Wearing a Rosary?

[Montie_Claunch]

I was watching the Movie Four Brothers and one of the Brothers was wearing the Rosary around his neck. I don’t know if it was as a necklace or just how he was carrying it. I though you wern’t supposed to do that. Or was I just making that up? Thanks and God bless.

 

[water]

Here is a recent thread on the topic

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=21450&highlight=rosary

 

[LilyM]

I was watching the Movie Four Brothers and one of the Brothers was wearing the Rosary around his neck. I don’t know if it was as a necklace or just how he was carrying it. I though you wern’t supposed to do that. Or was I just making that up? Thanks and God bless.

There is such a thing as a specifically designed Rosary necklace - it has a chain and clasp so is clearly designed to be worn as jewellery. Similarly Rosary bracelets.

To wear an ordinary Rosary round the neck - well, depends on the intent. You can wear it as an act of devotion, expression of your faith etc in a similar way to a scapular or medal, in which case it’s fine. Or you can wear it as a fashion statement because it looks cool - which plenty of young people do.

 

[Hastrman]

Personally, I wish we could figure out a way to wear rosaries around our wrists, the way Buddhists do with their sutra-beads. It looks cool, and it’s much more accessible–like a wristwatch.

 

[jc-servant]

Personally, I wish we could figure out a way to wear rosaries around our wrists, the way Buddhists do with their sutra-beads. It looks cool, and it’s much more accessible–like a wristwatch.

Make your own using the clear elastic cord sold for bead stringing if you are a male and want a more masculine bracelet or for females we can already buy a rosary bracelet and have it handy. Of course it will only have one decade of beads, but that is all that is really needed.

 

[Polish]

Personally, I wish we could figure out a way to wear rosaries around our wrists, the way Buddhists do with their sutra-beads. It looks cool, and it’s much more accessible–like a wristwatch.

I’ve seen sites selling rosary that have wrist rosaries - evidently they’re quite common.

I remember one day at work a young Protestant woman walked past my desk wearing a big bead rosary around her waist as a drapping belt. I said nothing, but our eyes met and whatever she saw in them resulted in her removing the rosary belt. Within a half an hour she again made herself noticed at my desk - this time sans the belt. (Maybe my angel whopped her angel upside the head and told him to make her take it off )

 

[LilyM]

Personally, I wish we could figure out a way to wear rosaries around our wrists, the way Buddhists do with their sutra-beads. It looks cool, and it’s much more accessible–like a wristwatch.

I’ve seen them in Catholic shops - personally I prefer the chunkier ones with wood or semi-precious-stone beads rather than the delicate little gemstone or crystal things, not that I own either (I use Rosary rings because they’re more discreet).

I’m sure other shops have beaded wristlets too - you just have to make sure it’s one with 10 beads and a larger central one.

 

[Sixtus]

've seen them in Catholic shops - personally I prefer the chunkier ones with wood or semi-precious-stone beads rather than the delicate little gemstone or crystal things, not that I own either (I use Rosary rings because they’re more discreet).

I agree

Catholic German Bomber pilots used to ‘wear’ Rosary rings to pray for safe deliverance from the the Royal Air Force

 

[Myangel]

A cousin of mine wears the Rosary for fashion and his friend (who is a stripper ) wears one too. I just hope that anyone who wears one gets some sort of grace(s) and uses it for the right purpose.

 

[Asbestos_Mango]

I once had a hard time restraining myself from viciously and publicly dressing down a young woman I saw at the mall in low-rise jeans, tight-fitting low-cut tank top and a rosary dangling in her cleavage. She looked Hispanic, which means the odds are pretty good that she came from a Catholic family and knew better than to wear the rosary in such a disrespectful fashion.

I know it’s a custom among Mexicans to wear the rosary as a sign of devotion, and for easy access in case of “prayer emergency”.

I wear mine to remind myself that I’m a Christian and therefore expected to behave in a Christlike manner (I do occasionally fall on my tuckus, but not as frequently as I did before I started “advertising” my Catholicism), and for easy access in case of “prayer emergency.” I keep it tucked inside my clothing, but the beads are still visible above my collar. In addition, I feel that wearing it is more respectful than keeping it in my pocket with my Swiss Army knife, loose change, housekeys, Trader Joe’s receipt- in other words, my junk.

I also think there’s a protective aspect to it (if the icon of the Blessed Mother and the corner shelf with statue of same, large metal cross and bottle of holy water aren’t enough). I’m a massage therapist- in Las Vegas, no less- and I think it sends a pretty clear message to clients who might want certain, uh, extra services that they aren’t going to get that from me, so don’t bother asking.