rosary
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While Burnham told the Times his mother would be "wearing her rosary beads out" to mark him becoming prime minister, his father, Roy, will unfortunately be unaware of his son's achievement due to his dementia.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
The contrast with the rosary couldn’t be starker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Her family prayed the rosary together every day, led by her father, and they attended church every Sunday.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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
They fill churches, clutch rosaries in prayer, adorn altars and join street processions, much like the traditional customs of their home country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Most held rosaries, and some hoisted signs reading, “We stand with Bishop Strickland.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
We did not hold our prayer books or rosaries in palmed hands.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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