My most holy rosary....

When I am reading other people blogs, I come across that there are so many things people write about in their own blogs nowadays.... musical pieces, paintings, their pets....etc, so it really set me looking around and set me thinking quite a while what possesion that is dear to me that I can actually share with you.....after thinking for quite a while then I come across this object of mine..... it is my holy rosary, something which we don't talk about these days.

The holy rosary, the hallmark of our Catholic faith. A lot of us has now forgotten how to say the rosary, some may not even be carrying a rosary in their bags, some has stop reciting it all together etc. Maybe you may notice nowdays those who say the rosary are usually the aunties and the elderly folks. To me, I somehow got this feeling among the young, that it no longer look cool to be seen saying the rosary let alone to carry one in their bags.

So I think by writing something on it in my blog, at least the beautiful message of the rosary can be spread a little. This rosary of mine is given to me by my mum (if I can remember during my uni days in the 90s) I have carried it with me in my bag always though has not reciting diligently until lately. Some nights, I sleep with my rosary underneath my pillow or next to me. In the past, my rosary is more like to kill time whenever I am early for mass and dunno what to say in prayers [I am lousy at prayers and I rarely reads the bible coz I until now only rely on the Sunday Mass scripture readings...that is why guided and structured prayers are best for me, that also explains why whenever I am called upon to lead in prayer - opening or closing, my mind goes blank and the rosary is now my lifeline connecting myself to God] while waiting for mass to start..so the rosary is the best in such situations for me. But over the years, reciting the rosary has become more meaningful to me as I think and reflect of the words that contain in the prayers of the beads. It is so beautiful and so what a pity that the rosary is somewhat forgotten. We think of so many things dear to us like music pieces, paintings, etc but rosary is something and somehow not in the topic of our daily conversation among ourselves. I remember in my early days as a child, my widowed grandma (a Catholic convert) who is illiterate who can't speak a word of English recites the rosary fervently daily at home and in the churh. Though I don't see her reading a bible but her faith in God is based upon the rosary, such simple and strong is her faith that I am pretty sure that she will greatly be rewarded in heaven. To me her faith is an example of what St Therese called it "Spiritual childhood".

This rosary is sparkling blue like some semi-precious stone in appearance and I think it is more for a lady than for a guy but then I don't really mind. I am proud of it. My colleague commented that it is really beautiful. I have changed the crucifix to this current wooden one as I prefer it more. The original crucifix is a metal one.

I am still trying to find more about the rosary..the history behind it, who develop it and when etc.

Anyone of you who has such info can share with the rest in this blog.

Albert Y