rosary
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A devout Catholic, it was there that she gave my dad her most precious gift: her own mom’s rosary beads.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
A toddler sat on her mother’s lap, clutching a rosary.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
One visitor touched her rosary beads on the case.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
The rosary, in short, is becoming a brand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
He spent most of his time shut up in his study and the few times that he went out he would return to recite the rosary with her.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Some brandished selfie sticks, others clutched their rosaries or their children's hands.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
“He urged me to continue. He gave me more rosaries to bring to Ukraine,” she wrote at the time.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Most held rosaries, and some hoisted signs reading, “We stand with Bishop Strickland.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Tolbert was left everything, including rosaries, a prayer book and a picture of a child who appeared as if a ghost in an old frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Some clutched their rosaries and Bibles and performed the sign of the cross, then apologized and resumed their inanimate positions.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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