walking, but sometimes my hands are too full to carry the standard 5 mystery rosary.
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I just got a one decade wood cord finger rosary. I had tried one of the metal ones but they are too slippery for my finger.
 
KarenElissa said:
I made one with stretchy bracelet cord and wood beads. That way if I pull on it, it just stretches instead of breaking.
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Oh, how did you do that? I’ve considered making my own rosary but I’m not very creative. Do I just need to slide the beads onto a stretchy chord and knot it off? Thanks
 
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Oh, how did you do that? I’ve considered making my own rosary but I’m not very creative. Do I just need to slide the beads onto a stretchy chord and knot it off? Thanks
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It is pretty easy really. I just used wooden beads and small little seed beads as separators. I used different shaped beads for the Our Fathers but you can use bigger wood ones or just separate them a bit more with a couple more beads. If you use the plastic stretchy cord, use a dab of super glue when you knot it, otherwise it will come untied.

I’ve also made a one-decade bracelet in the same way.

Here is what mine looks like, although it has a different crucifix.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_22yl9Xrdlf8/SnYr51jrCmI/AAAAAAAAJbQ/cRTroCh_4hk/s400/DSCF5457-1.jpg
 
KarenElissa said:
It is pretty easy really. I just used wooden beads and small little seed beads as separators. I used different shaped beads for the Our Fathers but you can use bigger wood ones or just separate them a bit more with a couple more beads. If you use the plastic stretchy cord, use a dab of super glue when you knot it, otherwise it will come untied.

I’ve also made a one-decade bracelet in the same way.

Here is what mine looks like, although it has a different crucifix.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_22yl9Xrdlf8/SnYr51jrCmI/AAAAAAAAJbQ/cRTroCh_4hk/s400/DSCF5457-1.jpg
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Cool. Thanks for the ideas. I’m going to the bead shop this week! 😃
 
Amazon421 said:
I too like the wood and chord ones. The ones where the Haily Mary beads slide.

I like them because I like how smooth the wood beads feel (and they only get smoother with use), and because I tend to say the Rosary with my eyes closed and I think it is easier to distinguish the Haily Mary from the Our Father beads.

The only downside is that sometimes my finger will slip and I’ll lose my place and end up redoing that mystery. Oh well, extra Hail Marys never hurt anyone. 😛

At one point, I was shopping around for a “prettier” one, but then I figured I would never use it because I was afraid of something happening to it. With the wooden ones, I’m not afraid to carry it around in my pocket or bag all day.

The only things I have to complain about the wooden ones are:
  1. If the beads aren’t drilled exactly down the middle, eventually the hole widens out and the bead pops off. Or maybe this is because I tend to sometimes twist the bead as I pray.
  2. Especially in cases where the rosaries are made by hand (as it is for my favorite) the chord may come unglued at the first or last bead at either end of the chord. Minor problem fixed for now with a little white glue.
Does anyone have suggestions on rosary bracelets or those ring things? I have to walk a lot for work and would like to say the rosary while walking, but sometimes my hands are too full to carry the standard 5 mystery rosary.
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I have one of those one-decade Rosaries with a clip between the 5th and 6th beads that I bought to put on my rear view mirror. I picked up a second one and use it as my walking around Rosary.
 
I prefer the chain rosaries. If you get a good quality one, of perhaps silver chain and durable beads, it should last you a lifetime. It will cost a bit but if you can use it for 60 years it evens out the cost. A good quality one will have a different type of chain between the decades to eliminate ‘twist’ and breakages.

I like the larger beads (I’m a guy) and good spaces between the decades. The Pater Noster beads should be a different shape (owl faces) to the Ave Maria beads so that you don’t have to look at the rosary when reciting it.

A rosary, much like I describe above, belonged to my great-grandfather (died in 1924) and though some of the chain links have stretched allowing the beads to slide a bit, the rosary is in good conditon. This is despite being used by my devout great aunt Maria for most of her life…and my father’s cousin after her.

Rove
 
I make rosaries for my own use and for gifts.

Soft Flex beading wire which is very durable, very flexible and has no memory. For beads, I generally use semi-precious stone, glass, wood or metal. Crucifix’ and centerpieces are available from a number of sources. I use gold, silver or bronze (colored) metal and natural wood.

For a modest investment in parts and labor a stunningly beautiful rosary can be created.
 
I really like the texture and feel of wood beads with a cord. After I returned to the Church, I treated myself to one.
 
robdaddyf said:
I have a rosary but I’m wondering if there is a type or material that others prefer and why? The one I have is rather fragile…looking for something somewhat more durable and less apt to tangle…since I know so little any little info would help!
Many thanks!👍
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I have one with plastic beads and really tough string attaching them… It never tangles- the only rosaries I have that get tangled are the ones with the metal links in them. They come in pastel colors, so you might not like that (the one I got was free, so I couldn’t exactly be picky about colors)- but it’s the most durable rosary I have come across. One time, I accidentally caught it on the roller of my vacuum cleaner… it ruined the vacuum cleaner, but the rosary didn’t have a scratch or smudge on it.
 
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