Ave Maria's Circle News

LARGE Wooden Beads!

2008-07-25T15:18:00.011-04:00

Terrific new 10mm x 7mm oval wooden beads that are ridged across the length. They come in black, light brown and mahogany. Light and easier on arthritic hands. They will also work great on string for a sturdy rosary.

Also new this week are full colour centres for the Holy Ghost and the Infant of Prague. If that wasn't enough, there are now Flower Turquoise beads too!

Very happy rosary making one and all.
Ave Maria's Circle

St. Jude the Apostle chaplet

2008-07-08T12:11:00.004-04:00

For those "hopeless causes" the Saint commonly called up on is dear St. Jude. As one of the 12 apostles and in fact a cousin to Jesus, he has helped many a soul over all these years!

The prayer and method of recitation is on the Ave Maria's Circle website now and St. Jude is always ready to help us in our needs.

God Bless you all,
Richard and Debbie

Holy Souls in Purgatory Chaplet

2008-07-04T11:46:00.003-04:00

A precious chaplet to help the Holy Souls still suffering in Purgatory. Steeped in rich prayers to lessen their pains and speed them to heaven while offering us some consolation as well for our loved ones that have moved on to eternity.

You can find this and all our chaplet examples and prayers in the Resource section of the website. Click CHAPLET pictures.

"Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption..."
God Bless us all,
Ave Maria's Circle

Immaculate Conception of Mary Chaplet

2008-06-13T12:24:00.005-04:00

The chaplet in honour of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is complete now and listed with all the chaplets (so far) on the Resource section of the website. It shows a picture of the beads along with the prayers and instructions, plus a very brief history of Our Lady of Lourdes, The Immaculate Conception.

Praise be to the Holy Trinity for the Immaculate Conception of Mary!
Ave Maria's Circle

New Beads and Crucifixes

2008-06-11T16:36:00.006-04:00

A few new glass beads in a wonder facetted 8mm oval and the small filigree Crucifix in antique silver and gold-tone.

You can see all the new items in the "Newest Products" section of the website.

Happy rosary making :)
Richard and Debbie
www.avemariascircle.com

St. Rita Chaplet

2008-06-03T16:14:00.005-04:00

The picture and prayers of the Saint Rita of Cascia chaplet is now complete. Another of the Saints of the Impossible set, her chaplet is short and full of joy and the glory of God. These pictures and prayers can be found in the Resource section of the website under Chaplets.

God bless you and may Saint Rita intercede for you.
Richard and Debbie
www.avemariascircle.com

St. Philomena, Wonder Worker

2008-05-23T11:28:00.004-04:00

Ahhhh, dear St. Philomena. The precious 13 year old girl that suffered so much brutality for love of God. Her sacrifice has been the help of many a Catholic since. She is called "Powerful with God", again because of her generous gift of self. She can be invoked for help with just about anything! You can see the full chaplet and prayers on the website now under Resources, Chaplet pictures.

God bless you, and may St. Philomena help you daily.
Richard and Debbie
www.avemariascircle.com

Angelic Trisagion, The Holy Trinity Chaplet

2008-05-15T14:32:00.004-04:00

This little known chaplet dedicated to praise and honour of the Holy Trinity! It is correctly called The Angelic Trisagion.

Not very long, but rich in historical style verse praise. You can find the prayer and method of recitation on the website in the Resource section.

Naturally in honour of Holy Trinity Sunday this coming Sunday. Would you expect less :D)

3rd Order of Mary

2008-05-09T16:23:00.003-04:00

We thought we would share with you the gorgeous picture painted by one of the members of the 3rd Order of Mary (Marists). This is but a poor photocopy, but you get the idea.

If you would like more information, they are at The Society of Mary. We know of them because Richard is a lay member, having completed his novitiate several years ago.

