Hello, first time posting here! I would like to start a hobby of making rosaries. Thing is I have cerebral palsy (can’t use my right arm). Can I make rosaries with one hand? Are there any adaptable tools I can use to make it a little less difficult? I don’t know where to start, haha 😅 also I was wondering, what do you do with the rosaries? Do you donate them, start your own business? Thanks in advance 🙏🏽
I’ve been following this subreddit for a while and it’s been really helpful. So I Just want to share a part of my story and introduce myself. I came to Christ in 2024 after following new age, Buddhism, and from a muslim background. The first church I went to was non-denominational, and I would continue to go to different churches (Pentecostal, Presbyterian)..but something was missing. I just followed a random yearly bible study online and I learned a lot. Mind you I didn’t do a lot of theological research, but Protestantism was the starting point for me, and I very much learned a lot about christianity because of it. But I was so confused about the denominations, about baptism, salvation...I was on fire for the Lord (and still am) but I was constantly church hopping.
Protestants are good with building a community and reading the Bible I have to say that...but there's just no clear structure. I felt I was walking on sand with every church I visited, and I was constantly picking popular Bible verses to reflect my life. When you're new to christianity at my age which is 35, all you want is to be a better Christian and follow Christ faithfully. I felt so lost for two years until I eventually gave the Catholic Church a try this past February during lent. immediate after attending a mass, I felt relief. like instantaneously. it's like a weight was lifted off my chest.
God loves us too much to leave us stranded and on our own to figure out everything just through prayer and bible reading. All that to say, protestantism can be a starting point and it can definitely lead to the fullness of Christ’s church if people are open to it. But Catholicism is evidence that God didn't leave us stranded to figure everything out just by reading the bible and building our one interpretations. I'm not smart enough for that. it's universal for a reason, for everybody all over the world. and I try feel that way. and I feel like I'm under Gods care and providence under HIS church. A church with history, organization, reverence, and love for God to the fullest that I can TRUST has the best intentions.
I'll be starting RCIA in September and cant wait! I’ve been following Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year and feeling that I’m learning more about God and who He is, than what I can take from God or what God can do for me (if I’m making sense). I’ve prayed the rosary several times and I’m becoming comfortable with seeing Mary as my spiritual mother and Saints and my heavenly family. Also I’m reading Pope Leo’s encyclical and how humanity can find its strength, despite challenges and differences, through a leader who loves Christ and is guided by the Holy Spirit. It’s really inspirational. I’m excited to keep up with Pope Leo’s leadership.
That’s all! hopefully you can share your story of how you came to the Catholic Church as well.