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(Redemptorists)Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.png
Abbreviation C.Ss.R.
Motto Copiosa Apud Eum Redemptio (With Him is Plentiful Redemption)
Psalms 130:30
Formation 9 November 1732
Type Institute of Consecrated Life
Headquarters Rome, Italy
Superior General
Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R.
Key people
Saint Alphonsus Liguori — founder
Website www.cssr.com The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris – C.Ss.R).[1] is a Roman Catholic missionary congregation founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy, for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples.Members of the Congregation, Catholic priests, and consecrated religious brothers, are known as Redemptorists, who are often associated with the image of Our Mother of Perpetual Help and globally minister in more than 77 countries around the world.Foundation and development
St Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787)Alphonsus Liguori was deeply moved by the plight of the poor living in Naples and the surrounding area and established his community with the aim of providing spiritual nourishment. Amongst his companions was Gerard Majella. In 1748 Alphonsus petitioned the Bishop of Rome, Pope Benedict XIV, to allow him to establish a congregation to minister to the poor in the area around Naples, who were:“… the most in need of spiritual help, as frequently they have no one to administer to them the Holy Sacrament or the Word of God; their plight is such that many, for lack of (apostolic) labourers, reach death\'s door without knowing anything at all of the necessary truths of the faith. This is because the number of priests…is few.”[2] Benedict agreed and the congregation was formed in 1749.Within ten years of the foundation, communities had been established at Nocera[disambiguation needed
], Ciorani, Iliceto, and Caposele. Due to political complications, there was an initial difficulty with the houses in the Papal States being separated from those in the Kingdom of Naples, but this was overcome in 1793 and the Congregation soon opened houses in Sicily and other parts of southern Italy.[3] The Congregation was soon to move beyond the borders of present day Italy. In 1785 two Austrians, Clemens Maria Hofbauer and Thaddeus Hübl joined the Redemptorists. After their final profession and ordination to the presbyterate, they received permission to establish a house in their homeland but, due to the resistance of the Austrian government, no foundation took place. Father Hofbauer went to work for the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and was sent to Russia where he briefly ministered in Courland (now in Latvia). In 1786 he rejoined Father Hübl and went to Warsaw in Poland where the papal nuncio gave them responsibility for the parish of Saint Benno; their mission thrived until the community was expelled in 1808.In 1793, Father Hofbauer turned his sights on establishing communities in Germanic lands. Soon houses were opened in the south at Jestetten, Triberg im Schwarzwald, and Babenhausen. In 1818, a house was established in Switzerland at the abandoned Carthusian monastery in La Valsainte.[3]
19th centuryIn 1826, at the request of the government of Austria, the Redemptorists established a community in Lisbon, Portugal, with the purpose of ministering to German speaking Catholics. Other houses quickly followed in German-speaking areas: Mautern an der Donau (1827), Innsbruck (1828), Marburg (1833), Eggenburg (1833) and Leoben (1834).The Congregation also rapidly expanded into Belgium with communities at Tournai (1831), Sint-Truiden (1833), Liège (1833) and Brussels (1849). A community was even established in the somewhat anti-Catholic Netherlands when a house was opened in Wittem in 1836.The revolutions of 1848 which swept over Europe caused much upheaval, and the Redemptorists were expelled from Switzerland and Austria and were at risk elsewhere. The leader of the Redemptorists was feeble and, in order to provide the Congregation with stable governance, Pope Pius IX placed it under a new superior general who was to reside in Rome.The Congregation thrived throughout the remainder of the 19th century; in 1852 there were four provinces and by 1890 this had increased to twelve with communities having been established in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, England, Scotland, Spain and Suriname.[3] The 20th century saw the continuation of expansion to where the Congregation created new provinces, vice provinces and missions in every decade and established a network of lay associates and volunteers who work with the Redemptorists to bring the Gospel to the poor.
MissionRedemptorists seek to put into action the command of Christ Jesus to “Love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12). They are essentially a missionary society although their ministry is not confined to developing nations. According to their rule they are \"to strive to imitate the virtues and examples of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer consecrating themselves especially to the preaching of the word of God to the poor\". Their labours consist principally in missions, retreats, and similar exercises.
PreachingAlphonsus Liguori wanted his companions to be itinerant preachers of the Word of God. Traditionally, this has been the mainstay of the Redemptorists as they are well known for conducting parish missions. The purpose of these parish missions and the homilies preached by the Redemptorists is to “…invite people to a deeper love for God and a fuller practice of the Christian life.”[4] In accordance with the instructions of St. Alphonsus, preaching is to be down-to-earth and understandable to all who are listening.
Shrines, sanctuaries and retreat housesIn order to advance their mission and provide places of pilgrimage, the Redemptorists administer several shrines, which draw hundreds of thousands of people, the best-known being in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Philippines, Rome, and Singapore. The Congregation operates many retreat houses where people of all walks of life, Catholic or otherwise, can spend some time in reflection, either individually or in a group.[4]Redemptorists are caretakers of Byzantine icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus and the instruments of the Passion, which was entrusted to them by Pope Pius IX. It is now enshrined in the Redemptorist Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Rome, and Redemptorists propagate devotion to Mary under this title.
