These Anglican rosary bracelets are designed to be a wearable version of a rosary so you can have it handy wherever you are when the need or inclination to pray strikes you.
Since the smaller size of Anglican rosaries mean that don’t work well as a necklace, like people do with malas or Catholic rosaries, I’ve adapted the Anglican rosary for a bracelet style instead.
These Anglican rosary stretch bracelets can be prayed in the same way as any Anglican rosary, except that there are only two “weeks” of beads that are prayed back and forth two times for the full four weeks. (If you’re unfamiliar with praying an Anglican rosary, learn more about how Anglican rosaries work in How to use an Anglican rosary.)
Any set of Anglican prayers, including the ones found in the Anglican rosary resources here on this site, work with this rosary as well.
How to pray the Anglican rosary stretch bracelet
To pray the rosary on the bracelet, start at the cross end and move counter-clockwise out the top of the cross (or cross bead) to the invitatory bead as you normally would. (The small metal beads are spacers that are not used in praying.)
Move to the first cruciform bead and then into the first week as you continue counter-clockwise. That will bring you to the second cruciform bead and on to the second week.
When you reach the third cruciform bead at the bottom of the cross (or cross bead), return in a clockwise to pray the third week back to the second cruciform bead. This will bring you to the fourth week and back around to the first cruciform bead.
To finish, you will move back through the invitatory bead and cross.
Examples of the two available styles are shown below showing the different widths. View the full collection of options in the Anglican rosary bracelets section of the shop.
Example of an 8 mm wide Anglican rosary stretch bracelet:
Example of an 6 mm wide Anglican rosary stretch bracelet:
About the bracelets
These stretch bracelets are limited in sizing to the number of beads that work with an Anglican rosary. The only way to adjust the size is the use of different numbers/styles of spacer beads. Detailed information about the size of each bracelet and how to determine the size you need is in each listing. Be sure to carefully check sizing before you order!
These bracelets are strung on stretch string for an easy, clasp-less way to put them on and take them off. As with all stretch bracelets, the stretch string will last longer if you gently roll the bracelet off and on over your hand instead of pulling the bracelet outward to stretch the string.
These bracelets are available with a variety of stone, wood, and glass bead options, there are a variety of metal, wood, and stone cross options available.
Want to try one out? View the available Anglican rosary bracelets in our shop.
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