Back in Chapter 2 of this blog, I mentioned that a rosary with Our Lady of Einsiedeln on the center had caused me to wonder if my tiny statue was Our Lady of Einsiedeln. That led me to ask a monk at St. Meinrad about it. He told me about Our Lady of Consolation. I believe that God placed this rosary in my hands so that I could eventually learn about Our Lady of Consolation. This is my everyday rosary. Here is a picture of that rosary:
The center piece is Our Lady of Einsiedeln. She has a mantel and a scepter and a crown. She is holding Jesus who also has a mantel and a crown. There is a statue of Our Lady of Einsiedeln at St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. Sometimes they do not have that statue dressed in a mantel. Here is a picture I took at St. Meinrad in 2012. No mantel. That explains why I did not make any connection at that time between this statue and my little statue. On my next visit the statue had a mantel.
Our Lady of Einsiedeln is known as a Black Madonna. The crucifix on my rosary is the same style that Saint Pope John Paul II was known to carry. Below the centerpiece is a St. Benedict Medal that I added. The background is a small cloth bag with a drawstring that holds my rosary. At the top of the picture is a pin that is attached to the bag. It is a membership pin to the Rosary Confraternity. You can be a member without this pin, it is totally optional. I was a member for nearly 20 years before I bought this pin from the Eastern Province Dominicans. I had joined through the Western Province in 2001. I live in the Midwest Province. You don't have to contact your region to join. Any of them can enroll you. The pin is a Dominican cross and shield and the round center is Our Lady of the Rosary. Around the center is written "Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Pray for Us."
Here is a video that shows the statue at St. Meinrad both with and without a mantel. There are various mantels that can be put on the statue. You can see the statue from 3:20 to 3:38 in the video.
Below is an image of Our Lady of Einsiedeln. It has been attributed to either Johann Werl in the 17th century or Johann Woerle in the 18th century.
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