Other ministryAs with most religious congregations, the Redemptorists are also involved in other forms of ministry such as parishes, education, youth and social communication. In recent years the Congregation has increasingly become concerned with matters of social justice; as the Generalate website states “Redemptorists believe that the saving love of God touches the whole person and calls for the transformation of social injustice into respect for the dignity of all men and women”.[4]The Redemptorists of the Cebu province in the Philippines have made a specific commitment in this regard: “Moved by the poverty and dehumanised condition of our people, and encouraged by their faith and desire for justice…We, the Redemptorists of the Province of Cebu, as an apostolic community dedicated through our vows, are called to respond to the urgent needs of our people, especially the most abandoned and the poor…”.[5]
Religious formationAfter the initial period of contact and discernment, the person seeking to enter the Redemptorists becomes a postulant and goes to live in one of the communities so that both sides might become better acquainted. This lasts between 6 months and one year.Assuming that all goes well, the postulant then begins the period of novitiate, lasting a year, at the beginning of which is received the religious habit. The novitiate year is crucial, for it is then “…that the novices better understand their divine vocation, and indeed one which is proper to the institute, experience the manner of living of the institute, and form their mind and heart in its spirit, and so that their intention and suitability are tested.”[6] Thus, the novices are given the opportunity for longer periods of prayer and spiritual reading as well as silence in order to reflect on the vocation God is offering and nature of their response. The spiritual development of the novice is of particular focus, especially through spiritual direction. During the novitiate the history and Constitutions of the Congregation are studied in depth.A simple profession is made at the end of the novitiate and the person officially becomes a member of the Redemptorists for “By religious profession, members assume the observance of the three evangelical counsels by public vow, are consecrated to God through the ministry of the Church, and are incorporated into the institute with the rights and duties defined by law.”[7] At this point it is normal to begin studying philosophy and theology at university level. During this time there is ample opportunity to experience a variety of ministries in which the Redemptorists are engaged both abroad and in the member’s country of birth.At the end of this period of formation, which lasts for 9 years[8] perpetual profession (final vows) is made and ordination to the diaconate and presbyterate follows for those called to Holy Orders.[9]
Religious vowsAs members of a religious congregation Redemptorists embrace the evangelical counsels, taking the three traditional religious vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Poverty means that all possessions are held in common and that no member may accumulate wealth. Chastity means more than abstaining from sexual activity and its purpose is to make the religious totally available for service; it is also a sign that only God can completely fill the human heart. For a member of a religious congregation, obedience is not slavishly doing what one is told by the superior but being attentive to God’s will by prayerfully listening to the voice of the person in charge. For the Redemptorist, the three vows challenge those values presented as being important by modern day society. Recognising that the living out of the three traditional vows can be truly challenging, each Redemptorist takes a fourth vow, that of perseverance.
OrganizationThe most fundamental unit of the Redemptorists is the local community in which members live together, combining their prayers, experiences, successes and failures, as well as any possessions for the service of the Gospel. Each community has a local superior who is chosen to exercise the ministry of leadership and the service of authority for the common good. The superior is assisted by a vicar and a group of advisors.Local communities are organized into larger groups: provinces, vice-provinces, regions. A province is led by a provincial and his council, composed of elected members. In terms of governance, the members of each province elect representatives who gather in a Provincial Chapter. Vice-provinces usually look to a founding province to provide support in terms of personnel and finances until it is able to become self-sufficient. Otherwise, it enjoys the freedom and authority necessary to adjust matters to the particular needs of its mission.[10] Regions and Missions are normally communities established in new missionary areas and they depend on the founding province or vice-province.The Superior General convokes the General Chapter every six years. The General Chapter is the primary governing and representative body of the Redemptorists, carefully examining the mission of the Congregation in accordance with the spirit of St. Alphonsus and its traditions. The day-to-day international affairs of the Congregation are handled by the General Council, which is composed of a superior general and six consultors. The General Council is both a directive and executive body.[10]
Regions and provinces South Europe: 6 provinces and 2 regions
North Europe: 8 provinces, 2 vice-provinces, 2 regions and 1 mission,
North America: 5 provinces, 1 vice-province and 4 regions.
Latin America: 13 provinces, 11 vice-provinces, 4 regions and 2 missions.
Africa: 1 province, 5 vice-provinces, 2 regions and 5 missions.
Asia-Oceania: 6 provinces, 5 vice-provinces, 4 regions and 2 missions.[10]Regional development
AfricaIn 1899 the Belgian Fathers were requested by their government to take charge of a number of missions in the Congo State, at that time a Belgian colony: Kinkanda, Kionzo, Kimpese, Matadi, Sonagongo and Lake Tumba.In 1987 the Denver Province established a mission in Nigeria which was so fruitful that it soon became a vice-province. The members of the vice-province have made concerted efforts to involve the laity in their work. The Redemptorists also minister in Angola (1967); Burkina Faso; Ghana; Ivory Coast (1993); Madagascar (1967); Niger; Zimbabwe (established by the British Redemptorists in 1960 and revitalised in 1989)[11]In 1990 the Indian Redemptorists began a mission in Kenya where there are several professed members.In South Africa Redemptorists administer parishes in Cape Town, Rustenburg and Howick. There is also a convent of Redemptoristines sisters in Merrivale, KwaZulu-Natal. For the Redemptorists of Southern Africa “…Justice and Peace is part and parcel of everything we are and do. In the South African context…we are called by the poor to a simple life-style and we cannot avoid the struggle of the outcasts and oppressed of the townships and the desperate plight of the poor.”[12]In May 2011 a number of allegations of child sexual abuse by a member of the institute in South Africa were revealed on the RTÉ programme Prime Time Investigates.