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Springtime 2010:
I've started off the season with a few gemmy pieces in 6mm, and am
waiting now for some terrific beads to arrive from Hong Kong and elsewhere.
I'm trying to curtail custom somewhat for the immediate future in order to
restock the website and offer you some fun new designs. I'll be going
back and forth between 6mm and 8mm rosaries, adding as many per
week as I possibly can. Please check back!
Please scroll down this page to read all the updated info on
St. Jude medals, the materials MHR uses to construct your rosaries,
and bead sizes (with a new bead size comparison chart).
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6mm Bead Rosaries
Beautiful small bead sets.
Do you prefer a smaller rosary? Fluid drape and easy portability in masculine and feminine styles.
Many mineral types are at their most beautiful in this size, so don't pass these by without a look!
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8mm Bead Rosaries
For men & women
8mm beads allow easy hand movement along the rosary during prayer.
Wonderfully weighty rosary sets, featuring high quality genuine stones, strong construction and special cap or ring embellishments.
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Devotional Chaplets
Special bead configurations
Chaplets of devotion to specific Saints. These sets are of differing lengths and complexities, based upon traditional devotional bead configurations.
Chaplet prayers may be found in our Library Section. Please see the Library Overview page for more information.
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Single Decade Rosaries
Pray throughout the day!
The single decade rosary, also called a tenner or pocket rosary, is prayed in the same manner as the full 5-decade rosary. The single decade is used to count prayers 5 times for a full rosary each day.
Tenners are available in both open (linear) styles and closed (loop) styles.
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MHR was founded through the intercession of St. Jude.
In fulfillment of the Saint Jude prayer, whereby
one who has received succor from St. Jude promises to
spread the word of devotion to him, a St. Jude gift medal
is attached to every full (5 decade) rosary purchased on
the website. These are not usually shown in photos.
A free St. Jude will also be attached for custom rosaries,
first custom order only. Should you intend a custom rosary
as a gift and would like a medal, please write!
Saint Jude is a powerful intercessor for souls
falling into despair. He is our strong ally in perseverance.
If you, a family member, a loved one or friend is suffering
physical illness, marital disharmony, employment woes,
depression, or is a victim of violent crime or emotional abuse,
Saint Jude's intercession may be a lifeline back to hope.
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This section is under development now.
As library pages are created for MHR chaplets offered for sale, they will
be listed and linked here for easy intra-site navigation. This will help you explore the meaning,
configuration, and method of prayer of a chaplet you are considering for purchase.
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MHR is committed to offering you rosaries
constructed of high grade materials.
Our crucifixes, centers and medals are cast
reproductions or die cut in solid bronze,
Sterling, or 12k/20 and 14k/20
gold filled (20% of the part is solid gold)
No less important are the wire and rings used
to construct our pieces. Here we use quality
jeweler's red brass, fumed for an antique look,
silicon bronze, solid Sterling or 14/k20 gold filled.
Any beads which require wire thinner than
20g (.83mm) are wire wrapped for durability.
Our rings are heavy for their inner diameter,
custom cut of these same fine materials.
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Gold filled wire, findings, beads, crucifixes and centers are made with a thin sheet of gold or silver bonded
to an inner core of base metal (often copper or brass). Filled parts, especially gold, are much more expensive than standard plated (that is, electroplated over base metal), but less expensive than solid precious metals.
Gold filled is considered a jewelry grade material, where base plated is not.
Bali vermeil beads and bead caps are made with a heavy (standardized) layer of
18k or 22k gold plated over solid Sterling silver. These are high quality, precious metal parts.
Bronze caps and chain are, in general, an antique plated finish over solid brass or steel.
One exception are Bali cast bronze bead caps and connectors, which are solid bronze. Some chain
and caps are true vintage with natural patina, not plated.
All metals used are specified in each item's detail page, so that you know exactly what you're buying.
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At MHR, more time is spent finding beautiful beads than is spent on
any other element of design or construction. It's often the
case that a supplier carries a very minimal quantity of strands that
meet the high expectations of MHR customers. As a result, many rosaries
offered here are one of a kind, or may be duplicated only a few times
before the supply runs out.
Fine bead supplies, even for the more common jaspers, agates and
quartz stones, wax and wane throughout the year. It is also MHR
policy not to overbuy strands that rest in inventory. Inventory control
keeps prices down for everyone, so while it may be a source of
delay for custom buyers, it also means added value for your
hard-earned dollar in every piece we sell.
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A side-by-side look at bead sizes as they scale up from 6mm to12mm,
and how they approximately relate in size to an American penny (19mm diameter).
A 6mm bead is approximately the size of a petite baby pea.
An 8mm bead is about the size of a nice plump, mature pea.
Looking at bead sizes as they stand alone may fool your eye a little. An 8mm round bead rosary
is plenty big, even for men. A rosary with all 12mm round beads would be very large and heavy.
10mm through 12mm beads are best used with shaped beads, like barrels, rondelles and teardrops, which
shave off some of the diameter or length and make the rosary much less cumbersome.
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Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace,
as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
~ Pope John Paul II ~
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