Rosary Workshop - RWSP.2506, CWSP.2506, BWSP.2006
SOUVENIR de la MISSION V
DEDICATED TO JUNIPERO SERRA & THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS
Fr Serra, often called the 'Founder of California' began a chain of Missions that go from San Diego to Sonoma. These missions, many destroyed by earthquakes, still show the simple care given by those who loved them.  Old cactus plants, flowering bushes and trees still exist in their rock framed gardens on the grounds of the missions.  This rosary gives honor to Serra and the beautiful Christians who followed behind and took care of the Missions in a sometimes barren coastal land. One of our most popular rosaries ever. This is the Fifth edition.

 NATURAL RATTAN AVES, SET OFF RICHNESS
OF RAINBOW CALSITE. ANTIQUE LAVENDAR CAPS

 FRAME PATERS WITH TOUCHES OF
TERRACOTTA.

ROSARY   -   CHAPLET   -   BRACELET
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ABOUT RAINBOW CALSILICA
WHAT IS RAINBOW CALSILICA? (Calsite and Silica) This is a new 'mystery material' (2002) on the market about which little is known. But what we do know is that it is a magnificent collection of layered colors and is very popular with jewelry designers who don't seem to give its origin much concern. (Especially favored by South Western Artists.)  Slabs are mined in Mexico and shipped to Arizona where it is Stabilized and milled into cabs and beads.
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  Studies from a laboratory in Arizona where it is milled. described Rainbow Calsilica as a “microcrystalline calcite with the color resulting from a copper push that cross-cuts rhyolite.” Rainbow Calsilica is basically turquoise in color but note the rare striations of other colors. Turquoise was used in Aztec art to honor their gods.  Our Lady of Guadalupe, who crushed the head of the serpent god, redeemed creature turquoise to give honor and glory to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

~ ROSARY ~

GENESIS 28:11-15
11 When he came upon a certain shrine, as the sun had already set, he stopped there for the night. Taking one of the stones at the shrine, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep at that spot. 12 Then he had a dream: a stairway rested on the ground, with its top reaching to the heavens; and God’s messengers were going up and down on it. 13 And there was the LORD standing beside him and saying: “I, the LORD, am the God of your forefather Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you are lying I will give to you and your descendants. ...

IF YOU LOVE THE NATURAL, YOU WILL LOVE THE LOOK OF

OF THIS ROSARY.  JUST ENOUGH COLOR TO MAKE IT SING!

 ... 14 These shall be as plentiful as the dust of the earth, and through them you shall spread out east and west, north and south. In you and your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing. 15 Know that I am with you; I will protect you wherever you go, and bring you back to this land. I will never leave you until I have done what I promised you.”
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CENTER IS HANDCAST FROM AN ANTIQUE
 'OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE' FROM OAXACA MEXICO

OBVERSE OF CROSS SHOWS HOLY SPIRIT, PETER &
PAUL, AND MARY OF THE SEVEN SORROWS.
24.5 in.

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~ CHAPLET ~

CHAPLET AVAILABLE IN TRADITIONAL

 'ALL IN ONE LOOP' EASIER TO PRAY AND
KINDER TO THE HANDS.
6.5 in.

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~ BRACELET ~

WEAR A SINGLE DECADE ON YOUR WRIST

FOR EASY PRAYER.

ORDERING/SIZING INFO FOR BRACELETS

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... prayer leads to longer life ...
Someone recently asked if it was true that prayer extends ones life and that if you prayed the rosary it would prolong your life.  Rob, a fellow rosary maker  responded with a classic:
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'Not only does prayer lead to longer life but I've actually heard
that it might even lead to ..... eternal life!'
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(I couldn't resist, sorry....something somewhat amusing about all these scientists scurrying about trying to prove the power of prayer....I mean, all they have to do is talk to us, right?) Signed, 'The Rosary Man' - Rob Hopcke, RM  (CA)

... an ancient looking rosary ...
The rosaries just arrived yesterday afternoon and they are really something. The Mission rosary, I think, really captures the essence of the Guadalupe experience--the colors, the textures, and the Oaxacan fittings all combine to create an ancient-looking rosary. It is earthy and simple, rather than opulent--symbolic of Juan Diego, his heritage, and the environment in which this apparition occurred. Very nicely done. J Bleck (IN)

ROSARY WORKSHOP MISSION STATEMENT
Our vision is to provide the finest handmade rosaries, chaplets and other fine religious art forms for personal worship we can make using the best supplies available.  The Guild believes the work of our hands should give visual Glory to God, therefore for us, the best for you is very, very important.