[13][14]Alan Shatter the Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence has stated that I have been in touch with the Garda Commissioner about this matter who, of course, shares my concern at the revelations in the programme. The Superintendent in charge of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Investigation Unit is being appointed to examine the programme. In particular, he will examine whether any criminal behaviour was disclosed which can be pursued in this jurisdiction.[15]Australia and New ZealandA number of requests for Australian foundations had been made to the Redemptorists and in 1881, the English Province answered the call. A small team was formed to be the first Australian community and in January 1882, they were given a farewell dinner before they set sail; Cardinal Manning arrived with good wishes. The next day the group boarded the liner Sorata bound for Australia, bringing with them an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, blessed by Pope Leo XIII. Eight weeks later, on their arrival in Sydney, the then Archbishop Roger Bede Vaughan, who welcomed them.[16]The first house established was in Singleton, New South Wales but during the summer heat missions were conducted in the cooler climate of New Zealand’s dioceses. As Singleton was an unsuitable base, the community oversaw the building of a new monastery at Mount St Alphonsus, Waratah, New South Wales. It was opened on the founder’s feast, 1887, just five years after the Redemptorists’ arrival. In the first year at Waratah the community conducted 45 missions through New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. A new house in Ballarat followed in 1888 and work began on a new monastery in the suburb of Wendouree. It was officially opened in September 1893.With the south now being cared for by the Ballarat community, those in Waratah looked north to Queensland and the first missions were preached there in 1889. Missions began in Brisbane and its surrounds, with their success convincing the Archbishop to extend the programme to the far flung country parishes.The first structure that was purpose-built for the Redemptorists in New Zealand was St Gerard\'s Church in Wellington in 1908.[17]In 1927, the Province of Australasia, which included Australia and New Zealand, was created. New Zealand became an independent province in 1970 and from New Zealand, the Redemptorists went to Samoa in 1972.[18]The years after World War II were a time of rapid expansion. As well as ongoing participation in the development of the vice-provinces in the Philippines and in Singapore and Malaysia, further houses were opened in New Town in Tasmania and Townsville and Miami in Queensland. There were also communities established in New South Wales: Campbell’s Hill, Concord, Fairfield West, Penrith and Yagoona. In Victoria, there were communities at Balwyn Box Hill, Brighton, Wongarra and Yarraville. In Melbourne, the Order also conducted a psychotherapy clinic and Training Institute, Hofbauer Centre, from 1977 until 1998.Missionary activity continues to flourish across Australia. Through parish missions, preaching, retreats, adult education, teaching in universities, social justice work, counselling, accompaniment of indigenous communities, chaplaincies, devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, working with people on the margins of society and promoting the family through the Majellan magazine, Redemptorists have sought to highlight that people matter greatly to God.[18] For the Australian Redemptorists, the issue of social justice “…matters to the Redemptorists for it is at the core of our mission in the world.”[19]
BavariaThe Upper German or Bavarian province, which was under the ban of the Kulturkampf, has recovered some of its lost ground. Since its readmittance, it has added another very important foundation. But the historic convent of Altötting has passed into other hands. In 1894 this province opened in Brazil a mission of two houses forming a vice-province.
Canada and CaribbeanIn 1874 the Redemptorists were called to St. Patrick\'s Church, Quebec, Canada, the only church in that city for English-speaking Catholics. In 1878 they became the custodians of the shrine of Ste-Anne de Beaupré, near Quebec and then of St. Anne\'s, Montreal, a large parish in a very poor district of the city. Two other foundations were quickly established in Canada: Saint Patrick\'s, Toronto and Saint Peter\'s, New Brunswick in 1881 and 1884 respectively.Canada was made a vice-province in 1894, where four more houses were opened. This province, initially depending on the Belgian province, numbers six houses. In the West Indies, which were also made a vice-province in 1904, there are now six houses. There is also a house at Mayagüez in Puerto Rico. Before the occupation of the island by the United States the Spanish Redemptorists had settled at San Juan. A parish comprising some 30,000 souls is confided to their care. Despite all their labours for the benefit of the natives their progress is very slow. On 26 July 1911, the Belgian houses of Canada were erected into a new province.On 8/12/2014 a court in Quebec approved a settlement by which the Redemptorists will pay $20 million compensation to people who had been sexually assaulted by members of the order while school students in their care.[20]The Yorkton Province is an Eastern Church branch of the world wide Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, serving the Ukrainian Catholic Church in North America and is based in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada.
IndiaThe first Redemptorist community in India was established in Bangalore in 1940 with the help of Irish Redemptorist priests. The Indian Mission that began with only three community members grew remarkably well.India became a Vice-Province in the year 1945 and a Province in 1972. As of 2011 there were some 260 Redemptorists in India, belonging to two Provinces, one Region and one Mission. The Region of Alwaye was established in 1992 and became a Province (Province of Liguori) in 2008. The Region of Mumbai was established in 1999 and was raised to the status of a Vice-Province in 2011. The Mission of Kenya began in 1990 and there are several perpetually professed Kenyan members.
The PhilippinesThe first Redemptorists, belonging to the Irish province, arrived in Opon, Cebu on 30 June 1906, setting up missions in Compostela, San Francisco and on the Camotes Islands.[21][22]From 1914 to 1928 further communities were established, the most prominent being: Luzon (where the Redemptorists preached the first mission completely in Tagalog), Lipa, Iloilo, Tacloban and Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao.In 1928, the Philippines was divided into two vice provinces, each under a different province—the Cebu vice-province responsible for the Visayas and Mindanao under the Irish province; and the Manila vice-province responsible for Luzon under the Australian province, now headquartered at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran.The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) had a profound impact on the Redemptorist Congregation and this resulted in them pledging themselves more strongly to the poor and disadvantaged in imitation of St. Alphonsus. When the political and social upheavals came in the 1960s and 1970s the Filipino Redemptorists stood in solidarity with those seeking justice and equality for they were to “...embrace the mission to proclaim by word and action, the Gospel of justice so that the poor’s aspirations can be fully realised in Christ, the source of liberation.”[23]In 1996, the Cebu vice-province became an independent province, known as the Cebu Province.[21]
