“Earth’s crammed with heaven
And every common bush afire with God;
But only he who sees takes off his shoes…”

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning, from Aurora Leigh, 1856

When, at the burning bush, Moses realized that he was standing on holy ground, he removed his sandals. On holy ground, we go barefoot. The beads of this rosary, in all their varied earth-tones, remind us that all the world is sacred ground. God is everywhere. God is here.

The crucifix is substantial and highly dimensional. The rosary center depicts the Sacred Heart of Jesus and, on the reverse, the Blessed Mother. Both pieces are solid bronze, hand-cast from antique originals.

The Pater beads are carved wood, alongside stone discs of dark red jasper.

The Aves are yellow line jasper in greens, browns, grays and cream.

Separating the prayer beads are small beads of matte glass. The rosary is strung on premium quality Soft Flex jewelers’ cable, composed of 49 strands of steel encased in nylon, with a test-strength of 26 pounds. Each end is double-crimped for security.

Crucifix: 1.75”
Center: .6”
Paters: .5”
Aves: 8mm
Length: 23.5”