God bless you,
Richard and Debbie

Saint Centres

2008-04-28T11:49:00.004-04:00

Great new rosary centres of the Saints. Full colour pictures sealed onto nickel or gilt (gold-tone) frames. They include:
-Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Therese the Little Flower
-Saints Patrick and Bridgit
-Saints Philomena (Wonder worker) and John Marie Vianney (Patron Saint of Parish Priests)
-Saints Jude and Rita (both for impossible cases)
-Saints Peter and Paul (Pope and Apostles)
-Saints Peter and Andrew (Pope and Apostles and brothers)

They will stay all together on the "Newest Products" page for a day or two until we find more goodies to add!

God bless you and your work.
Ave Maria's Circle

Angel Chaplets!

2008-04-22T13:06:00.013-04:00

Chaplets and prayer information recently finished are:
-St. Therese Sacrifice beads;
-St. Gabriel the Archangel chaplet; and
-Guardian Angel chaplet!

The pictures and prayers are now completed and loaded on the Resource section of the website under Chaplets.

May you hear and follow your Angel's wise guidance.
Ave Maria's Circle

Blessed Sacrament Beads

2008-04-16T11:37:00.004-04:00

Ahhhh, the very dear chaplet devoted to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is complete now and on the website. The picture for assembly and the method of recitation along with a couple of extra notes.

Such a sweet, short and simple chaplet to grow closer to Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist.

God Bless us and have mercy on us all!
Ave Maria's Circle

St. Therese, the Little Flower Chaplet

2008-04-09T14:24:00.004-04:00

Woohoo! The chaplet for St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face is done and ready to view. She is commonly known as the Little Flower or St. Therese of Lisieux.

Hopefully there will be an even greater shower of roses each day.

Enjoy and God bless,
Richard and Debbie
www.avemariascircle.com

Beads....mmmm.....More semi-precious beads!

2008-04-08T12:35:00.005-04:00

Just in! Red Banded Agate, Smokey Quartz and Ocean Jasper. All great beads for making eye catching Rosaries. The best part is that being semi-precious stones, they are stay beautiful forever.

Can you tell we like the beads God makes better :))))

God Bless you and keep you,
Ave Maria's Circle

Learning to work with wire

2008-04-03T12:10:00.011-04:00

This is a little of the progression of wire work around here. We are trying to learn some new techniques in order to bring them to our rosary making. While rosaries must be sturdy and functional, they should also be pieces that the owner will enjoy seeing and owning. That is something we are trying out on our local clients.

Recently we have also been learning Chain Maille patterns that have gone into a few rosaries and chaplets already! With the intricate wire work and wire wrapping, God willing these too will embellish rosaries to honour Our Lady.

Stay tuned!
God Bless,
Richard and Debbie

St, Peregrine, The Cancer and HIV/AIDS Saint

2008-03-28T11:01:00.008-04:00

The chaplet in honour of St. Peregrine is complete! With the picture and recitation and even a short history of this dear Saint. He is invoked for Cancer and also for HIV/AIDS suffers.

The information can be found in the "Resource" section under "Chaplets".

Very Blessed and grace filled Easter season to one and all!

Papa Joseph

2008-03-19T12:03:00.007-04:00

The Chaplet of St. Joseph is now up on the website!

Due to Holy Week, Papa Joseph's feast day had to be moved to last Saturday for this year, but traditionally it would be today, March 19th. The picture of the chaplet is now available along with the method of recitation and an extra prayer to St. Joseph for those so inclined :>)

Richard and I have such great devotion to our dear St. Joseph, so it was very hard not to include an entire e-book full of prayers :)))

God Bless you all and we pray you have a grace filled Triduum and Easter season.
Richard and Debbie
www.avemariascircle.com

5 Holy Wounds Chaplet

2008-03-04T13:41:00.008-05:00

In honour of Lent, the 5 Holy Wounds chaplet picture and prayers have now been completed and added to the Resource section under Chaplets!

While researching this chaplet several years ago, we found two versions, one for 5 sets of 5 beads and another to utilize your regular Dominican rosary. Both sets of information have been added for you.

God Bless you in this precious season of Lent.
Richard and Debbie
www.avemariascircle.com

More Semi-Precious Stones!