United Kingdom and Irish provinces
Rev.Vladimir Pecherin (1807–1885), one of the first Redemptorists to work in IrelandRedemptorists arrived from Belgium in 1843, and the new province owed its great progress to the Rev. Robert Aston Coffin, one of the band of converts associated with Blessed John Henry Newman, Cardinal Manning, and William Faber in the Oxford Movement. Father Coffin was engaged in missions until he was appointed first provincial in 1865. During his administration new houses were founded in various parts of the United Kingdom, the house at Perth being the first Scottish monastery opened since the Reformation. By 1910, the province had eight houses: Clapham, Bishop-Eton, Monkwearmouth, Bishop\'s Stortford, Kingswood, Edmonton and a total membership of one hundred and twenty-three.Today the Redemptorists of Britain are engaged in a variety of ministries: the mission amongst the poor of Zimbabwe, renewal centres at Kinnoull and Hawkstone Hall where people can spend time in prayer and reflection and parishes in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Liverpool and London. Their goal is “to defend our joy in Jesus Christ and to bring to others Plentiful Redemption”[24]In 1898 the houses in Ireland were constituted a separate province with the provincial house at Limerick. On 25 March 1901, the foundation of the a juvenate house at Limerick was laid. The province of Ireland then comprised four houses: Limerick, Dundalk, Belfast, and Esker. Today, the provincial house is located in Dublin with other communities being found in Belfast (Clonard Monastery and the parish of Saint Gerard)[disambiguation needed
], Cork, Dundalk, Athenry in Galway, Limerick and four houses are established. The Irish Redemporists are involved in parish ministry, youth work, Redemptorist publications and retreats. They also help staff the missions in Cebu in the Philippines[25]
United States
St John Neumann (1811–1860), the first U.S. bishop to be canonisedIn 1828 Mgr Résé, Vicar-General of Cincinnati, visited Europe in search of priests. While at Vienna he secured three priests and three lay brothers; they arrived in New York on 20 June 1832 and began working amongst the people of northern Michigan. In 1839 they were called to Pittsburgh to assume charge of the German congregation and from this time the care of German congregations became a prominent element of the Redemptorists in North America.The US province was erected in 1850 and one of the first tasks was the establishment of a seminary and the selection of a suitable place for a novitiate. Cumberland in Maryland, was chosen for the seminary and Baltimore for the novitiate. In 1868 the students were transferred to the new house of studies at Ilchester, Maryland and in 1907 the faculty and the students moved to Esopus, New York on the Hudson River where a more spacious building had been erected.In 1882, the Congregation sent priests to the Archdiocese of Washington and eventually established five parishes. In 1861 they opened a community in Chicago, Illinois. Soon after, due to the many successful missions they had given in the Archdiocese of St. Louis a house was opened at St. Louis. In 1871 an important mission house was opened at Roxbury, Boston and was dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. When, in 1883, a new parish was formed, the Fathers of the mission church took charge. (In 2009, its later basilica, of the same name, hosted the nationally televised funeral of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, attended by President Barack Obama, three former U.S. presidents and first ladies, among other dignitaries.)From 1883 onward, the Redemptorists spread throughout most of North America and are present in a variety of states such as California in the west, Michigan and Illinois in the midwest, Washington DC and Baltimore in the northeast and Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in the south.North American Redemptorists are divided into five provinces (Baltimore, Denver, Edmonton-Toronto, Yorkton for the Ukrainian Greek Catholics, and Mexico) and one vice-province (Richmond).[26] and are involved in giving parish missions, social justice, retreats, youth ministry, ministry to adults with special needs, bioethics, publication of religious materials and chaplaincy work[27] as well as outreach to the Hispanic community, ministry amongst the poor, and helping to staff missions in the Caribbean[28]
Famous Redemptorists Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696–1787) Founder, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Saint Gerard Majella (1726–1755) Religious
Saint Clement Hofbauer (1751–1888) Patron of Vienna and Warsaw
Saint John Nepomucene Neumann (1811–1860) Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Blessed Peter Donders (1809–1887) Priest
Blessed Kaspar Stanggassinger (1871–1899) Priest
Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli (1702–1744) Priest
Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky (1884–1959) Bishop and Martyr
Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky (1903–1973) Bishop and Martyr
Blessed Zynoviy Kovalyk (1903–1941) Priest and Martyr
Blessed Dominick Trcka (1886–1954) Priest and Martyr
Blessed Ivan Ziatyk (1899–1952) Priest and Martyr
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819–1867) Priest
Venerable Alfred Pampalon (1867–1896) Priest
Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil (1927–2011) Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly for Syro-Malabars (India)
Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval (b. 1936) Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
Cardinal Willem Marinus van Rossum (1854–1932) Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples.
Archbishop William Hickley Gross (1837–1898) Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Archbishop Patrick Clune (1864–1935) First Archbishop of Perth, Australia
Archbishop Joseph William Tobin (b. 1952) Former Superior General (1997–2009), Secretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Archbishop of Indianapolis
Bishop Hugh MacDonald, (1841–1898) Bishop of Aberdeen
Bishop Aloysius Joseph Willinger (1886–1973) Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA
Bishop William Tibertus McCarty (1889–1972) Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Bishop Ralph Heskett (b. 1953) Bishop of Gibraltar
Father Charles Fehrenbach (1909–2006) author of the book Mary Day by Day
Father Bernard Häring (1912–1998) influential theologian at the Second Vatican Council
Father Tadeusz Rydzyk (b. 1945) founder and head of the Radio Maryja Family.
Father Alec Reid (1931–2013), facilitator in the Northern Ireland peace process
Father John Creagh (1870–1947) who delivered anti-Semitic sermons in Limerick in 1904.
Father Joseph Owens (1908–2005)
Father Liam Pilkington (1894–1977)
Father Seán McManus
Father Leo James English (1907–1997) Compiler and editor of an English-Tagalog Dictionary (1965) and a Tagalog-English Dictionary (1986)
Brother Marcel Nguy?n Tân Van (1928–1959) Vietnamese lay brother
Father Joseph (Joe) Maier (b. 1939) co-founder of the HDF Mercy Centre in Bangkok.
Father Raymond Brennan (1932–2003) founder of the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand
Father Teofilo Vinteres (1932-2001)- Liturgical composer and former rector of the Baclaran Church.
