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How many medals and such do you wear?  

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I'm curious what kind of religious jewelry people wear on a regular basis, and how much. :)

Feel free to describe your items in a post, especially if it is something especially dear (e.g. heirloom or gift) or interesting/unusual.

I always have on a crucifix and two medals. The crucifix is an eight-point one which says "protect and save" in Russian on the back. The first medal is a triquetra, representing the holy Trinity. The second medal is a spiked wheel, representing St. Catherine of Alexandria.

These are not actual photos of my items, but convey the gist/shape:
[img]http://www.geocities.com/johnaugus/catnecklace.jpg[/img]

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I wear a crucifix mostly, that my granda gave to me for my 18th birthday. I sometimes wear a 'tug o war' medal my great great uncle( Ithink) won when he was in the 'irish army' back in 1945

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just one medal.....it's a medal of St. Ann because I've entrusted my vocation to her. This is what it looks like, but it is gold:

[img]http://catholicshopper.com/products/media/BLS_7002_ann.jpg[/img]

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Pope St Clement 1

I wear the cross of my Catholic community (Holy Spirit Of Freedom - a lay association founded in 1986). It's wooden and on the front it has a circle (where the beams cross) representing the Holy Eucharist. Inside the circle is a flame representing the Holy Spirit and at the bottom of the cross are the initials EM which stand for Ecca (spelling?) Maria and that means "behold the mother".

(We're a Eucharistic, Charismatic and Marian community)

On the back are the words "STREET KIDS" because that's the frontline work of our community. (I work behind the front lines in Children's Ministry).

I wear it all the time but sometimes 'in' like when I'm at my day job.
I'm wearing it in my profile picture. Unfortunately I don't have a close-up of it.

Apart from that I do have a couple of saints medals (others wore off) on my keyring but that's not actually wearing them.

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FightingforGod

when i do wear jewelry, i always wear my chastity ring, and then occasiionly i wear earings, thats rare tho, i wear simple necklaces, no medals really, and i crucifix i got from a friend on my confirmation, and no bracelets or pins really, kust a chain necklace, or a beaded one...im too active and rough on my jewelry to wear it often...lol

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[quote name='Tony' date='Jan 2 2005, 11:15 AM'] well no medals but I do wear a brown Scapular [/quote]
I was going to put scapulars on the poll and decided it would get too long. And they're not jewelry per se. Still, I am glad you mentioned it! Other people who want to mention their scapulars are welcome! ^_^

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shelly_freak

I wear a simple St. Patrick medal. Actally I feel naked cause I don't have it right now...it fell off at the dance and my friend's boyfriend held it for me but I forgot to get it back at the end of the night :sadder:

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Pope St Clement 1

[quote]i always wear my chastity ring, (fightingforGod)[/quote]

A hearty good on you, fightingforGod :thumb: :shield:

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I used to wear a Crucifix, a miraculous medal and a scapular for a little while, but they all broke at various times.

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Pope St Clement 1

[quote name='DemonSlayer' date='Jan 3 2005, 12:56 AM'] I used to wear a Crucifix, a miraculous medal and a scapular for a little while, but they all broke at various times. [/quote]
:(

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*teen4Christ*

I where 3 medals (St.Agnes, Miraculous medal, and Jesus) I also where a rosary ring all together around my neck

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[quote name='DemonSlayer' date='Jan 2 2005, 11:56 AM'] I used to wear a Crucifix, a miraculous medal and a scapular for a little while, but they all broke at various times. [/quote]
Someone should start a jewelry/religious goods company that designs and makes titanium medals/chains/crucifixes/rosaries. I have a Pope JP2 medal, but it fell off the chain. When I find another chain, I may start wearing it again.

I think it would be cool to have an unbreakable titanium rosary. Emphasizes that the rosary is a weapon against evil. :shield:

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spathariossa

I wear just a scapular and my benedictine crucifix around my neck. But I've turned my chaplet into something a little odd I must admit. It is 100 black beads with a medal of St. Benedict on it. I got it from a benedictine monastery. But now I've added my St. Jeanne d'Arc medal, my medal of St. Martin of Tours, and a medal of St. Gabriel the archangel. I wrap the chaplet around my wrist and wear it like a bracelet most of the time. I just found myself liking too many saints to wear all of their medals or to alternate or something. I just hope I haven't invented the catholic charm bracelet.

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