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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Anglican Rosaries - Eternity Rings and Trinity Beads
How did I get started making Anglican Rosaries?
While I attended the Anglican School of Theology, I
took a class, “Prayer and the Spiritual Life” taught by Rev. Judy Frizzell. I
had no idea how much this class would
affect my life. We studied various forms
of prayer and spiritual discipline. Praying the rosary and meditation became my spiritual disciplines. I started off making prayer bead necklaces from there I I have been designing Anglican rosaries for 8 years. Inspired by a prayerful friend, Jayne Ann, while watching her pray with a Roman Catholic chaplet, I started designing Anglican chaplets several years ago. This summer I started incorporating that
design in a bracelet.
Unakite Anglican Chaplet Bracelet
Over the past few years, I have been making subtle
changes to my rosaries. When I designed
my Anglican chaplet bracelet, the ring I used to anchor the cross to the chaplet was also the clasp
for the toggle. So I added the eternity ring to take the place of the
invitatory bead to the rosaries. The ring symbolizes the Alpha and Omega, and
can be used just like the invitatory bead in rosaries.
Blue Goldstone Anglican Rosary with Eternity Ring
Almost all my rosaries have the unique
Trinity Bead Feature. When my husband went on a mission trip to Uganda to
minister to the Batwa pygmies*, he asked me to make wearable rosaries for both
men and women. I decided not to use African Trade Beads because I wasn’t sure
of the symbolism of the beads and didn’t want to offend the pygmies. It’s hot and humid in Uganda, even up in the
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, instead of
making rosaries with silk thread, I used hemp.
I made three knots in the hemp and hung a crucifix from the third knot. I incorporated this design in my
rosaries, there are three beads/knots on either side of the cruciform beads
representing the Holy Trinity. I add the three beads/knots at either side of
the invitatory bead and before the cross.
Painted Desert Jasper Anglican Rosary
*For more information on the plight of the Batwa Pygmies
check out Dr. Scott Kellerman’s website: http://kellermannfoundation.org/
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