Bishop Ireneo Amantillo (b. 1934)- Bishop Emeritus of Tandag
Father Amado Picardal- CBCP-BEC Executive Secretary, Web blogger and \"biking priest\"
Father Marreddy Vatti (1956-2015).Copiosa apud Eum Redemptio’ -the Redemptorist Motto.‘Copiosa apud Eum Redemptio’ -the Redemptorist Motto. On the Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer, the Third Sunday of July each year, -and this year on July 15th- , a short reflection on the motto of the Redemptorists since the time of their founder, St. Alphonsus Liguori.The phrase is taken from Psalm 130, v.7. and is often translated as ‘With Him is plentiful Redemption’. That is what Redemptorists are called to proclaim to the world,- the wonderful, generous, lavish redemption of our God.‘Copiosa‘ means abundant, plentiful, prodigal, overflowing, lavish, princely,- and in Irish, ‘flaithiúil‘ meaning the quality of princely generosity and lavishness..‘Apud Eum‘ is Latin for ‘With Him’,- ie. with God.‘Redemptio‘, or Redemption,- setting free, healing, opening eyes, leading out of exile and slavery of any kind, leading home, lifting hearts, giving ‘life to the full’ (John 10.10).‘Tá slánú fíor-flaithiúil i nDia!’ There is a truly princely liberation and wholeness from God.
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was born in 1696 near Naples, Italy, the son of a captain in the Royal Navy and a very devoted mother from a noble family in the city. His parents provided him with an exceptional education in philosophy, literature, and the arts. He was 16 when he was awarded doctorates of civil and canon law. When he was 18, like many nobles, he joined the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy with whom he cared for the sick at the hospital for \"incurables,\" washing afflicted bodies, feeding the helpless, changing bedclothes and devoting himself to works of mercy and compassion.Following his father\'s will he became a lawyer and before he was 20, he was regarded as one of the most gifted lawyers working in the kingdom of Naples. This work, however, despite its success, did not satisfy him at the deepest levels of his heart and soul. After losing what was the most important court case he had ever taken on, Alphonsus left the legal profession to enter the priesthood, much to the disappointment of his father. He was ordained in 1726.Christ\'s claim on the heart of Alphonsus was absolute and irresistible. As a young priest he worked himself to the point of exhaustion. Caring for the poor, wherever his journey took him, was the hallmark of his calling.In 1732, Alphonsus realized he could no longer be comfortable in his role of popular preacher living apart from the poor. So, leaving his family and his dearest friends, he set out to dedicate himself completely to the service of the poor and most abandoned. He sought others who were called as he was, and adopted a style of ministry to \"mission among the people\" — and so began the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, commonly known as the Redemptorists.During a mission, a band of Redemptorist priests and brothers would come to an area to preach and conduct religious activities. They saturated the people with the sense of God. They lived in community in houses in the countryside so that the mission revivals could be repeated regularly, which gave the poor the assurance they would not be abandoned by Alphonsus and his brothers.
Reaching the peopleSt. Alphonsus was a brilliant, articulate, pragmatic preacher. He knew how to reach ordinary people who had limited education and very real needs. They followed this gifted preacher from church to church and town to town to hear him preach the message of hope in Christ for all people.Three great images, basic to the Christian faith, formed the heart of Alphonsus\' preaching and teaching — Jesus an infant in the crib, Jesus crucified on the Cross, and Jesus vibrantly alive and filled with love for all in the Eucharist. To this he added the image of Mary, the Mother of the Redeemer. When other theologians were opposed to devotion to Mary, Alphonsus invoked her: \"Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.\"Alphonsus appreciated how the poor and working class people expressed their realities through song. A gifted musician and composer, he wrote many popular hymns and taught them to the people in parish missions. His compositions continue to be sung around the world and have never lost their charm and popularity. Redemptorists today still follow the cue of their founder. Their message, announcing the abundance of God\'s love, is enriched by the spiritual songs they sing in their community and with the people of God. (Click on the links in the box to the right to listen to samples of some of Alphonsus\' music.)Alphonsus wrote for the people. Many turned to his spiritual writing, for he wrote in a way that was understandable to anyone with a basic education. On winter evenings in his time, the people in the villages often gathered around a fire in someone\'s home. Someone read stories about the Gospels or the lives of the saints, things that nourished their faith and helped them to pray. Alphonsus\' works were frequent choices.
