Our Lady of Sorrows Servite Rosary - Seven Sorrows of Mary Chaplet- Jade, Quartz, True Bronze

This Servite Rosary features red jade and quartz beads to represent each of the seven sorrows (the true bronze center counts as one of the sorrows!). Fire polished iridescent czech glass beads and base metal bead caps and spacers throughout. Center and Crucifix are cast from vintage originals in true bronze and have a vintage, imperfect quality. More about the Servite Rosary: During the Middle Ages, when the ordinary Catholic no longer knew the language of the official prayer of the Church, many other prayer forms or devotions developed to fill the prayer vacuum that resulted. One of these was the rosary. And one of the adaptations of this prayer-form was the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Like all rosaries, the Servite Rosary is a meditation on the mystery-events of God's love for us as reflected in the life of Jesus and Mary. Specifically, it invites us to meditate on those times in the life of Mary when she experienced the pain and suffering that tested her faith and invited