birthstone, birthday rosaries and chaplets -Mazzaroth series
FROM THE ROSARY WORKSHOP COLLECTION
DECEMBER SKY
'The HEAVENS DECLARE the GLORY of GOD' (Psalm 19:2)
Rosaries dedicated to Our Lady: December Feast Days: Immaculate Conception
(8th), Our lady of Guadalupe (12th)
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BIRTHSTONE: Blue Topaz

ROSARY   -   CHAPLET

DECEMBER - SAGITTARIUS  - The Archer - 'going forth' - Blue Topaz, Turquoise:  For most of our life we have marveled over the silent heavens above. On a clear night it can appear like a warm assuring blanket, even in the cold. We hear stories about how each star is a tiny 'crack in the heavenly floor', shining through to remind us of God's glory. We tell our children that they are angels in the sky!  So many things run through our heads. We forget that people for thousands of years have done the same thing. But when God created the stars, did he just toss them randomly into space - or did he write a message of hope and salvation for all his children to see from the days of the fall of Adam?  Scripture tells us he placed and named each of the stars. (Psalm 147:2-5) Why?
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+BIRTHSTONE: Turquoise

ROSARY   -   CHAPLET
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12 SIGNS, 12 TRIBES, 12 STONES, 12 STARS
How better to reach all his children than through the stars above. Did he write his love story through 12 signs of the Mazzaroth about the coming of his son before Christ was born? He could - but did he? Today we know there are 12 constellations in the sky, one for each of the 12 tribes of Israel - 'in the order of their birth', commanded God. The most commonly known constellation /tribe combination is Leo (Christ), Leo the King of Judah. (the tribe of Judah). It is the last constellation to be read in the Hebrew Calendar, Virgo (Virgin) the first. Each tribe was also assigned a stone by God to Moses.  A stone to be worn on the ancient priests garment called the Ephod (Breastplate of Decision). And Revelations 12: 12:1. And a great sign appeared in heaven: 'A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.'  What does it mean? (The Church? 12 Apostles? 12 Tribes of Israel? The circular starry story of Her son's life?)  The number 12 also symbolizes 'governmental perfection' reminding us that God is in control. Lets go on:
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PRESENTATION OF
JESUS IN THE TEMPLE

(priest wearing the Ephod)
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THE HEBREW CALENDAR
The first sign or constellation in the story of the coming Jewish Messiah according to the ancient Hebrew Calendar is Virgo (Virgin). It lies between LIBRA (Scales of Justice) and LEO (Christ the King). It is one of the largest constellations in the sky. Ancients saw it as the Virgin (seed of the woman, virgin birth) holding an ear of corn in her left hand (promised seed), a baby across her waist (the coming Messiah) and a branch in the right hand (shoot).
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 HE NUMBERS THE STARS - CALLS EACH BY NAME
What do these ancient star names reveal? Like Sagittarius, Most constellations still contain stars that carry their original names - names that point out the story of redemption in the sky. To understand better about their meaning and how they told the story, continue reading the information below.  Does the word 'Astrology' or 'Horoscope' creep into your head? Forget it, we are uncovering the lie and giving the heavens back to God. We point them out, you decide.

STARS OF SAGITTARIUS

IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROLOGY

HER STARRY MANTLE

PSALM 147: 2-5
2 The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathers the dispersed of Israel, 3 Heals the broken hearted, bind up their wounds, 4. Numbers all the stars, calls each of them by name. 5 Great is our Lord, vast in power, with wisdom beyond measure.

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SPECIAL PRAYER

~ BLUE TOPAZ ROSARY ~

BEADS, GIVEN TO GOD

ISAIAH 7:11,14
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! ….  14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.

PURE CRYSTAL SWAROVSKI  (AUSTRIA) FACETED PATER CUBES.

   AVES ARE TWO SHADES OF BLUE TOPAZ (MACHINE CUT CRYSTAL)

 PSALM 21:8-14
8 For the king trusts in the LORD, stands firm through the love of the Most High. 9 Your hand will reach all your enemies; your right hand will reach your foes! 10  At the time of your coming you will drive them into a furnace. Then the LORD'S anger will consume them, devour them with fire. 11 Even their descendants you will wipe out from the earth, their offspring from the human race. 12 -+Though they intend evil against you, devising plots, they will not succeed,  13  For you will put them to flight; you will aim at them with your bow. 14  Arise, LORD, in your power! We will sing and chant the praise of your might.

 SMALL PALE BLUE FACETED GLASS

SEPARATE EACH AVE BEAD.

  ISAIAH 4:2
2 On that day, The branch of the LORD will be luster and glory, and the fruit of the earth will be honor and spleandor for the survivors of Israel.

A FILIGREE CRUCIFIX AND CENTER

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~ BLUE TOPAZ CHAPLET ~

THE HANDS

JOHN 12:24
24 Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.