The artist and thinkerAlphonsus\' art was influenced by what he saw around him. When he was 23, he painted his own \"Christ on the Cross.\" His painting depicted the death of Love itself. Around that same time he also painted a picture of the Madonna as a woman of peaceful, gentle features — a woman who won his heart. Surrounded by 12 stars she is the portrait of divine beauty in human form. His art, like his music, was a way to lead the men and women of his day, rich and poor, to know the surpassing riches of the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ and his mother Mary.In his writings for other religious, Alphonsus emphasized practical approaches to reach those who were neglected or alienated from the Church. On a scientific level, he gave new life and direction to moral theology. He found many prominent moral theologians of his time either too rigid or too lax. It was Alphonsus who preached the redeeming love of God.He believed that law and the threat of punishment were not foremost in God\'s plan. In God the Creator, love and freedom coincide. The individual was called to love God out of an overwhelming sense of gratitude for what God had done for him in Christ. It was not fear but love that was to characterize the Christian way of life. Ultimately, he wrote his most influential work, Moral Theology, to correct what he saw as errors that could hurt people struggling to live good and moral lives.In the course of his long life, Alphonsus authored more than 100 books, including his most beloved: Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ, and The Glories of Mary.Alphonsus would eventually be given the title \"Doctor of Prayer\" by the Catholic Church. His book, Prayer, the Great Means of Salvation, sets out his teaching on the subject.\"Having observed,\" Alphonsus writes, \"that so many passages of both the Old and New Testaments assert the absolute necessity of prayer, I have made it a rule to introduce into all our missions ... a sermon on prayer; and I say, and repeat, and will keep on saying as long as I live, that our whole salvation depends on prayer ... For if you pray, your salvation will be secure.\"
Son of MaryLike many of his countrymen, Alphonsus was a man of passion and volatility. He found his balance and security in his devotion to the Blessed Mother. His appeals to Mary were impassioned, like those of a distressed child calling for his or her mother.He was confident Mary would hear his prayers, and she was a great spiritual wellspring of his life. He never wrote a single letter — and his personal correspondence ran into the tens of thousands — without beginning or ending it with the words, \"Long live Jesus and Mary.\" He strongly encouraged his fellow Redemptorists and others to pray the rosary daily, and to visit Marian shrines to foster their love for the mother of God. For him she was a constant helper and guide in all matters concerning his congregation.Although he was sickly for much of his life, Alphonsus\' final years were marked by very serious and debilitating physical ailments, especially arthritis, which caused him great pain and confined him to a wheelchair.He also was plagued with spiritual afflictions, scrupulously fearing he hadn\'t done enough to serve the God he loved so much. To help him through these times, his confreres gathered with him to pray. They always included the Litany of Our Lady, usually followed by the rosary. They read to him from his own writings about the glory of Mary and how, as heaven\'s queen, she welcomed all her true and faithful servants at the hour of their death.Early in the evening on July 31, 1787, Alphonsus made one final request. \"Give me my lady,\" he whispered. They placed a picture of Mary in his hands. He spent the night in prayer with the Blessed Mother. The next day at the stroke of the noon Angelus, Alphonsus died at the age of 91.St. Alphonsus was canonized in 1839 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1871. He was recognized as a patron of confessors and moral theologians in 1950. He is the only moral theologian whose opinion the Roman Catholic Church has said we can follow on moral issues.Pope John Paul II described Alphonsus as \"a close friend of the people ... a missionary who went in search of the most abandoned souls ... a founder who wanted a group which would make a radical option in favor of the lowly ... a Bishop whose house was open to all ... a writer who focused on what would be of benefit to people.\"
THE ROSARY MEASURES 124 1/16\" IN LENGTH. IT IS VERY SPECIAL! IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR A COLLECTOR! THE BEADS ARE MADE OF BLACK EITHER LUCITE OR PLASTIC BEADS I BELIEVE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST DURABLE AT THE TIME AND USED FOR SUCH A TREASURE AS THIS BELIEVE IT OR NOT! THE BEADS ARE SPACED FAR APART TO MAKE IT EASY TO PRAY. EACH OF THE BEADS WERE HAND MADE AND VARY IN SIZES BUT GENERALLY ARE 10MM BY 8MM LARGE. THE ENORMOUS MEDAL IS MADE OF A BRONZE CAST I BELIEVE. IS VERY BEAUTIFUL IN IT\'S FINE DETIL AND HAS A GORGEOUS IN PERSON! THE ENORMOUS MEDAL MEASURES 2 1/16\" IN LENGTH. THE FRONT HAS THE IMAGE OF THE MUCH BELOVED \"ST ALPHONSUS LIGUORI\" WITH THE WORDS \"S. ALPH M CON SS RED FUND\" ON IT! THE BACK READS \"COPIOSA APUD EUM REDEMPTIO\" WHICH MEANS \"WITH HIM IS PLENTIFUL REDEMPTION\"! THE MEDAL IS WORN DUE TO ALL THE DEVOTIONAL PRAYERS SAID UPON THIS TREASURED PIECE. THEY ARE WORN AGAIN DUE TO THE AGE AND PRAYER BUT CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURES POSTED! THE PEACE FLOWS FROM THIS ROSARY! THE CRUCIFIX FEELS NICE IN YOUR HANDS. THE DETAILS ON THIS ROSARY AND ESPECIALLY THE SPACING IS SO GORGEOUS. THEY DON\'T MAKE ROSARIES LIKE THESE ANYMORE! PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES FOR MORE DETAIL. YOU CAN FEEL THE DEVOTION FLOW FROM THIS PIECE! PERFECT FOR ANY TIME AND A LOVELY REMINDER OF THE SACRIFICE JESUS MADE. GREAT FOR BOTH YOUNG AND OLD AND MALE AND FEMALE. ALL OF THE BEADS ARE PRESENT AND IN GREAT CONDITION. OVERALL THIS ROSARY IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION FOR IT\'S AGE THOUGH THERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE I SEE RUST AND PATINA. THE ROSARY COULD USE SOME CLEANING I AM SURE, BUT I DON\'T ALTER ANY OF MY ROSARIES! I LEAVE THAT UP TO THE NEW OWNER. GOOD LUCK WITH THE offerDING!
