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
Some young women veil during Mass; others are picking up the rosary, an older form of prayer that they say they are encountering for the first time as adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 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
His rosary beads hung from a corner of the shelf, and in between a pile of sweaters and a stack of spineless books was a framed plastic ID card.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Some brandished selfie sticks, others clutched their rosaries or their children's hands.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
They send the more damaged wood to another prison in Rome, where prisoners make crucifixes for rosaries.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Most held rosaries, and some hoisted signs reading, “We stand with Bishop Strickland.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
The demonstrators passed out rosaries and held up flags with religious imagery, images of Jesus Christ and homemade signs — including ones reading, “Long Live Christ the King!” and “Shame on the Dodger’s organization.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
The world was still, except for the shuffling footsteps of mourners, the hum of prayers, the click-clack of rosaries.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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