Rosary Workshop - C9G Altar & Table Chaplets - EGINO WEINERT
 HOLY FAMILY CHAPLETS
 ALTAR & TABLE CHAPLETS - 'NINERS'   pg. 1 of  4
 Because we believe our visitors are unique amongst the internet family, we offer some new designs that were inspired by an item seen in an Antique Shop in Munich a few years ago. It was well over 100 years old. It was actually a large, 3 inch round crystal and gold reliquary box containing relics of about 10 saints .....

 LADY OF REFUGE -    STE ANNE  -   JOSEPH   -  GOOD SHEPHERD
ABOUT ARTIST EGINO WEINERT
'NINER  PRAYERS'   -    HISTORY OF NINERS
FEMALE SAINTS   -   MALE SAINTS   -   ANGELS ETC   -   INDEX
SHOPPING CART

.... This was not so unusual but what was different, was the fact that from it, hung a series of beads.  It was a chaplet!  A chaplet where prayers were offered, asking for the intercession of the saints whose relics were contained. This wonderful discovery has inspired the following:

MEDALS BY ARTIST EGINO WEINERT
The powerful 2 x 2 inch saints medals we have used below were designed by world famous EGINO WEINERT of Germany - a favorite of Pope John Paul II, and an artist to the Vatican. Available in bronze only.  We have chosen very special beads to symbolize the lives of each saint. These 'Niners' are wonderful to keep on your coffee table, prayer table, home altar or hang on the wall.  They are very simple yet powerful to pray.  There is something embracing about holding these medals in one hand and the beads in the other.  And when not in use - sitting on the table - they are visually involving, captivating and evangelizing - to others in the room.

~ LADY of REFUGE ~

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~ STe ANNE ~

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~ JOSEPH ~

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~ GOOD SHEPHERD ~

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EGINO WEINERT
World renowned German artist, Egino Weinert, is a master in the field of sacred gold smithery, as well as a painter and sculptor.  He has consigned pieces of art for Cathedrals and Churches throughout the world and is a favorite of John Paul II.  Several of Mr. Weinert’s original enamel works may be seen in the Galleria Moderna of the Vatican Museum.
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Born on March 3rd, 1920 in Berlin-Schöneberg  -  1934 Entry to the monastery of the Benedictine Missionaries as a monastic pupil.  -  1941 Gold and silversmith examination passed with merits of distinction.  -  1941 Prison for refusal of the Hitler salutation in Würzburg, Ottostraße.  -  1944 Receipt of diploma.  -  1945 Loss of my right hand by an explosive projectile masked as an electrical fuse.  -  1946 First work with one hand at the gold smithery  “eine Paxtafel.” (Peace Plaque)  -  1947 The painter Ewal Jorzig, Düsseldorf, visits the monastery and urges the abbot Burkhard Urz to send me to the Art School of Cologne.  -  1949 Attendance to the School of Art.  -  1951 Founded own studio for gold smithery, painting, and sculpture.  -  1963 Founded second studio in Spain.  -  1994 For the last 50 years I have been active as a master of sacred gold smithery, as well as, a painter and sculptor, making pieces I can manage with one hand.  -  1999 Reaching my 80th year.

SHARED BY

~ PRAYERS ~

FATHER RICK

SUGGESTED DEVOTION
To Our Lady of Perpetual Help
and Our Lady of Refuge

FIRST SET OF 3 BEADS:
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Bead 1:    Our Father
    Bead 2:    O, Immaculate Mary, Virgin most Powerful, I beseech you, through that immense Power which you have received from the Eternal Father, obtain for me Purity of heart, - Strength to overcome all the enemies of my soul; -and the special favor I implore in my present necessity.  ( Name It) Mother most pure! Forsake me not, despise not my prayer, graciously hear me for God's glory, your honor, and the welfare of my soul. To obtain this favor I honor your Power.  Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee, etc.
    Bead 3:    Gloria Patri
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SECOND SET OF 3 BEADS:
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Bead 1:    Our Father
    Bead 2:    O, Virgin Mary, My Mother, through that ineffable Wisdom bestowed upon you by the Incarnate Word of God, I humbly beseech you, obtain for me Meekness and humility of heart; a perfect knowledge of the divine Will and strength to accomplish it always. O Mary, Seat of Wisdom; as a tender Mother lead me in the path of Christian Virtue and perfection; enlighten and enable me to do what is most pleasing to your beloved Son. and obtain my petition. To obtain this grace I honor your Wisdom.  Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee, etc.
    Bead 3:    Gloria Patri
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THIRD AND FINAL SET OF 3 BEADS:
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Bead 1:    Our Father
    Bead 2:    O, Mother of Mercy, Mother of penitent sinners, I stand before you sinful and sorrowful, beseeching you through the immense Love given to you by the Holy Spirit for us poor sinners, obtain for me true and perfect contrition for my sins, which I hate and detest with all my heart, because I love God. Mother most Merciful, help me in my present necessity. Turn, then those eyes of Mercy toward us, O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary!  To obtain this precious gift, I honor Your Loving Mercy. Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee, etc.
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ON THE MEDAL:   Recite the Memorare

Blessings upon you all as you continue in an important ministry in the Church, and indeed God's Kingdom; I encourage you in your exquisite work!  Again, Blessings, Fr. Rick +
Thank you Father Rick, a beautiful sharing + RW
 

~ TRADITIONAL 'NINER' PRAYERS ~

 

So these little chaplets with 3 sets of 3 beads have been around a long time, they have a history.  Its more than just a tradition, as it appears, they also carried certain indulgences.   A perfect prayer form to renew in a busy day.
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On each set of 3 beads - one each:
Our Father, Hail Mary. Glory Be
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On the medal:
ask for the intercession of this particular saint. Some people use this as a nine day novena by adding their petition at this time.


 

~ HISTORY of  'NINERS' ~

... THE RACCOLTA - a collection ...
More information on the traditional 'niner' chaplet may be found in an old book called THE RACCOLTA (A Collection). The Raccolta was first published in Rome by Telesforo Galli in 1807. This would put this practice of the 'niners' into at least the latter part of the 18c, and more likely the devotion was practised, established and approved of long before it was written about. THE RACCOLTA  has been re published many times over the years but more recently by Benzeger Brothers in 1944 through 1957.  It contains prayers, devotions, novenas, pius practices etc and explains the indulgences that were attached and conditions needed to gain them at that time in history.  All the indulgences contained in THE RACCOLTA are/were applicable to the souls in purgatory. The book is still available through most Catholic Book Stores.
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Our friend Barbara listed 15 'NINER' chaplets with this configuration of beads and they were mostly for specific saints.  One was for the Consecration to the Holy Family, another for the dying (St Joseph), and another for the Acts of Adoration.

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