Weight: 3.0 g. (10k); 3.5 g. (14k).Top width: 0.57" (14.6 mm).Bottom band width: 0.09" (2.4 mm).Finish: polished. There is no special way prescribed for carrying or wearing this expertly crafted gold wrought Ring of St. Benedict is a shimmering reminder of Jesus Christ's great sacrifice for all of us, according to the Saint's Prolog of his Rule. This shiny piece can also serve as a prayer of exorcism against Satan, a prayer for strength in time of temptation, a prayer for peace among ourselves and among the nations of the world, a prayer that the Cross of Christ be our light and guide, a prayer of firm rejection of all that is evil, a prayer of petition that we may with Christian courage "walk in God's ways, with the Gospel as our guide," as St. Benedict urges us.