Benedict's Beads was founded as Mediatrix Rosaries in 2010 by a Benedictine College student, Brad Geist, as a means of selling custom twine rosaries. As time went on, Brad discovered bead and chain ladder rosaries and switched his product line to exclusively offer them instead of twine rosaries. In 2013, Brad discerned a call to "come and see" and entered St. Benedict's Abbey in Atchison, KS, taking the Benedictine habit and the name Br. Benedict Mary. During the three years he spent discerning monastic life, Brad restarted Mediatrix Rosaries and re-christened it Benedict's Beads, earning money for St. Benedict's Abbey. After a time however, Brad discerned that his vocation was not at St. Benedict's Abbey and, receiving a dispensation from his simple vows, began life anew outside of the monastery, though never forgetting his time there or the formation he received. Benedict's Beads still offers fine handmade ladder rosaries in the spirit of St. Benedict- adopting the motto of the Benedictines of "Ora et labora" (Prayer and work) in its work of making exceptional rosaries for the greater glory of God and his Blessed Mother.
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This rosary is made with 4mm Garnet Red druk czech glass, a small St. Benedict center, and Small St. Benedict Crucifix.
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This rosary is inspired by St. Scholastica, the twin sister of St. Benedict and foundress of the Benedictine nuns. The decade has black and white as outside decade accents- representative of the habit colors of Benedictine nuns. The inside of the decade and Our Father beads is made with Montana Blue czech glass, which is reminiscent of the color of the stained glass chapel windows in the choir chapel of the Mount Saint Scholastica Benedictine Sisters in Atchison, KS, which depicts scenes from...
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This rosary marker is made with a emerald green faceted czech glass bead, a St. Nicholas medal, and a lobster clasp to hook to your rosary to mark your place if you cannot pray the rosary in a single sitting or need to attend to something real quick before coming back to it. When you're not using it, you could hook it to the back side of the centerpiece for safekeeping.
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This rosary marker is made with an emerald green faceted czech glass bead, a St. Patrick/St. Brigid medal, and a lobster clasp to hook to your rosary to mark your place if you cannot pray the rosary in a single sitting or need to attend to something real quick before coming back to it. When you're not using it, you could hook it to the back side of the centerpiece for safekeeping.
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This Benedictine rosary is made of gray hemalyke beads with garnet red czech glass for the Our Fathers. It has a Benedictine Medal centerpiece and Benedictine crucifix. It is great as a man's rosary and the beads have a good weight in the hands.
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This rosary strongly evokes the nation of Ireland in its design with Emerald Green Czech Glass, a St. Patrick/St. Brigid medal, and small Celtic Crucifix. It is perfect for that person in your life who loves St. Patrick or wishes to honor their Irish heritage! You can choose between a large or small Celtic crucifix and between a St. Patrick/Brigid medal or a simple St. Brigid medal with this rosary.
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Handmade in our woodshop, this beautiful crucifix is made of Padauk (pronounced pah-duke), a red wood from Africa. The color is a light reddish orange. Over time, this wood will turn to a deep reddish brown color as it ages. This crucifix measures 16 in x 9 in with a corpus that is 6 1/4 in tall. The crucifix has an oil finish and a keyhole slot cut into the back for easy hanging. Please note that color and size can vary depending on the wood used. ...