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| rosary mishap... | ben | Friday, December 10, 2004 |
Question: My congregation prays the rosary before mass and I was praying along and it snapped. The beads didnt fall off or anything but it is no longer in a continuous loop. (the clasp between two beads broke) Anyway is it ok to try to repair it? If it is repaired should it be re blessed? If it cannot be repaired or is not proper to do so what is the best way to dispose of it respectfully. Thank you for your time. |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Ben, Yes absolutely go ahead and repair it. It doesn't need to be blessed again. If it cannot be repaired then bury it respectfully since it is a blessed object. It is stilled blessed as long as it looks like a rosary, even if it looks like a broken rosary. I suppose if you wanted to use this occasion to bless it again you could, but it really isn't necessary. Thank you, Mr. Slavek Footer Notes: (a) A Eucharistic Minister is clergy (Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion). Laity are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and should never be called Eucharistic Ministers. (b) There is no such Mass called the Novus Ordo. The Current Mass is the Roman Missal of 2000, or the Oridinary Form of the Mass. The Tridentine Mass is the Roman Missal of 1962, or the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Please refrain from using the term, Novus Ordo. Thanks. (c) The titles of Acolyte and Lector belong exclusively to the Installed Offices of Acolyte and Lector, who are men (only) appointed by the Bishop. These roles performed by others are Altar Servers and Readers, respectively. |
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