This beautiful chaplet is made with 5.5mm freshwater pearls. The wire wrapping is done with 22 gauge sterling silver. The medals are sterling silver.
These are the Seven sorrows and each is depicted on one of the medals:
The prophecy of Simeon. (St. Luke 2:34, 35)
The flight into Egypt. (St. Matthew 2:13, 14)
The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple. (St. Luke 2: 43-45)
The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross.
The Crucifixion.
The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross.
The burial of Jesus.