The nice lady behind the table was twirling and twisting string around her finger making these fancy knots.

She asked, 'are you interested in the Rosary'?

She handed me a piece of string about twelve inches long and said, 'this is the most important part'. As she performed the procedure on her own string, I followed along.

Wrap, wrap, wrap, wrap, wrap, feed the string through and then start to roll the knot with your left hand, while pulling the string with your right.

Sounds easy, NOT or should I say KNOT!

She smiled at me and said, practice, practice. Here is a telephone number to call for supplies when you're ready. 

  On the piece of paper, was a number to a connection of an underground circle of women that was twisting string to make knots and adding beads.

I met the lady at her home to prove that I could make knots and get my supplies.

This was serious business. I was handed a bag of colorful mission rosary beads with white centerpieces and crucifixes. This was the first step to purchasing and making many rosaries for the missions over the year.

Some nights with the help of a friend stringing the beads and my job was knotting, it reminded me of the 'multiplying loaves of bread and fish'.

Together we produced many rosaries, and I did not realize this was yet another seed that was being planted in me. Our Lady had another idea in store for me.

Mission Rosaries - Ask yourself why do we need to make Rosaries?