‘My Favorite Gift to Give!’
My Saint My Hero Jewelry Pieces Are ‘Wearable Blessings’
If you still have a few gifts to buy this Christmas season — or if you’re looking for something really special to give someone — our top recommendation is always the My Saint My Hero jewelry collection that we carry in our boutique department. These pieces are more than just beautiful and stylish; they are meaningful and powerful. The company describes them as “Wearable Blessings™ that serve as constant reminders of purpose, hope and inspiration,” and we agree.
Each piece is centered on a different inspirational virtue and infused with love and prayer by the artisans around the world who pray for the future recipients while they craft them. And you can always feel good about your purchase from My Saint My Hero because the company helps to empower women around the world by providing meaningful work.
“Our pieces made in Cambodia restore dignity to communities rescued from human trafficking,” the website reads. “Our pieces from Medjugorje (Bosnia and Herzegovina) raise communities above poverty. Our pieces from Mexicali provide work to the needy, and our pieces from Italy are traditionally casted by a family dedicated to sharing the joy of their faith through the art of medal making.
“We are purpose-driven fashion infused with intention. May the light within you ignite the light in others.”
Among our staff, we wear the bracelets ourselves, but we really love to gift them to others — relatives, friends, teachers . . . anyone we want to include in our prayers. The collection includes pieces for men, women, and even children, so there really is something for everyone.
“It’s by far my favorite gift to give,” one of staff member said. “I have given them as Christmas gifts, Baptismal gifts, Confirmation gifts . . . They are just a really cool gift for any time of year.”
Each of the pieces comes with a card that shares the message that the piece stands for. The message with the Breathe Blessing Bracelet seems especially poignant right now:
“In time of need, run your fingers along the simple string: grasp the medal and breathe. By simply focusing our attention on taking a breath and linking that breath to God, we can dispel chaos and go back to our spiritual roots.”
There are bracelets for Protection, Honor, Strength, Serenity, Gratitude . . . One of our favorites to give is the Together In Prayer, which is a set of two bracelets — you keep one and give one to your prayer partner. “Commit now to hold each other in prayer, offering each other support on life’s journey toward faith, healing, forgiveness, purity, holiness, wisdom . . . ,” the card reads.
The Benedictine Blessings bracelet is really special too: “Wear this bracelet to remind yourself that God has given you a mission to make the world a better place and that you can choose to fulfill that mission by using your hands to do good.”
‘Ordinary People With Extraordinary Faith’
As inspirational as the jewelry collection is, the story behind the company is just as moving. In 2006 Amy D’Ambra was a working mother of three, “dashing through life at a breakneck speed, handling a demanding business and trying to focus on her family,” the website reads. “During a vacation in Italy, her husband Anthony asked her to just stop, turn off her gadgets, and take a break. She listened.
“She stopped to take a breath, and to pray. Kneeling at the altar of Saint Giovanni Giuseppe on the island of Ischia, Amy asked, ‘What can I do for you?’ She heard, ‘Share our stories so we can be an inspiration to others. Let us be heroes of today.’ Amy knew she had heard her calling.”
Once she returned home, she developed the first collection of 12 saint medals, each with an inspiring virtue on a tag.
“The medals were created to serve as reminders that the saints were ordinary people with extraordinary faith who walked the earth in union with Christ, and that we are all called to do the same,” the website reads.
What could be a better gift than that to give at Christmas?
