My Rosary Broke

[FullyMT]

I think I've broken 4 rosaries this year (all on accident, I tend to squeeze onto them very hard, causing the metal links to bend and unhook). The most recent one is from fatima that Pope John Paul II blessed during the 2000 Jubillee. My youth minister gave it to me at the beginning of Lent this year. The crucifix is laying somewhere in my car right now, so I have to wait till tomorrow to see if I can find it and then I need to get some pliers to get all the metal to form correctly again for the links.
Anybody know where I can get some sturdy rosaries that won't fall apart for a few years, even if they're sorta well, put through the abuse I put mine through? I'm starting to ponder if I should just buy a bunch of glow in the dark rosaries.

 

[frettr00]

I still have the same rosary I got at my first holy communion. It's black plastic beads and white string, no chain links. It's just as sturdy as long as I can remember.

 

[epiclesis]

I have a glow in the dark one and you can move the beads after each prayer. And I have a cord rosary that my best friend made for me. theyre great and there's really no way you can break em.

 

[benedictine]

Mine was given to me at a state fair. I literally carry it around with me wherever I go, school, church, the library.... It's got red platic beads, and larger white beads, a plastic cross, and it's held together by green string.

 

[ZooMom]

MT, take your Rosary to a jeweler and have them sauter the links. I had to do that with my StotC beads, because the Stations were so heavy on the chain. It shouldn't cost much at all, and you'll never have to worry about it falling apart. String Rosaries are great, too, but for a special Rosary like yours I'm sure you want to keep using it. Perhaps you could keep the WY Rosary at home and get a string Rosary to 'travel'. I do that, too.

 

[JJM]

Well at least you know where your broken ones are I've lost 2 in the past year and I have know Idea where they are. I got one form a Franciscan mission in Arizona and now it's somewhere in Switzerland. The one I got for my first communion got lost in my own house and I have known Idea where it is. I had a glow in the dark one once but I fell asleep on my couch after I prayed the rosary and my dog ate it. So I know how you feel. But I don't really have any advice. Yeah I guess I just wanted to share in the misery. so you can disregard this post if you want. But hey it bumped your thread.

 

[wellab]

I had a glow in the dark one once but I fell asleep on my couch after I prayed the rosary and my dog ate it.

That's a hoot!!!

That must be one Holy dog!!!

 

[AMDG]

Well at least you know where your broken ones are I've lost 2 in the past year and I have know Idea where they are. I got one form a Franciscan mission in Arizona and now it's somewhere in Switzerland. The one I got for my first communion got lost in my own house and I have known Idea where it is. I had a glow in the dark one once but I fell asleep on my couch after I prayed the rosary and my dog ate it.

For your lost communion one, and for all future ones that become "lost", you can try asking St. Simon Stock to help you find them. Worked for my friend--after Mass, she realized that she no longer had her rosary. Searched everywhere. Called the Church. Nothing. Asked St. Simon Stock for help in finding... Next day her Rosary was found in the parking lot and returned to her.

About the one your dog ate, well I bet it was easy to find after a few days--at least the pieces were. LOL

And ZooMom is right--a jeweler CAN help with the Rosaries that have links. FullyMT might check with the parish too. There might be a Rosarymaker within the congregation. I know our group (as well as others) repair Rosaries free of charge. (I even had one gentleman ask me to restring a couple on cord so that they wouldn't break so oftenin his pocket. I did do one--but the simply tightened up his other and gave him a carrying case so it wouldn't be broke.) Which brings me to that--a carrying case to protect your Rosary. Many religious goods stores carry them (and some of them will either repair a Rosary or give you the name of someone who will.)

Oh, there's different weights and hardness of wire used to make the links as well. Doesn't sound like FullyMT will want the very thin wire, or the wire that is very soft! ...Of course sometimes the openings for the beads only allow a certain thickness of wire and I know that usually only the very experienced (I'm not experienced enough) use the really heavy (and hard) wire although I do know a couple of Rosarymakers...

 

[InnerPhyre]

Broken rosaries are a part of being a good Catholic. Bad Catholics have rosaries that never fall apart because they never get used

 

[princess_ballet]

Broken rosaries are a part of being a good Catholic. Bad Catholics have rosaries that never fall apart because they never get used

Mine haven't broken.


I actually have a few of them. I have one sitting on my desk here.

We had one that was made of us by our first grade teacher's mom for our first communion and I still have it. I also have one that was made out of rose petals from the nuns at the Vatican.

 

[Carrye]

I think MT needs steel and diamonds.

 

[Jamme]

Broken rosaries are a part of being a good Catholic. Bad Catholics have rosaries that never fall apart because they never get used

I suspect there is some truth in that when the rosary in question is a fancy one. I got a new pretty rosary as an incentive to increase my devotions during Lent this year, but the links broke before Easter...

(though maybe I shouldnt have said it in the car each day and kept it in my hand when I grabbed the gearstick )

...but I have plastic ones which have lasted years and years. I guess we'd have to do a controlled trial in order to find out whether thats because we use the plastic ones less, or whether they are genuinely less breakable.

 

[plmarquette]

have you ever head of " Jacob's tears " / the rosary plant ....
seeds are like " donuts " , hole in the center , string and make your own rosary ...
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/rosary.html
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/rosaryplant.html

 

[Cat59]

I broke so many- I started to use my fingers and now that's the main way I pray it. I do have a small 1 decade rosary that I keep in my jacket pocket that has managed to survive amongst the other junk I keep there. It's made of wooden beads and string.

 

[PolskiKrol]

I tend to squeeze onto them very hard, causing the metal links to bend

For some odd reason I do that to. But my metal links never break, they just bend and the bead falls of; I just put it back on and bend the metal again.

(Got one from St FAustina shrine)

 

[pax]

I like cord rosaries because they're very hard to break. I keep one in my jacket pocket and one in my pants pocket all the time and they've held up really well.

 

[FullyMT]

ZooMom, thanks for the advice! Once I get the rosary put back together (and I have enough money), I'll get to a jeweler right away

I think MT needs steel and diamonds.

For some odd reason I do that to. But my metal links never break, they just bend and the bead falls of; I just put it back on and bend the metal again.

It's good to know I'm not the only one! Although links are bent in such a way that I need pliers to move them back into the correct shape.

but I have plastic ones which have lasted years and years. I guess we'd have to do a controlled trial in order to find out whether thats because we use the plastic ones less, or whether they are genuinely less breakable.

Sounds like a great plan, both for the sake of "science" and for further devotion to our Blessed Mother!
Thanks for the responses everyone, I feel better about breaking my rosaries now

 

[Aaron-Aggie]

mines borken and mssing beds but still use it but sometimes my 3rd decaded gets to many hail marys and my 4th not enough but i'm sure it balances out

 

[InnerPhyre]

Mine haven't broken.

Ok Ok so bad Catholics and very careful Catholics have non-broken rosaries

 

[ShannonMcCatholic]

I mostly just use my fingers to pray the rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet... women's clothing is woefully lacking in pockets and so there's nowhere to keep a rosary throughout the day....