In the last couple of years Rosary beads have become something of a fashion accessory. Leading fashion houses have started to produce them and celebrities such as David Beckham are seen wearing them at film premieres and night clubs. It is shame that such an obvious symbol has been lowered to the level of a trinket.
However a set of rosary beads does have a beauty to it. The shape of a traditional set of rosary beads show us how to lead our lives. Christ must be the focal point, just as the crucifix is the focal point of the rosary. This does not of course devalue the Marian character of the rosary. Our Lady is our greatest example; as John Paul II says in his apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae “With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. “
Let us pray this October that the true message of the Rosary is heard and this marvellous sign is not trivialised.
We've been asked about the rosary fashion, too.
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