birthstone rosary, birthday rosaries and chaplets -Mazzaroth series
FROM THE ROSARY WORKSHOP COLLECTION
AUGUST SKY
The HEAVENS DECLARE the GLORY of GOD' (Psalm 19:2)
Rosaries dedicated to Our Lady:  August 15 - Assumption of Our Lady,
August 22 - Queenship of Mary
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BIRTHSTONE: Peridot green / Swarovski crystal

 ROSARY   -   CHAPLET
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AUGUST - LEO (Lion of Judah - Christ) - (12th and final sign of the story - 'The King of Beasts' , 'Seal of Justice'.  PERIDOT. ONYX. CARNELIAN. (The Lion / Lamb both represent Christ )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. 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. Why?
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+BIRTHSTONE: ONYX / Chrysoprase

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 through12 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) is 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 Revelations12: 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(12)twelve stars.'  What does this crown of 12 stars mean? The Church? 12 Apostles? 12 Tribes of Israel? The, crown of stars, the circular starry story of Her son's life? (The number 12also symbolizes 'governmental perfection' reminding us that God is in control.) Do they all merge into one meaning? One source? 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 (Lion of Judah - 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). See stars of Virgo.)
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 HE NUMBERS THE STARS - CALLS EACH BY NAME
What do these ancient star names reveal? Like Virgo, Many 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 LEO the Lion of Judah

IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROLOGY

REVELATION 5:5
5  One of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed, enabling him to open the scroll with its seven seals."

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SPECIAL PRAYER

~ PERIDOT / CRYSTAL / ROSARY ~

BEADS, GIVEN TO GOD

NUMBERS 24:8-9
8  It is God who brought him out of Egypt, a wild bull of towering might. He shall devour the nations like grass, their bones he shall strip bare. 9  He lies crouching like a lion, or like a lioness; who shall arouse him? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you!

THERE IS NOTHING SO EXQUISITE AS AUSTRIAN CRYSTAL.

   AVES ARE SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL FACETED SPACERS KEEP IT PURE
 RIGHT DOWN TO THE  SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL CUBE.

REVELATION 5:9-11
9  They sang a new hymn: "Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation. 10  You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on earth." 11  I looked again and heard the voices of many angels who surrounded the throne and the living creatures and the elders. They were countless in number,

REVELATION 5:12-14
12  and they cried out in a loud voice: "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and blessing." 13  Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, everything in the universe, cry out: "To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor, glory and might, forever and ever."   14  The four living creatures answered, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.

THE PURITY OF THE CLEAR CRYSTAL PATERS

BRINGS FORTH THE RICHNESS OF THE
PERIDOT GREEN AVES

NUMBERS 24:17-19
17  I see him, though not now; I behold him, though not near: A star shall advance from Jacob, and a staff shall rise from Israel, That shall smite the brows of Moab, and the skulls of all the Shuthites, 18 Till Edom is dispossessed, and no fugitive is left in Seir. Israel shall do valiantly, 19  and Jacob shall overcome his foes.

A FILIGREE CRUCIFIX AND CENTER

HELP THIS ROSARY KEEP ITS LIGHTNESS.
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ISAIAH 40:11
11  Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, Carrying them in his bosom, and leading the ewes with care. 12  Who has cupped in his hand the waters of the sea, and marked off the heavens with a span?

 KINDER TO

~ PERIDOT / CRYSTAL / CHAPLET~

 THE HANDS

ALL IN ONE LOOP FOR EASIER PRAYER

SEE DESCRIPTION OF ROSARY ABOVE
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SPECIAL PRAYER

~ ONYX / CHALCEDONY / ROSARY ~

BEADS, GIVEN TO GOD

REVELATION 12:7-9
7 Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, 8 but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.

FACETED CARNELIAN PATER BEADS
ADD TO THE 'GEM CUT' FACETED AVE BEADS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA

 EACH BEAD HAS A SWIRL OF CORAL, CREAM AND BROWNS THAT
CREATE THE LOOK OF A SEMI PRECIOUS STONE.
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GENESIS 3:15
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel."

 THE FACETED CHALCEDONY PATERS
ARE FRAMED WITH ANTIQUE MATTE FLOWER CAPS.

NOTE THE FIREY LIQUID MIX OF CARNELIAN AND
ONYX MAKING EACH BEAD RARE AND
UNIQUE.

  PSALM 11:5-7
5 The LORD tests the good and the bad, hates those who love violence, 6  And rains upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone, a scorching wind their allotted cup. 7 The LORD is just and loves just deeds; the upright shall see his face.

THE CROSS IS CAST FROM AN OLD
SAN DAMIANO PIECE REMINDING US OF

ST FRANCIS AND HIS CONFRIARS.
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PROVERBS 30:17
 17 The eye that mocks a father, or scorns an aged mother, Will be plucked out by the ravens in the valley; the young eagles will devour it.

KINDER TO

~ ONYX / CHALCEDONY / CHAPLET ~

 THE HANDS

 REVELATION 5:7,8
7  He came and received the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne.
8  When he took it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of the elders held a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones.

THIS CHAPLET FOLLOWS THE TRADITIONAL

 DESIGN FOUND IN MUSEUMS.
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 PSALM 19:1-5
1 For the leader. A psalm of David. 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.

ANCIENT IMAGE OF LEO  (the Lion of Judah): The 12th Constellation, and last in the MAZZAROTH (story that began with Virgo (the Virgin, Mary (September).  The image of a Lion, a fine and noble creature about to pounce on the enemy below, the serpent / snake HYDRA (Devil). The Lion is imaged just above the head of VIRGO (Virgin-Mary) and facing CANCER. Above LEO is URSA MAJOR (the SHEEPFOLD).The Lion is to be seen again in Revelation 5: 5 (see) where it is Prefigured as the only one who could open the scroll, the document that restored mankind after the fall of Adam.   The Lion is also seen as the Lamb in Revelation. In Hebrew, the constellation LEO is known as ARIEH (Hebrew: Lion). NOTE: The Lion and the Lamb both represent Christ, possibly the two natures (Power to destroy the enemy and that of leadership and love.

ANCIENT NAMES STILL USED TODAY

~ THE STARS of  LEO ~

AND THEIR MEANINGS:

*REGEL or REGULUS*
Shoulder / Heart: (Regulus - Hebrew: 'Treading Under Foot"

*ZOSMA*
Hind Quaters, (Hebrew: 'The Shinig Forth')

*SCARCAM*
Hind Quaters, (Hebrew: 'The Joining')

*DENEBOLA*
Tail, (Hebrew: 'The Judge' or 'The Lord Who Cometh Quickly')

*AL GIEBHA*
Top back of Mane ('Arabic: 'The Exhaltation')

THREE OTHER STARS

In Arabic: *MINCHIR AL ASAD* ('The Lion's Punishing', 'Tearing' or 'Piercing'), *DENAB ALECED* ('The Judge Who Cometh', 'Who Seizes' or 'The Judge Shall Reign') and *AL DAFERA* ('The Enemy Put Down')

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" (crown of stars) or star constellations set in place 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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