Fount of Grace Devotionals

01/28/2021

Our honey gold calcite gemstones are a popular choice as they provide a striking contrast to the solid bronze vintage pieces. Bronze bead caps and Swarovski crystals accent the rose “Our Father” beads.  

Our goal is to design rosaries that reflect beauty as well as Catholic tradition. We use the rose to honor Our Lady who is often associated with the flower as in her title, “Mystical Rose.”  

The Lourdes center is fashioned from a vintage women’s pin. We use the the bronze Caravaca crucifix in several of our rosaries. It is cast from a Spanish antique and depicts the Miracle of Caravaca.

The story is that while the Moors were attacking Catholic Spain in the 13th century, they captured a priest in the town of Caravaca and commanded him to say a Mass. He refused because he did not have a crucifix.  Moments before the priest was to be executed for disobeying, a brilliant light and two angels appeared, carrying the 2-armed cross. Now known as the Holy Cross of Caravaca, this cross was also said to contain wood from the true cross of Jesus Christ.  Overcome by the vision, the captors fell to their knees and converted to the Christian faith.

Dm us if you’re interested in purchasing this rosary.

“All who recite the rosary are my beloved children. The brothers and sisters of Christ.”

-15 Promises of the Rosary

01/14/2021

Keep Our Lady Close to Your Heart!

These fine high quality enamels are a beautiful way to keep Our Lady and the Miraculous Medal close to your heart! We offer 3 sizes in white, teal and dark blue. All colors and sizes are available in sterling silver and gold overlay.  Chain optional.

The Miraculous medal design was given by Our Lady to St. Catherine Laboure, a nun at the convent of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in France. One night St. Catherine was awoken by a luminous child who led her to the chapel. There, St. Catherine saw in splendor, the Blessed Mother.

Months later, the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Catherine again. In the apparition she saw on one side, the Blessed Mother standing atop a globe, her hands emanating beams of light. On the other side, was a cross with an “M,” and two hearts – one with a crown of thorns, and the other with a sword through it.

St. Catherine heard Mary tell her to create a medal depicting this image.  She also told St. Catherine the image would provide protection and fill with grace those who wore it.  

St. Catherine’s incorrupt body lies at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, France.  We had the privilege of seeing her a few years ago. She is still so beautiful. She died on Dec. 31, 1876.

Pricing for the medals begins at $65 depending on the medal and chain. Dm us if interested! 💙💙💙

01/05/2021

Learning the stories behind some of the rosary gifts is such an honor and so beautiful! The giver of this rosary and single decade set is purchasing these devotionals for her husband.

She has been praying for him to come into the church for 49 years.  He had no religion growing up and though he had been attending Mass with her over the years, he had never expressed any interest in being baptized or going through the RCIA enrollment process.  

The turning point was when she became seriously ill. The stress of her illness triggered decades of suppressed memories of his tour in Vietnam.  In working through these memories, he realized he could only find strength and self-forgiveness with a merciful God at his side.

He will be baptized and coming into the church on the Feast Day of the Baptism of the Lord.  What a beautiful testament to patience, love and trusting in God. St. Monica pray for us!

12/31/2020

I became a Catholic in my late twenties after a dream about the Blessed Mother. Growing up, our family did not practice any type of religion so this dream was very foreign but yet very real. In the dream, there was a woman with a veil who I knew to be “Mary” and some children who were paying close attention to her words. For some reason, I knew this was occurring somewhere in Europe and that the essence of Mary’s message was, “God is real. He exists.”

The dream stayed with me the entire day and I wanted desperately to know if it was a real place but this was before internet and I wasn’t sure how to find answers.  I thought perhaps I had seen it on tv or had read about it so I began searching through newspapers, magazines, TV guides, asked Christian co-workers-nothing.

The next day, I mentioned my dream in passing to my roommate. To my shock she said, “My aunt is a nun and I think she went to a place like that! I think she gave me a book about it!”  A few minutes later, she returned and handed me a book about an apparition site called Medjugorje. I knew instantly this was the place I dreamt about. As I read the book, there were a LOT of tears because I understood for the first time in my 29 years that God, the Blessed Mother—all of it was real.  

My roommate suggested I go to a Catholic Church and I think I literally ran there! They had just started an RCIA class and I was baptized and confirmed that Easter. Since that time I have experienced life through the beauty, depth and purpose that only God can place in our hearts. I am forever grateful to Our Blessed Mother for rescuing my soul and feel a special closeness to her when praying and spreading devotion to her beautiful rosary.  I’ve made many over the years but it never gets old because it is for Our Blessed Mother!

