Do you collect religious items?

[the_rev]

I just counted in my bedroom that i own 12 nativity sets. How bout you?

[Christie_M]

I didn't even notice till mom pointed it out, but I collect Rosary's!!

[StColette]

Beginning to collect small statues of Our Lady

[the_rev]

I think I might need to buy a small book shelf for my growing collection. You see ST. Vincent DePaul Thrift Store and then like family dollar and dollar stores always have them so cheap and so beautiful so I always buy them expecially when their cheap!

I usually buy them after christmas to becuase then they are always on clearence

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

I have a lot of pendents with numerous saints on them.

[heavenseeker]

i voted yes. but to be truthfull i realy dont but my fam. does we have a cross in about every room of our house. i think some roomes have two in them.

[Fides_et_Ratio]

1. Books

2. the Rosary. I have sooooo many. Especially when I went to Europe, I bought one in almost every church/religious place I went to. But I think I'm getting too attached to them so I ought to give them away when an occasion presents itself.

[ForHimAlone]

Yeah, I collect books, statues, and holy cards.

[the_rev]

Is it weird I collect Holy Family/Nativity Sets?

[Christie_M]

no.

[heavenseeker]

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no, i'v been in houses that had at least two or three in each room. it was kind of cool.

[MilesChristi]

Yeah, I collect old missals, prayerbooks, and holy cards.

[RC_]

I have an abundance of crucifixes.

[Birgitta Noel]

I collect all things St. Birgitta :

[Old_Joe]

My wall is plastered in prayer cards. i have a halo of prayer cards of different saints surrounding a crucifix and next to it is a cross made of prayer cards.

[Anastasia13]

I collect crosses and I have several rosaries, but mostly into crosses.

[Laudate_Dominum]

I don't really collect things, but I do have a lot of medals and rosaries.. Maybe I should give them away.

[crusader1234]

I've got 6" statues of Mary and St. Anthony, and 2" statues of both as well - the Mary one glows. I'd love to get more. I've got them all together along with my rosary and some holy cards. I've got a crucifix over my bedroom door (right next to my little 'shrine') which was hung in the hospital room where I was born (it was a Catholic hospital). I'm not sure if that counts as a collection yet. I just saw 'The Skeleton Key' though, so now I'm not sure I want to sleep in the same room as them, hahaha.

[Sarah_JC]

I collect prayer cards... I actually ended up with doubles... lol. I gave them away to friends.

It only appears I collect rosaries. People just think it's a nice Christmas gift. Now I have over 20 rosaries. Is there somewhere I can send rosaries? Like a mission house or something?

[photosynthesis]

I used to collect a lot of stuff...rosaries, holy cards, even Bibles!!!

But I am making an effort not to own more than I really should. I keep about 2 or 3 Rosaries and try to use them until I wear them out...if I aquire other things I donate them to the missions. I used to have SO many bibles in all different translations but those went to the missions too... I have kept a lot of holy cards with pictures, but the pamphlets with information (pro-life pamphlets, tracts) got donated.

It just got to the point where I had over 100 rosaries and this little Irish lady from my parish was telling me about how churches in Africa and Asia are in dire need of Rosaries, bibles, crucifixes and all kinds of religious things because people just don't have the money. Also, donating rosaries to the troops is a good idea.