BLACK MONK ROSARY with Black Enamel Gunmetal Crucifix - Catholic Gifts

Our sincerest prayer is that with Our Lady's loving intercession and grace, each rosary will provide strength, comfort, peace, and hope to those seeking the Lord's will. Thank you for shopping and God Bless. 

This extremely strong rosary is expertly hand-crafted and knotted with matte black acrylic resin beads that feel great in your hands. It is tough enough for everyday carry in even the harshest environments.

The large 3" black enameled Crucifix has beautiful detail. It has the medallion of St. Benedict on front and back to keep evil at bay. Beads are expertly tied onto genuine USA made parachute cord for the ultimate strong rosary. Beads have some movement that aid in your meditative prayer.

Overall length of the rosary is about 22 inches long. The looped portion is approximately 26 " around making it wearable but easy to carry in your pocket or bag. Crucifix is 3 inches tall. Please keep in mind that these are hand made so there could be slight variation in length.

The poem which inspired this rosary, The Monks by Fr. SJMC+

The Monks
The huge silver teapots
that adorn the refectory table
and the velvety jam
gingerly spread
over thick wedges.
Quaint English civility
that masks what happens beneath.

As these black clad brothers retire
there is no convivial conversation
over cigars and brandy by roaring fire,
they return to their work
their continued encounter
with His divine self.

The rain, in sheets, lashes the rooftops
and the wind, whipped up, attempts
to penetrate the panes in windows
which rattle in their frames
and give rise to the feeling
that this is a fortress
in the great battle beyond.

These men in humble habits
are warriors for a world we rarely see
yet they dwell in for life.
Each worldly distraction,
each body afflicted with illness
or the fragility of mortality
is but a speck in the grand plan
of the eternity they bear witness to
and becomes nothing more
than fodder for their prayers
which continue to rise
like the obsidian winged companion
of their Holy founding father.

He who took the fire
which was kindled in the East
and built around it a school
that we may too learn
how to fan the embers
embedded in our souls
that they may burst into flame
for Him, who calls
each and every disciple
to be a monk in ordinary life
with singularity of focus
to prefer nothing
to the love of Christ.

SJMC+
(Written: 2.VIII.17)