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SPECIAL PRAYER

~ TURQUOISE ROSARY ~

BEADS, GIVEN TO GOD

HAND CARVED TURQUOISE 'AVE' BEADS ARE A BEAUTIFUL COMPLIMENT

TO THE CARVED WOODEN  PATERS. WE HAVE SET TWO SIMPLE RONDELLES
 ON EITHER SIDE TO FRAME THE PATER BEADS.

JOB 38:31
31 Have you fitted a curb to the Pleiades, or loosened the bonds of Orion? 32 Can you bring forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or guide the Bear with its train? 33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens; can you put into effect their plan on the earth?

A POWERFUL AND NATURAL ROSARY

THAT GIVES ONE THE SENSE OF THE WORD
OF GOD IN THE SKY AND EARTH.

ISAIAH 13:10
10  The stars and constellations of the heavens send forth no light; The sun is dark when it rises, and the light of the moon does not shine.  11 Thus I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their guilt. I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, the insolence of tyrants I will humble.
 

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~ TURQUOISE CHAPLET ~

 THE HANDS

PSALM 19:2
The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky proclaims its builder's craft. 3 One day to the next conveys that message; one night to the next imparts that knowledge. 4 There is no word or sound; no voice is heard; 5 Yet their report goes forth through all the earth, their message, to the ends of the world.

A WONDERFUL CHOICE FOR MEN OR THOSE

 WHO PREFER A MORE NATURAL LOOK.
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PSALM 45: 3-6
3 You are the most handsome of men; fair speech has graced your lips, for God has blessed you forever. 4 Gird your sword upon your hip, mighty warrior! In splendor and majesty ride on triumphant! 5 In the cause of truth and justice may your right hand show you wondrous deeds. 6 Your arrows are sharp; peoples will cower at your feet; the king's enemies will lose heart.

ANCIENT NAMES STILL USED TODAY

~ THE STARS of  SAGITTARIUS ~

AND THEIR MEANINGS:

ANCIENT IMAGE OF SAGITTARIUS:

PSALM 21:13-14
 13  For you will put them to flight; you will aim at them with your bow. 14  Arise, LORD, in your power! We will sing and chant the praise of your might.

*NAIM*
(On torso)  Hebrew for 'The Gracious' or 'Delighted in'.

*CROTON*
Greek for 'the purchaser'

REVELATION 6:2
2  I looked, and there was a white horse, and its rider had a bow. 3 He was given a crown, and he rode forth victorious to further his victories.

WHAT DOES A CATHOLIC

~ ASTRONOMY VS ASTROLOGY ~

SCRIPTURE SCHOLAR SAY?

THE ZODIAC DOES NOT HAVE ROOTS IN HOROSCOPES
 What we know as the star constellations - pictures in the night sky - are often called in English the "signs of the Zodiac", is known in Hebrew as "the Mazzeroth", star constellations placed by God Himself, Job 38:31; Isaiah 13:10; Amos 5:8. This placement of the stars by God was done to tell the Gospel plan of redemption before the Bible was put into writing. The word Zodiac is a term used in astronomy, Job 9:9 (lb).  God’s message in the stars where the book of creation speaks to man of God's awesome power, Psalm 19:1–6 (Note words “speech,” “language,” “voice” in the text. Then compare verses 7–13.).
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THE BIBLE CONDEMNS ASTROLOGY
The science of Astronomy is NEVER to be confused with ASTROLOGY which is fortune telling and the Bible condemns.  ASTRONOMY is the science dealing with the phenomena outside the earth’s atmosphere but especially concerned with the observable arrangements, motions, and characteristics of the heavenly  bodies planets, stars, asteroids and universes in space. The word “astronomy” is based on two Greek words meaning “the law of the stars.”
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ASTRONOMY AND ITS VALUES
  Astronomy is by no means a modern science. Human beings have always been preoccupied with the heavens. The concern of the earliest civilizations with the universe appears to have been mainly intellectual curiosity and the need for navigational orientation were certainly additional factors. (Also remember the star of Bethlehem that guided the 3 kings to the child Jesus. They have been called 'readers of the stars', and 'astronomers'. The term astrologers is questionable)
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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?
The Bible provides some interesting insights about astronomy. According to Genesis 1:14–19 the sun and moon, along with the stars, have the function of giving light on the earth, determining the seasons, and functioning as “signs.” The word “season” may denote festal seasons as well as the annual seasons. The Hebrew calendar was a lunar-solar calendar similar to that of the Babylonians. Hebrew festal seasons were based on the phases of the moon. The function of the heavenly bodies as signs seems to relate to their delineation of the heavens, permitting human beings on earth to orient themselves, navigate land and the high
seas and know the stars were created by God.
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 PRESENTATION

~ EPHOD IMAGE ~

 AT THE TEMPLE

 The 'Breastplate of Decision' was worn
by the Priests from the time of Aaron, given to Moses by God
Note the 3 rows of 4 stones, one for each of the 12 tribes of Israel.

 Here, in this old 1867 image, we see the child Jesus being presented
at the temple by his parents which was the tradition.. He is reaching
 out for Joseph on our left and is mother Mary on our right.

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