Description: Venerable Matt Talbott Single Decade Rosary This beautiful single decade rosary, also called a "pocket rosary" or chaplet, has eleven genuine, natural semi-precious gemstone beads that are smooth, round and 8 mm in size. The single Our Father bead is an Blue Adventurine and the ten Hail Mary beads are Amethysts. All the beads are 8 mm. The 7/8" oval nickel silver medal was made in Italy and has a well-detailed image of a praying Matt Talbot with the phrase "Self Control and Charity are sorely needed today Matt Talbot" on the back. The silver-toned 1-1/2" tall crucifix was also made in Italy; the chaplet itself was designed and handmade in the USA by me. Chaplet is about 10-1/4" long and comes gift-boxed and with the following:Matt Talbot prayer cardHow to Pray the Rosary PamphletThe 15 Promises of Mary cardHow to Pray the Divine Mercy cardCarry PouchGift bag and tissue paper Matt Talbot is considered the modern saint of alcoholics and their families; especially recovered alcoholics or people addicted to alcohol or other drugs and wish to be free of their addiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1856 to a large family of heavy drinkers. At the age of 12 he left school and went to work in a wine shop; soon he was sampling their wares, and within a few years was considered a hopeless alcoholic. For 16 years, he pawned all his possessions; ran up debts, and even stole to fuel his drinking. In 1884, he found himself sitting on the curb in front of a bar, broke and in debt, hoping someone would offer him a drink. When no one did, he decided to take a sobriety pledge and give up drinking. He went to the Holy Cross brothers and took the pledge for 3 months, then 6 months, then for life. For the next 44 years until his death, he lived a life of sobriety. He found daily Mass, prayer, and reading religious material a great help, especially during the first 7 years of his new life. He scrupulously paid off all of his debts and even tried to find those he stole from; when he couldn't, he paid to have Masses said for them. A man who found his strength in his faith, Matt Talbot is the perfect role model for anyone trying to give up drinking; for recovered alcoholics, or for friends or family members of alcoholics; for anyone trying to beat any addiction or those who work to help all addicts. Matt's life is one which proves the power of prayer can overcome all difficulties. The prayer cards which come with our rosaries, medals and pictures are home-made, created using a "greeting card" program on a computer and printed in full color on nice quality paper. Although they are not like the usual smaller professionally printed prayer cards, most of our customers prefer them since they are like a pamphlet with 4 "pages" and several images, prayers, patronages and often other information about the saint or Catholic devotion. Please visit our Ebay store for great patron saint holy medals, saint's chaplets, rosaries, and more. We also have handmade pressed flower religious pictures. Thanks for looking!
Price: 18.99 USD
Location: Shaftsbury, Vermont
End Time: 2024-10-15T01:10:14.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Religion: Christianity
Material: Genuine Semi-Precious Gemstone Beads
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
