The rosewood beads are a cheery red color with a dark grain. The colors subtly change hue from darker red to bright scarlet red across the beads, making these beads eye catching and interesting. The Pater beads are matching 8 milimeter red rosewood beads that almost fully enclosed by caps leaving just a narrow slit, evocative of a castle’s arrow slits, that the beads peak out through. The textured caps pass smoothly through your fingers, and are super easy to tell apart from the Ave beads.

The crucifix is a lovely openwork design with Fleur de Lys on the arm ends, and the centerpiece has scrollwork and mirrored profiles of Jesus and Mary on the face and reverse. This piece is designed for travel or carrying along. The wood beads are lightweight and durable, and the sturdy 19 gauge wire and 21 gauge wire wraps guarantee security and confidence.