Custom Indian Agate ROSARY St KATERI TEKAKWITHA Lilly of the MOHAWKS TURTLES

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This is a Beautiful C and J Designs Custom Original Design 5 Decade Rosary. This Beautiful and Rare St. Kateri Rosary is made with 56-8 mm Genuine Indian Agate Gemstone Beads. The 6-Our Father Beads are 10 mm Silver Tone Metal Turtle Beads (St. Kateri was from the Turtle Clan). The New Center is from Italy and measures 3/4-inch across and about 1-inch tall. The Stunning
Crucifix is also from Italy and Looks Like a Tree (St. Kateri was Known to hang Crucifixes in Trees) and Measures 2-1/8-inches long and 1-1/4-inches across. This Stunning Rosary  measures 24-1/2-inches long. Measurements are taken from the top of the loop to bottom of Crucifix. Beautiful!
All My Rosaries are Handmade, Heirloom Quality and Original Design!! Beautiful!!
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
was a young Mohawk woman who lived in the 17th century. The story of her conversion to Christianity, her courage in the face of suffering and her extraordinary holiness is an inspiration to all Christians. Follow us as we share with you the life of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American Saint in the United States of America and Canada. One of Her Shrine's is located in Fonda, New York. This National Shrine was created to honor Kateri and the Native peoples north and south of the border, for it was here that she was baptized on Easter Sunday April 5, 1676, and lived her teenage years.
Kateri was born in 1656 of an Algonquin mother and a Mohawk Chief from the Turtle Clan in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon (modern day Auriesville) in upstate New York. When she was only 4 years old her parents and brother died of smallpox. Kateri survived the disease, but it left her face badly scarred and her eyesight impaired. Because of her poor vision, Kateri was named "Tekakwitha", which means "she who bumps into things". Kateri was taken in by her uncle who was bitterly opposed to Christianity. When she was 8 years old, Kateri's foster family, in accordance with Iroquois custom, paired her with a young boy who they expected she would marry. However, Kateri wanted to dedicate her life to God by remaining single and offering her life to Jesus.
When Kateri was ten, in 1666, a war party composed of French soldiers and hostile Natives from Canada destroyed the Mohawk strongholds on the south bank of the Mohawk, including Ossernenon. The surviving Mohawks moved to the north side of the river and built their fortified village about half a mile west of the present village of Fonda. Kateri lived in Caughnawaga, site of the present Shrine, for her next ten years. There is also a Beautiful Shrine and Church in Indian River, Michigan Named Cross in the Woods.
When Kateri was 18 years of age, she began instructions in the Catholic Faith in secret. Her uncle finally relented and gave his consent for Kateri to become a Christian, provided that she did not try to leave the Indian village. For joining the Catholic Church, Kateri was ridiculed and scorned by villagers. She was subjected to unfair accusations and her life was threatened. Nearly two years after her baptism, in St. Peter’s Chapel at the present Kateri Shrine in Fonda, she escaped to the Mission of St. Francis Xavier, a settlement of Christian Natives in Canada. The village in Canada was also named Caughnawaga (Kahnawake). Here she was known for her gentleness, kindness, and good humor. On Christmas Day 1677 Kateri made her first holy communion and on the Feast of the Annunciation in 1679 made a vow of perpetual virginity. She also offered herself to the Blessed Mother Mary to accept her as a daughter.
During her time in Canada, Kateri taught prayers to children and worked with the elderly and sick. She would often go to Mass both at dawn and sunset. She was known for her great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Cross of Jesus.
During the last years of her life, Kateri endured great suffering from a serious illness. She died on April 17th, 1680, shortly before her 24th birthday, and was buried in present day Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada.
Tradition holds that Kateri's final words were. . .
"Jesus,  I love you"
, after which she embraced her creator for all eternity.
Witnesses reported that within a few minutes of her death, the pock marks from smallpox completely vanished and her face shone with raqdiant loveliness.
Before her death, Kateri promised her friends that she would continue to love and pray for them in heaven. Both Native Americans and settlers immediately began praying for her heavenly intercession. Several people, including a priest who attended Kateri during her last illness, reported that Kateri had appeared to them and many healing miracles were attributed to her.
Fifty years after Kateri's death the first convent for Indian nuns was established in Mexico and they pray daily for Sainthood for Blessed Kateri. Their prayers were answered on October 21, 2012 when Kateri was canonized as the first native american woman to be honored with sainthood.
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We Are Happy and Proud to Announce that Thanks to All of You, We have Donated Thousands of Rosaries and religious items to Soldiers Fighting For All Our Freedom!!! Happily that includes Freedom of Religion!!! Praise God!!! Bless Our Men and Women Fighting so No One Has to Hide Their Faith or Beliefs!!! We Also Send Crosses and Saint Protection Medals and Care Packages. We also donate to hospitals, Police Officers etc...
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Did You Know that people have used beads to pray for centuries; in fact the word "bead" means "prayer". A specific, arranged set of prayers is properly referred to as a chaplet. There are hundreds of different chaplets, but the chaplet known as the Rosary is by far the most popular. It appears that rosary has been prayed by Christians through the world for at least eight hundred years.
For Every Item We sell We will Donate and Ship a 1 Decade Olive Wood (Beads are From Jerusalem) Pocket Rosary to any Military Soldier, any Country Fighting for Freedom. I Also Send Crosses and Saint Protection Medals. If You Have a Loved One that you would like it to go to; Please e-mail me through eBay there APO Address and I will gladly Ship it to them or their unit. So Please Help !! Please Pray For The Safety for all Those Who are Fighting for Freedom.
The Shipping and handling Cost helps to cover the Items I send to the Soldiers.
Thank You!!!
All My Custom Jewelry and Rosaries are Handmade and Designed by me, Cathy of C and J Designs. I use a heavy gauge Stainless Steel, Silver or Gold Tone Metal (unless otherwise stated) wire so you do not have to worry about it breaking. All Are New (unless it is a Vintage item). I also Custom make Rosaries. If you have a favorite Color or Design in mind I will try to make it for you. I also do Repairs on Damaged Rosaries Just e-mail me through e-Bay
. I Hope You Enjoy Your Item as Much as I have enjoyed Making it for you.
May God always be in Your Heart and at Your Side!!!
Thank You!! Cathy and Jeff
C and J Designs-A Beautiful Way to Show Your Faith!!