Travel Bug Dog Tag Catholic Mission Rosary II

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Owner:
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Released:
Monday, August 1, 2005
Origin:
Ontario, Canada
Recently Spotted:
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Current Goal

Catholic Mission Rosary II wishes to visit as many Catholic churches, cathedrals and basilicas throughout the world as possible! In the course of its exploits, it would (if possible) like to:

  • Be photographed in or at the church
  • Be prayed on
  • Be blessed by a priest
  • Be touched to relics
  • Be exposed to the Blessed Sacrament

    • About This Item

    This Travel Bug is of interest to anyone who likes to travel and visit churches (not just Catholics! See the FAQ below). A Rosary is simply an arrangement of beads used by Catholics (and many other religions, although by different names) to assist in the counting of prayers. Fingers touch the beads in a particular order while meditating on specific mysteries of the Christian faith. Certain prayers are repeated, while the fingers keep track on the beads. A Mission Rosary is a special kind of Rosary relating to the missionary nature of the Christian faith. The colours of the beads relate to the different regions of the globe where the faith is preached:

    • Red – Americas
    • Green – Africa
    • White – Europe
    • Blue – Oceania
    • Yellow - Asia.
  • An information sheet on how to pray using a Rosary is available for free download here:

    http://www.newadvent.org/library/rosary.pdf

    A more complete (but rather academic!) history of the Rosary is available here:

    http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13184b.htm

    The first person to log the travel bug in each of five regions identified with the beads will have their own hand-made mission rosary mailed to them at no charge, should they wish one!

    The "First to Log" at a church is the five regions (and recipients of a free rosary) are:

    • Americas (red) -
    • Africa (green) -
    • Europe (white) -
    • Oceania (blue) -
    • Asia (yellow) -

    Catholic Mission Rosary FAQ:

    Q. I am not a Catholic or even a Christian – should I take this Travel Bug? A. Sure, why not? Lots of people visit great looking cathedrals, mosques and temples while traveling - regardless of their own personal faith.

    Q. May I take Catholic Mission Rosary to visit non-Catholic places of worship? A. I don’t see why not. Just be respectful of the places of worship being visited and be sure not to offend local customs or preferences. Please be respectful at all times of others and their beliefs.

    Q. May I pass this Bug along to a friend/relative who is going abroad and will visit churches? A. Sure! Use the opportunity to introduce them to geocaching and have them drop it off in a cache there, or bring it back home where you can log its exploits as reported to you. Your call!

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      Tracking History (18817.5mi) View Map

      Retrieve It from a Cache 12/17/2005 The Potracers retrieved it from Santa Geo-Claus. Die Münchner Weihnachtsfeier Bayern, Germany   Visit Log

      We found the TB at Santa Geo-Claus, the Munich geocachers' Christmas Event. Rosary II enjoyed it together with more than 50 cachers and a lot of travel bugs.
      We have an idea what the TBs next stopover could be, but won't go there before Christmas. Meanwhile, Rosary II will stay and celebrate Christmas near Munich.
      Happy Christmas to the TB's owners!
      The Potracers
      Dropped Off 12/14/2005 tasdevil13 placed it in Santa Geo-Claus. Die Münchner Weihnachtsfeier Bayern, Germany - 4,098.62 miles  Visit Log
      Retrieve It from a Cache 11/27/2005 tasdevil13 retrieved it from Childhood Haunts Ontario, Canada   Visit Log

      I'll give it a lift to Europe...
      Dropped Off 10/22/2005 zoly placed it in Childhood Haunts Ontario, Canada - 2.45 miles  Visit Log
      Retrieve It from a Cache 10/1/2005 zoly retrieved it from Sports Minded Ontario, Canada   Visit Log

      I'll move it on.
      Dropped Off 8/28/2005 plonker placed it in Sports Minded Ontario, Canada - 1.36 miles  Visit Log
      Retrieve It from a Cache 8/18/2005 plonker retrieved it from STARDATE -318232.3 Ontario, Canada   Visit Log

      This is my first TB and have just read the requirements which, hopefully, I can fulfil in the next couple of days to keep it on the move. Thanks, God bless and keep on tracking.

      • Catholic Church of the Transfiguration This is the Catholic Cathedral of the Configuration in Markham, Ontario. His Holiness Pope John Paul II blessed the corner stone of the cathedral on his visit to Canada in August 1984 (was it really that long ago!).
      • 20 Year Celebration
      • Tapestry inside cathedral of the Transfiguration This picture and the 20th anniversary celebration picture were copied from an Internet website.
      Dropped Off 8/16/2005 Knight Templar placed it in STARDATE -318232.3 Ontario, Canada   Visit Log
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