What do you do with broken rosaries

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The blessing on rosaries applies only to the beads, not to the chain or cord wnhich joins them, hence the blessing does not “disappear” or become invalid when the cord or chain is broken. If they cannot be repaired or put to some other reverent use (eg. chaplets), they should be disposed of reverently (burial).
 
Hang them round a rose then dance around it till you fall down.

Blessings…
 
poor_clare said:
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I don’t want to throw away the broken rosaries because I feel that’s disrespectful - if not vaguely sinful.
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Hi! I respectively disagree about burying or burning rosaries. Why do that when there are rosary makers who would love to receive your broken rosaries to make new ones from? Then, these seasoned prayer beads can be blessed anew and used.

I send my broken rosaries to Fr. Dominic Garramone of St. Bede Abbey Peru, Illinois. You may remember Fr. Dominic as the “Breaking Bread” priest on PBS some years ago. He makes beautiful rosaries from broken pieces. I am sure there are plenty more rosary makers around who would love extra beads, crucifixes, etc. I say do not waste such a good resource by burying or burning but donate your rosary parts.
 
Hi Everyone

Well… I think that I will donate them.

Broken or not, I don’t like the idea of throwing away something with the image of our Lord on it - particularly a crucifix. It just seems disrespectful to me because of what it represents. I’m also not keen on burying things - a little too medieval and I live in a fourth floor walk up. 🙂

Thanks again for all of your advice, links, anecdotes, etc. - all are very much appreciated.

God bless and have a peaceful end to Lent and joyful Easter,

Clare
 
Things blessed become sacramentals so throwing them away is out of the question. I’m not going to argue this and go off topic so if anyone disagrees ask a CAF apologist.

I guess donating them to the Sisters who’s site I posted wouldn’t be a bad idea either. I’m sure they’ll repair them and give them to a needy soul. Pax†
 
@ mellowcalico–If the finish is an iridescent type of finish, you can go to an auto parts store and see if there is a metallic type touchup bottle of paint that matches, or closely matches, the color of the bead in question. Clean off the bead thoroughly (i.e., ammonia,) rinse and let thoroughly dry, and apply the touchup paint with a very light hand, the way you would apply a single coat of nail polish. To prevent additional chipping on beads that aren’t already flaking, you could get a clear acrylic spray and spray the entire rosary with it. Put the rosary on a piece of wax paper, spray lightly, let dry, and then turn the entire rosary over and repeat. You don’t want to coat it heavily, otherwise the acrylic spray will drip and run. I would wrap a piece of wax paper around the crucifix and the centerpiece to avoid coating the silver or pewter, or whatever metal those pieces are made of.
 
Snowball said:
I was told by the Msgr at our Parish, that a Blessed item which has NOT been broken,should never be thrown away (Burial, would be appropriate). But any item that has been Blessed, then broken, the Blessing then has also been broken, and is then just an object. I usually just repair mine and have it Blessed again.
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My family make many rosaries, but sometimes we get parts of old rosaries that are simply unrepairable (beads rotten or not enough of the rosary part present to make another rosary, one decade or otherwise). I have sent them to missions who request them or simply bury them. The postage gets pretty expensive when you have not only rosaries, but also other broken relilgious items that are unrepairable. I don’t believe a broken item is no longer blessed, unless there are essential parts missing. It’s more difficult to bury larger items, such as larger crucifixes. One would have to be sure they are deep enough in the soil, that they wouldn’t be plowed up or dug up in some way. Barbara
 
I broke the latest one just the other day. I was simply praying and it fell apart. I think I need to speak to someone at the Cathedral gift shop about quality control. 🤷

God bless,
Clare
 
poor_clare said:
I broke the latest one just the other day. I was simply praying and it fell apart. I think I need to speak to someone at the Cathedral gift shop about quality control. 🤷

God bless,
Clare
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it broke already? either you are gripping it too tight or they are selling a batch that isnt of the best quality
 
poor_clare said:
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I’m on my third rosary. I’ve broken the previous two. I must be hard on them or something because they’ve both snapped and I can’t repair them.

The Cathedral gift shop is benefiting as it seems I’m going in every few months to buy a new rosary.

I don’t want to throw away the broken rosaries because I feel that’s disrespectful - if not vaguely sinful.

Anyway, any thoughts would be much appreciated.

God bless,

Clare
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I’ve gone through a few myself. I put the crosses in a drawer of my jewelry box, and throw the chain away. I pick up rosaries all the time though. If I’m traveling and visiting another Church, I’ll pick one up…or at a garage sale, flea market…I suppose I always want there to be a market for them, that my purchase might benefit the seller…that someone watching me buy one might be inspired to buy one themself…

I have quite a little collection of little crosses from all of them 😃
 
crystal_waters said:
it broke already? either you are gripping it too tight or they are selling a batch that isnt of the best quality
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Hi Crystal

I’m just counting them off with my forefinger and thumb. I’ve tried different styles and they always break. Maybe it’s the intensity of my prayers 😉

God Bless,
Clare
 
Charlotte408 said:
I’ve gone through a few myself. I put the crosses in a drawer of my jewelry box, and throw the chain away. I pick up rosaries all the time though. If I’m traveling and visiting another Church, I’ll pick one up…or at a garage sale, flea market…I suppose I always want there to be a market for them, that my purchase might benefit the seller…that someone watching me buy one might be inspired to buy one themself…

I have quite a little collection of little crosses from all of them 😃
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Hi Charlotte

That’s nice that you do that. I think sometimes people feel shy/embarrassed about buying religious objects.

God bless you,
Clare 🙂
 
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