The Rosary: A physical, mystical, timeless treasure
By Julia Miller

I think of the rosary in three realms:
The rosary is physical. It’s an arrangement of beads, chain, and a crucifix, with a centerpiece medal most often depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. Some people think the rosary is jewelry, like I did as a little girl. When ordering rosaries in bulk to include in our FreshRosary.com shipments, I found them listed online as “Rosary Necklace.” My overseas supplier emails me offerings of other types of jewelry – chokers here, bracelets there — amusing, but not enticing. I don’t sell jewelry. I do, however, promote the rosary!
People pray it with their hands, hearts, minds, and voices. They read rosary meditations from books. They kneel in churches, sit in living rooms, walk with a rosary in their pockets, pray while driving, pray at hospital bedsides. Even without beads, a rosary can be prayed on the fingers. Ten fingers equal a decade. Its physical nature, and repetitive prayers, have led some to believe that the rosary is rote, mindless, meaningless, vain. But “misunderstood,” is more like it.

This is one of Julia’s breath-taking live rose FULL Rosaries.
They are even more spectacular in person. I was very blessed to have one adorning my Father’s casket at his wake and funeral.
The rosary is mystical. While dying on the cross, “When Jesus
Every time I pray a “Hail Mary, ” I am literally asking Jesus’ mother – MY mother! – to pray for me, “now and at the hour of our (my) death.”
With a 5-decade rosary, I’m asking her 53 times to remind God of my needs, present, and future. What mother would deny her child this favor if they asked her 53 times?
Imagine the fruitfulness of asking that many times, every day … READ MORE of Julia’s Rosary Reflection.
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I think these rose rosaries are the prettiest things ever! I used to dry lots of flowers and someday I am going to get one of these live rosaries just so I can dry it out and put it on my wall 😍
They are truly breath-taking, I was so honored to lay them around my Father in his casket. Julia does an amazing job!
The rosary is so amazing. I prayed it last night!
It is a powerful prayer indeed!!
Julia’s rosaries truly are gorgeous!
Sara, I couldn’t agree more! simply breath-taking.