2008-02-21T12:30:00.011-05:00

A new batch of Semi-Precious stones have arrived for your rosaries. Beautiful colour and character to each of them. They are 6mm in size and round which is great for rosaries and include:
-Black Onyx
-White Howlite, pictured above
-Chalcedony, translucent blue pictured above
-Honey Jade
-Chrysoprase
-Turquoise with matrix, pictured above
-cherry Quartz (manufactured)
-Malachite, pictured above
-Topaz, pictured above

There are still a few more planned in the future!

Enjoy, they make such incredible rosaries :)
Ave Maria and have a very blessed Lenten season

Holy Family Chaplet

2008-02-19T11:29:00.005-05:00

The month of February is devoted to the Holy Family. Although late in the month, the chaplet picture and prayer are completed now and available in the Resource section of the website. Along with a few other chaplets and several more to come during this year.

God Bless you and may the Holy Family guide and protect you always.
Richard and Debbie

Even MORE Full Colour Centres!

2008-02-12T11:54:00.001-05:00

These are just a sample of the 8 new full colour picture centres added today. It is 8 pictures but each comes in either a nickel frame or a gilt (gold-tone) frame for a total of 16 new options. As always, you can mix and match in the series and frame colour and receive 10% off for 10 or more pieces!

The images added are:
- The Holy Trinity
- The Holy Family
- Divine Mercy
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- St. Joseph
- The Blessed Sacrament
- St. Therese the Little Flower

All have larger images than usually seen because they have a one inch overall size and will enhance any rosary to make it even more special for the recipient.

Enjoy and very Blessed Lent to one and all.
Ave Maria's Circle

Lots of Colour Centres

2008-02-08T12:02:00.000-05:00

Great new full colour centres with images on both sides! 5/8" in size so they will fit with any bead size beautifully!

The names of these are:
- The Holy Family / Sacred Heart
- Divine Mercy / Our Lady of Grace
- St. Michael the Archangel / Guardian Angel
- Baptism / Baby with praying Angels

More colour picture centres are scheduled for next week too. We are just expanding all over the place :D)

Ave Maria's Circle

Ash Wednesday and Our Lady of Sorrows

2008-02-06T11:51:00.000-05:00

The pictures, instructions and meditations are available now for the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (7 Sorrows) chaplet. Perfect timing for Lent and who better to guide us through the Lenten season to better know and love Her Son!

For the days when you can't do a full chaplet, or to honour Our Lady each day of the year, the abbreviated version has also been added for you. It takes less than 10 minutes and helps to ground you daily in what really matters.

The meditations provided are interchangeable for either version and this has given the opportunity to detail 3 beautiful sets of meditations from which to choose for this precious chaplet.

As with all the chaplets, you can find the instructions and prayers in the "Resources" section of the website or by clicking the links above.

May Our Lady guide us all through Lent to the new and better children that God desires.
Ave Maria!

New Semi-Precious Beads!

2008-01-30T10:18:00.000-05:00

Take a peek at the new semi-precious beads added for rosary making :D) Nothing beats the beautiful beads God makes and now there are more of them available at reasonable prices to make rosaries that will be cherished for generations.

As semi-precious stones, the colour doesn't fade or peel, plus they have a smoothness and feel that nothing else has ever been able to duplicate.

The focus here is on 6mm round beads for best weight, size and price. Recently added are Labradorite, a soft, moss green colour with both light and dark patches some containing quartz like sparkle for good measure. When turned the light reflects back off the inside plains to show blue, violet, green or yellow.

Next is Picture Jasper in warm carmel colours with dark banding to create abstract pictures.

Plus Snowflake Jasper. These have a calm black background with grey snowflake designs.

There are more semi-precious beads planned in the coming months. Stay tuned, and happy beading.
Ave Maria's Circle

Cool Tools

2008-01-25T11:11:00.000-05:00

Ahhhh comfort tools!

We have added this week new Ergonomic handled rosary making tools. There are the smooth chain nose and flat nose pliers for jump rings and small detail work, and more importantly, smooth round nose pliers complete with cutter for rosary making.

Along with these, the split ring pliers have come down in price as well as the masters German rosary pliers with outside cutters.

We have been using the ergonomic handled pliers for a few months and have found them very helpful for reducing the pain and stress on hands, wrists and arms.