z- Custom Rosary for John M.

I love this rosary! The aesthetic is great, and most who have seen it want one.

My only gripe is one of OCD, which I only noticed after praying it. It does not detract from the workmanship in any way and was my fault for being excited it was finished.

I did want the 3 beads, glory be, Fatima and our father at the end of the 5th decade.

Upon praying it, I also think I want to add a 4th bead for Hail holy queen at the end.

I understand why this wasn't done, as the traditional rosary has none of this at the end, and I'm still discerning if I actually want another with this change. When praying it, I did notice that the paracord knot acts as a built in bead for the glory be prayer, so the square bead is redundant. I got that idea from praying the battle beads rosary while exhausted and not intuitively noticing the transition from the decade to glory be. With this rosary, it seems to have less of a purpose. As I said, I'm still discerning the purpose with this design.

My favorite part about this rosary is the weight. It is so heavy, I take more care with it when moving it and setting it down than with other rosaries. It seems to command more respect.