Rosary Ministry

The Visitation Rosary Makers Ministry began in 2016. Our ministry began by making ladder rosaries to give to family and friends as gifts. As our ministry grew, in an effort to increase devotion to Our Blessed Mother, we decided to sell rosaries to raise funds in order to make mission rosaries to give away and send overseas. We eventually teamed up with St. Isaac Jogues Rosary Makers Ministry to help fill requests from priests and missionaries all over the world. Our rosaries can be found in all parts of the world, including India, Tanzania, Uganda, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Philippines, and more. We recently gave 1000 rosaries to the Religious Education Program and students of Visitation grade school and other schools. As of 2024, we have given away over 33,000 rosaries! 


In order to raise funds, we make more expensive rosaries to sell. We go to Catholic Churches for a weekend of Masses where we sell our rosaries and offer FREE rosary repair. We make a variety of both traditional single chain and ladder rosaries including Christmas, Irish, Baptism, Sacred Heart, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, St. Michael, St. Patrick, St. Philomena chaplets, and many other rosary items. 

What is a ladder rosary?

A ladder rosary, sometimes referred to as "Jacob's Ladder," is very beautiful, consisting of beads fastened between two chains, making it look like a ladder. Some people say it originated in Mexico and often referred to as "Old Mexico" rosaries because they were typically made this way in Mexico. Others trace the first rosary back to Saint Dominic's vision in which he saw souls climbing their way to heaven on a rosary. In another legend, Saint Francis  de Sales had a vision of two ladders leading to heaven, one which was very steep leading to Jesus,  and the other one shorter safer and easier to climb, which led to our Blessed Mother Mary. In this vision, he heard Jesus say, "Tell your people to come to me by this ladder, by way of my Mother." The story of Jacob's Ladder can be found in Genesis 28: 12-17. In Michaelangelo's painting The Last Judgment,  there are two souls being pulled into heaven out of purgatory by rosary!

If you would like to help support our ministry, you are welcome to join us and help at any of our monthly rosary meetings, or make a donation through the church website online.

For more information, please contact Lorene Bryan at (331) 642-0603.