PLEASE READ ENTIRE PAGE BEFORE offerDING! Thank you! I have done my best to describe the item to the best of my ability. But please check out all the pictures to see the item as it is. All items are SOLD AS IS and gently used unless otherwise stated as NEW. ALL the items come from a \"SMOKE-FREE HOME\". If you have any questions please feel free to contact me about it before offerding. I will be glad to take the time to answer any of your questions. Thank you so much for stopping by my sale today. Have a blessed day!blueautumnrainThoughts of Preparing yourself for Lent Season.... Easter / Lent is a very important personal Journey each year in my own personal life. It is almost like my own personal \"renewal\" and or \" rebirth\" of the imprint of my spirit. It does not mean I can swipe the slate clean and go without repentance of my own sins prior. I once thought about taking Holy Orders and is why I think I have attacked such wonderful Religious Possessions to me. I am not saying I think there is ONE WAY to pray. I also think there are endless definitions of even the existence of God. How we get to our own inner spirit is as diverse are there are stars in the sky. So as I place my own personal Rosaries up I am not trying to promote my own personal agenda. But I have been asked about how and even why pray the Rosary. As I end my ramblings now I leave you with this something that I read this once and found it very much how the path feels for me and written is words I could not find myself and so I share. After that you will find the HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY. As we pray and ponder the mystery of Jesus passion, death and resurrection let us ask God to create a new heart in our lives and societies, so that we may turn away from the ashes of destruction and begin to embrace more fully the new life given us by Christ. Jesus is our model because Jesus throughout manifests full, complete and active adherence to the will of him who sent him. His passion glorifies the Father because it forcefully reveals the power of his love that saves the whole of human kind. Every journey begins with a single step. To take that step one must have the desire to make the journey. Every journey is a voyage of discovery. Sometimes the terrain traveled is familiar, sometimes the terrain is seen for the first time; whatever the case, the Sacred journey is a journey intended to enhance our relationship with God and meet the Risen Christ in a new way. Biblically, the first person to undertake a personal journey of faith and discovery is Abraham and his wife Sarah. \"Now the Lord said to Abram (Abraham) \'Go from your country and your kindred and your father\'s house to the land that I will show you.\'\" (Genesis 12:1) Two things are implied in this invitation: A journey into the unknown based on trust and faith and a personal journey of discovery of this God who offers the invitation and promise of blessing. In spirituality the desert or wilderness is symbolic of the struggle to obey, heed, and listen to the voice of God who calls and issues the invitation. It is often tortuous, twisting, challenging involving purging, purifying, cleansing so that one\'s personal self can experience transformation through the process of dying to the old self and rising to new life, a life of total trust and intimacy with the One Who Calls. A we touch upon key moments in the life of Jesus\' journey we will try to make applications to our own journey of faith. HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARYPrayers of the RosaryPrayer Before The RosaryQueen of the Holy Rosary, you have designed to come to Fatima and Medjugorje, to reveal to the three shepherd children and six visionaries, the treasures of grace hidden in the Rosary. Inspire my heart with a sincere love of this devotion, in order that by meditating on the Mysteries of our Redemption which are recalled in it, I may obtain peace for the world, the conversion of sinners, and the favor which I ask of you in this Rosary (Mention your request). I ask it for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of souls, especially for my own. Amen.The Our Father:Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.The Hail Mary:Hail Mary, full of grace! the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.Glory be to the Father:Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.Prayer to Jesus Requested By Our LadyO My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, take all souls to Heaven, and help especially those most in need of Your mercy.The Apostles\' Creed:I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His only Son, Our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.Hail Holy Queen:Hail! Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, O most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement! O loving! O sweet Virgin Mary!Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.Prayer After The RosaryO God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech Thee, that, meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Rosary NovenasReligious devotion, public or private, for the duration of nine days to gain special graces, is called a Novena. Those who perform it with a lively hope of having their request granted, and with perfect faith and resignation if it be refused, may be assured that Christ will grant some grace or blessing. This requires an understanding that in His infinite wisdom and mercy, He may refuse the particular favor which is requested.Novenas originated in imitation of the Apostles who were gathered together in prayer for nine days from the time of Our Lord\'s Ascension (to Heaven) until Pentecost Sunday (the descent of the Holy Spirit).This practice of saying the Rosary nine times in the form of the Rosary Novena in petition or Thanksgiving, is another way of heeding Our Lady\'s request to Pray the Rosary.The 54 Day Novena Devotion which originated in 1884 at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei, consists of the daily recitation of five decades of the Rosary (one complete Mystery: Joyful, Sorrowful, or Glorious) for twenty-seven days in petition and five decades for twenty-seven additional days in Thanksgiving. You will actually be making three Novenas in petition for a particular favor and three Novenas in Thanksgiving for a particular favor.1st day say the 5 Joyful Mysteries
2nd day say the 5 Luminous Mysteries
3rd day say the 5 Sorrowful Mysteries
4th day say the 5 Glorious Mysteries
5th day begin again the 5 Joyful Mysteries, etc.The Family RosaryThe Family That Prays Together... Stays Together.The family Rosary is the Rosary recited aloud together, by as many of the family and their friends as can be present. Any family (two or more people) may say the Family Rosary in any suitable place and at any time.A leader says aloud the first part of each prayer; a second person or group of persons answers aloud the second part of the prayer.To begin the Family Rosary, all hold the Crucifix of their Rosary in the right hand and make the Sign of the Cross.The leader begins the Apostles\' Creed and proceeds through the rest of the Rosary as shown on Page 2. The leader announces the Mystery before each decade. Five decades (one complete Mystery: Joyful, Sorrowful, or Glorious) should be recited each day.