12/23/2020

We love doing custom designs! This is a one-of-a-kind vintage St. Cecilia medal + chaplet we made for a Christmas gift. Fun fact: the recipient of this gift is a singer, song writer and musician and was also a finalist on The Voice!

We chose the French vintage St. Cecilia medal and Kunzite gemstones as they are native to her hometown. We paired the medal with a vintage sterling crucifix and included a St. Cecilia Chaplet prayer card.

St. Cecilia’s bravery is so inspirational~St. Cecilia, Oro Pro Nobis!

12/18/2020

Need a last minute gift idea? Introducing our new Fleur-de-lis earrings, just in time for Christmas!  Our sterling earrings feature the Fleur-de-lis set in a crest of roses with a crown on top. Your choice of Swarovski cream or gray pearl drop.

The Fleur is a stylized lily featuring three lily petals bound together at their base. The lily has been used in many places throughout history, including the royal arms of France (a historically Catholic nation), and to represent the HolyTrinity. The Roman Catholic Church ascribed the lily as the special emblem of the Virgin Mary as a symbol of her purity. The crown on top symbolize Mary Queen of Heaven! 

 $45. DM us to purchase

Details: 1 1/8” without the lever back hoop or 1 3/4” with the lever back hoop.

12/02/2020

Create Your Own Custom Name Rosary! Name rosaries are one of our most popular gift products. You can include children’s names as a Christmas gift for Mom or Dad, bride and groom’s names as a Wedding rosary gift, first name and saints first name as Confirmation gift.  We’ve even made them for religious with the order in one of the decades.  

DM me to get started.  You can select your beads and budget. Pricing ranges between $75 - $365 depending on materials.  

Swipe to see a gallery of a few of our past Name Rosaries 📿

11/19/2020

The painting entitled “Mother of Good Counsel” resides in Genazzano, Italy. The fresco portrays Mary holding the child Jesus. Her veil is around Jesus' shoulders, and Mary is giving good counsel to her son.

The original painting was plastered over and rediscovered during a church reconstruction. Its unexpected appearance was considered a miracle. It soon became known as a place where healings took place. The Augustinian Friars were invited to minister to the spiritual needs of the pilgrims and continue to serve there to this day.

Here is our Mother of Good Council vintage signed Karo medal and the reverse side is with the Sacred Heart. Swarovski dive gray pearls set in sterling accents and sterling magnetic clasp.

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10/22/2020

St. John Paul II had a deep love and desire to connect to young adults - so much so that he started World Youth Day. I think young adults know when someone cares deeply for their well-being and perhaps that’s why so many who heard his WYD addresses said their lives were forever changed.

Our daughters were able to attend WYD Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Krakow. They returned with a broader understanding of the universality of the Church and had a great time meeting new friends from around the world!

It was WYD fundraising that started our rosary making. Though the girls left for college, our customers were still asking for rosaries - thus, the birth of Found of Grace!

10/21/2020

I love the idea of wearing a pendant designed by the Blessed Mother herself! In 1830 Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Labouré, a nun from France. In one apparition, Our Lady directed St. Catherine as to how she wanted the Miraculous Medal designed. She told St. Catherine that she would fill with grace and provide protection to all the faithful who wear this medal.

Our sterling Miraculous Medal pendant features a teal enamel which we like to pair with imitation turquoise beads and sterling accents.  The necklace also features a strong sterling magnetic clasp.  Available in 16” and 18” length or longer if desired.

10/14/2020

10/14/2020

Why pray the rosary? One of the best reasons to pray the rosary is because Our Lady told us to at Fatima. It was in Fatima where she revealed her title as, "The Lady of the Rosary."

Though some people today think of the rosary as an outdated, monotonous prayer, many Saints and of course the Blessed Mother emphasize its great value. She tells us that "fasting and prayer can stop wars." What a beautiful gift we have in the rosary!

In honor of Our Lady of Fatima, swipe to see our yellow calcite Fatima Rosary!

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Details: This rosary features 8mm yellow calcite gemstone "Hail Mary" beads, solid bronze rose "Our Father" beads accented with bronze bead caps and Swarovski crystals.

Center: Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima before the 3 shepherd children. Measures approximately 1 1/4" solid bronze

Crucifix: Sturdy Scrolls: measures approximately 1 1/2" solid bronze

Overall length: 19 3/4"

Each rosary comes with a descriptive write up!