18mm St Therese - The Little Flower - 18kt gold filled pendant
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18mm St Therese - The Little Flower - 18kt gold filled pendant
Stunning little pendant
1.21grams - 11mm x 18mm
presented in an organza bag
GOLD FILLED
Gold-filled, or "rolled gold", is created by bonding or "welding" a
thin layer of gold to a base metal core. This is achieved by using heat
and pressure. USA industry standards require there to be 1/20
th
by weight layer of 14 karat gold permanently bonded over a core of base metal.
When
you come across the reference "18/20 Gold-Filled" this means that item
is 1/20 18K gold or more simply put the 18 = karats and the 20 refers to
the % of gold in an item. 1/20 = 5% gold.
The 1/20 fraction refers to the ratio of the 18 karat gold layer to the base metal (brass) layer by weight, which is 5%
The
base metal is most likely to be brass. 18k Gold Fill (14K GF) has
100x more gold than a gold plated item. The gold layer found on 18K GF
items is usually 50-100x thicker than what is found on a gold plated
item.
Gold Filled is hard wearing and if looked after like fine jewellery it should last a lifetime.
Suggested Cleaning Methods
Use soapy water to clean gold filled
Mild soapy water and a toothbrush a child's soft toothbrush and a
mild detergent is the perfect combination for cleaning golf-filled
jewellery. The detergent can remove residue or fingerprints from the
item, and still leave it shiny and bright when it's done. Be sure the
toothbrush is soft or it may scratch your piece!
Brilliant jewellery polishing cloths are safe for gold-filled
Soft cloth using a clean, soft cotton cloth is an ideal way to
polish your gold-filled pieces. A soft cloth will not scratch the
surface. There are treated jewellery polishing cloths, such as
Brilliant, that work well; however, some chemicals are not recommended
on gold-filled items so double check that they are safe to use. Do not
leave chemicals on your gold-filled. Always rinse and polish again with a
soft cloth to remove residue.
Saint Therese of Lisieux
At the age of 14, on Christmas Eve in 1886, Therese had a conversion
that transformed her life. From then on, her powerful energy and
sensitive spirit were turned toward love, instead of keeping herself
happy. At 15, she entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux to give her
whole life to God. She took the religious name Sister Therese of the
Child Jesus and the Holy Face. Living a hidden, simple life of prayer,
she was gifted with great intimacy with God. Through sickness and dark
nights of doubt and fear, she remained faithful to God, rooted in His
merciful love. After a long struggle with tuberculosis, she died on
September 30, 1897, at the age of 24. Her last words were the story of
her life: "My God, I love You!"
The world came to know Therese through her autobiography, "Story of a
Soul". She described her life as a "little way of spiritual childhood."
She lived each day with an unshakable confidence in God's love. "What
matters in life," she wrote, "is not great deeds, but great love."
Therese lived and taught a spirituality of attending to everyone and
everything well and with love. She believed that just as a child becomes
enamored with what is before her, we should also have a childlike focus
and totally attentive love. Therese's spirituality is of doing the
ordinary, with extraordinary love.
She loved flowers and saw herself as the "little flower of Jesus,"
who gave glory to God by just being her beautiful little self among all
the other flowers in God's garden. Because of this beautiful analogy,
the title "little flower" remained with St. Therese.
Her inspiration and powerful presence from heaven touched many people
very quickly. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 17, 1925. Had she
lived, she would have been only 52 years old when she was declared a
Saint.
"My
mission - to make God loved - will begin after my death," she said. "I
will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of
roses." Roses have been described and experienced as Saint Therese's
signature. Countless millions have been touched by her intercession and
imitate her "little way." She has been acclaimed "the greatest saint of
modern times." In 1997, Pope John Paul II declared St. Therese a Doctor
of the Church - the only Doctor of his pontificate - in tribute to the
powerful way her spirituality has influenced people all over the world.
The message of St. Therese is beautiful, inspiring, and simple.
Please visit the areas in this section of the Web site to learn more
about this wonderful Saint.