The Five First SaturdaysMary\'s Great Promise at Fatima -The Five First Saturdays are intended to honor and to make reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for all the blasphemes and ingratitude of men.This devotion and the wonderful promises connected with it were revealed by the Blessed Virgin at Fatima, a small village in Portugal. Our lady appeared to three children there in 1917, and one of the little girls, Lucy, tells us that Our Lady said:I promise to help at the hour of death, with the graces needed for salvation, whoever on the First Saturday of five consecutive months shall:1. Confess and Receive Communion.2. Recite five decades of the Rosary (Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, or Glorious Mysteries)3. Keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me.blueautumnrainOver the next few months I am going to put part of my very vast and special Rosaries from many Estates over the years. All are Blessed and each are unique and special to me. Some of my Rosaries are from the later 1800s and Victorian and before the turn of the 1900 Century. Others are from the turn of the Century. Some are dated and others show the age from the design, style and or material they are made of. Materials they are made of are Sterling Silver, Brass, Silver Plated, Gun Metal, Rope and Plastic. The Beads of some of these Rosaries are made of Sterling Silver, Ebony, Mother of Pearl, Horn / Horned, Ox, Bone, Swarovski Crystal, Rock Crystal, and all sorts of different types of Glass. Czechoslovakian, Bohemian and much more. Some are Pectoral Rosaries and or owned by different Nuns and Priests, I have been so Blessed to have acquired over many years. At least one Estate is from an older Priest whom has passed away now about 15 years. These Rosaries from his Estate and are mostly from the 1920s through the 50s. The other is a Nun\'s Estate whom has passed now 20 years ago. These Rosaries are from the 1940s and even before. I am not expert in Rosaries. But I have been told and the evidence shows many of these items are even turn of the century. The Value of these Rosaries have never been monetary to me. ALL these Rosaries are blessed in some way or another with uniqueness. The Rosaries come from all sorts of places such as French, Czechoslovakia, Ireland (Erie) Germany, England, and many more countries. Some of the Rosaries are 5 decades and others are Franciscan and 7 decades. I also have some that are 20 Decades I will be putting up as well. Each has a story to tell in the devotion that was given them. And through each Rosary many prayers were said by these very devote and peaceful souls. The Rosaries are ALL precious to me and I must now part with them. Please know my only wish now is to find each and everyone of them a good and cherished home. Every one of the Rosaries are \"Sold As Is\". They are very old and need care. I have not cleaned them for my own personal reasons. I believe each and every living thing or otherwise in life has an energy. These Rosaries are no exception to such a feeling of peaceful energy. Thus I have let them remain \"as they were\" when I received them. I have done my best to detail them in my pictures. I will answer any questions I can about them. But know I am not a Religious expert nor do I know everything there is to know about Rosaries. I have just been a blessed one whom the Rosaries came to after the passing of their owners. Thank you so much for coming to my sales today and know I am truly blessed and humbled you did come and take a look at these treasures. If you know anyone whom would LOVE a Rosary please either offer on these Rosaries I have up... or contact me and I will look through all my Rosaries for the type of Rosary you might be looking for. Have a wonderful and beautiful day and may you always have LOVE in your life as I have found.. in the peace from above..... beccaABOUT ME...People ask me often about why I see a few items on . So I thought I would give a better understanding about myself. I am a person whom has been blessed most of my life and been in the right place at the right time to meet the people I have been so fortunate to have come to meet paths with. In doing so, I have also been blessed with items now I would wish to find loving home for. Most of the my things I have either given away or donated. Some have been lost because of circumstances. I have come to realize in my life I needed a new direction. So, my husband and myself are stripping our belongings down to a very bare minimum and saving the little we do get on to help our \"later years\". I would wish the items I put up on to find good homes. I still have this need to \"rescue\" religious items mainly and give them a home that people will cherish as much as I have over the years. I still have people coming to me and offering me these treasures knowing that I would seek out a good home for them. Crazy I know, but this is really what it is for me. Prices are pretty much FIXED though on . Either I am selling for someone else, or I feel that the price for the items I have up are low enough. I will be changing things up from time to time and selling a vast variety of items. I am not an expert at anything I am putting up. So all the items are \"SOLD AS IS\". I do my best to describe the item and all it\'s flaws. I also am getting better at taking pictures and will post as much detail with each item I can. I would be very grateful if you would leave me positive response when the transaction is done. I will do the same in return. As for the types of item I will be putting up... who knows? Truth is I live in the country in North Carolina now. And for fun my husband and I take long drives out to places most would never be able to get to. So I will pass these treasure I find too along to you as well. If you have any questions about me feel free to contact me. I would be blessed to share myself with you. As always find goodness in ALL that comes in your path. Life can and does often change on a dime. So please be gentle to yourself and those around you. May love find you always....Sincerely grateful, becca PAYMENTSI only can take at this time PayPal. ALL Payments must be paid by the 72 hours after offerding is over. This is a new rule on and so anyone who doesn\'t honor this agreement will automatically be sent in for \"non payment\" and if not settled a STRIKE against your account will occur. If any item is bought with any of my sales that are \"Buy it now\" they must be paid for at the time of checkout. If you have any questions about the policy or would wish to speak to me about any payment arrangement, it must be done BEFORE offerDING and obviously before you WIN an sale of mine. It is too late to work it out with me then. I don\'t like being put on the stop by feeling like I need to chase anyone for a payment. So please be kind and aware enough to not put me on a stop. Come and talk to me before an sale ends.SHIPPINGAll my items go out within 24 hour normally if not before. I also have \"delivery confirmation\" on all my items, to protect the item the buyer and seller. If you wish an item to be sent another way, please contact me before you offer and I will see what I can do to help accommodate you. Anything I sell at sale that is $100.00 or more will go out \"Signature Confirmation.\" There are no exceptions to this rule.CONTACTPlease feel free to contact me about any item you have a question about. I would like for all questions about an item though to be asked before offerding. This will save any confusion later.responseHere on , the only real way to SHOW that I have given satisfied service and great products in my sales is through my response. If for any reason you are NOT 100% satisfied for any reason, please do not leave negative or neutral response. Give me a chance to fix any issue or problems you may have with any transaction gone through site. i want to deserve and earn each and every positive response put on my sales. This way I know you will come again and offer and also refer me to your friends and family.Thank you all again for all your words to me! It has been a pleasure to meet you all! Thank you also for stopping by this sale today! May blessings come down upon you like soft \"Autumnrain\"
BlueautumnrainHello Buyers! I am putting up over the next few weeks my entire collection of Rosaries and other religious items. Such as, Relics, Bibles, Books, Medals, Crosses, Holy Prayer Cards, Pins, Holy Water Bottles, Pocket Shrines and other Catholic items and Christian Books etc... I have had such joy collecting these items over the years, but now find the need to let them go to a Home that will cherish and love them as much as I have. Many of these have been blessed by previous Popes and were owned by either Priests and or Nuns. I have been honored to have held them in my possession all these years. But now find the need to let them go where they are destined to find homes where they can be cherished as much as I have them all. Please know I am a serious Seller, so be the same as a Buyer. I will answer all questions in a timely fashion. So please ask away! I am not an expert in Religious items. I have just been fortunate to have been come across these beautiful and spiritual items. Therefore ALL items are \"SOLD AS IS\". Have fun looking through all the items I am selling. Happy Buying!!May the peace that passes all understandings be with you always.
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† AUTHENTIC 15 DECADE CONGREGATION OF MOST HOLY REDEEMER NUNS BELT ROSARY 124\" †:
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