Originally Posted by
pbiflyer
A very inexpensive gift I got my mom while in Roma many years ago. Bought a nice but inexpensive rosary, then had it blessed in St Peter's by one of the local priests. She loved it. Just a thought.
That's a good way to do it. There is certainly personal and spiritual value to a believer who receives something blessed at the Vatican. It's a good idea to buy it elsewhere and bring it to the Vatican if you want the gift to be an overpriced, cheap toy, not something that will fall apart by the time you get home.