Is it ok to wear rosaries?
hi everyone, I took a rosary from a church shrine and I'm wondering if it would be ok to wear it around my neck. Is there anything in the bible about this?
Posted Sep 5, 2022, 6:43 AM UTC
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There's no mention of the rosary in the Bible.
Took, I imagine they were explicitly for you to do so with.
Um, I'm thinking it's kosher. As long as you're not wearing it to be prideful or stuff. I used to wear one outside of my wife beater, but inside my t-shirt. Maybe double check with ask a priest subreddit.
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There's no mention of the Mass in the Bible but it's described in a proto form. The Apostles Creed isn't there either but it's clearly derived from the Bible. The Bible isn't mentioned in the Bible. But I take your other points okay.
So long as it's not worn as jewellery and so long as it's treated as a sacramental and not an idol, it's fine to wear it. Preferably discreetly, or even in secret. Do get it blessed by a priest! Personally, I wear a blessed silver Rosary Ring on my middle finger all the time, and I do use it for reciting the Rosary. It's somewhat discreet but sometime people do notice it and ask what it is for. Never had a negative reaction, only ever positive.
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The traditional rosary is not a necklace. The origin of the rosary is a knotted rope worn around the waist. To wear a traditional rosary as jewelry (as opposed to rings and bracelets that were designed to be jewelry) is to demonstrate ignorance of the origins of the practice. Ideally a rosary is kept in a little pouch and in your pocket or purse, especially if it is blessed.
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Culturally this is a big issue. Some very against, others very pro.
If you do wear it, don’t wear it like it is jewelry.
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The rosary was originally worn around the waist, so there's no reason to avoid wearing it around the neck. Is the esophagus sinful? Obviously not.
Similarly, there is nothing wrong with wearing a rosary as jewelry, or we wouldn't have rosary rings (which we do) or rosary bracelets (which we do). If you can hang a crucifix around your neck (and many people do), then the meditation on the crucifixion which is the rosary can also certainly be worn around the neck.
A lot of Catholics assume that when something makes them personally uncomfortable, because they aren't familiar with the practice, then the practice must be proscribed.
Remember, none of the fathers of the Church prayed the rosary and almost none of the Doctors of the Church prayed the rosary. The Hail Mary wasn't universally prayed in its present form until the 20th century (look up the Catholic Encyclopedia article on the Hail Mary... it's quite enlightening).
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I have a Rosary bracelet that serves as a constant reminder to pray and easy to discreetly use that I wear. Tried wearing one under my shirt but it was always pulling my chest hair and getting tangled up with my diabetes medallion.
I actually had a Catholic ask me what my Rosary bracelet was yesterday, the cross had migrated to the bottom and she though it was just a beaded bracelet.
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It’s not going to be in the Bible because the rosary isn’t in the Bible.
That being said, the rosary isn’t jewelry. It’s a sacramental. Generally you don’t wear sacramentals as it’s irreverent. But there are cultures that do wear rosaries so the topic is sticky.
That being said, like someone else pointed out, if you wear a rosary, it shouldn’t be as a fashion accessory. It should be as a devotion or for a particular reason. Think more akin to women who veil. They might wear it while they pray, attend mass, go to confession, take part in a procession, but they won’t wear it around the house or to the grocery store.
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I wear my under my shirt as a way to remind me to pray the rosary. What you’re not supposed to do is wear it to show it off.
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i wear a string rosary around my neck with the crucifix tucked inside my shirt
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If it's been blessed by a priest, or blessed with holy water, then it's considered a sacramental.
A blessed object, which imparts God's protection on the person regarding spiritual harm.
Wear it with respect if you do so. I seen people wear them, who have faith, and it's never bothered me, but then a I see people wearing them as a fashion accessory and that's just sad and disrespectful.
As an example I wear a Miraculous Medal and St. Benedict Medal and each morning when I put them on, I say a small prayer to Our Lady and St. Benedict for their intersession to keep me from harm.
The Rosary is a means to prayer, and thus I never wear it. I try to pray it each day. The beads are meant to keep track of the prayer you're on, if you're unaware.
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I never use to wear mine until one slipped out of my pocket and lost it. Now I do wear them around the neck but under my shirt. It’s not a fashion statement but much more so I try to not draw attention to it.
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Yes. In fact you should! For some reason ppl don’t know that the scapular and rosary should be worn at all time. I remember hearing an certain saint heard Mary say she is anxious when we live our lives without wearing the scapular AND rosary around the neck.
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I would say they’re not really for wearing as it isn’t really intended to be jewelry.
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I was raised Roman Catholic and we NEVER wore around the neck. No one could ever explain why other the a vague, "it's disrespectful"
Other cultures do though, such as Latino Catholics.
Yeah I grew up around Mexican Catholics so it was always confusing to me as a child.