Description: Orthodox Prayer Rope | Chotki | Komboskini | Burgundy Rattail with gold or silver beads For the 50 knots one: Each one,starting from the top of the cross, consists of 10 knots then 1 bead followed by 10 knots. The sequence is continued until the total of 50 knots is completed and it is tied into a wonderful cross followed by a beautiful tassel. This prayer rope stands for the perfect gift for your parents, brother, sister, any other loved one and is also suitable for any occasion and holiday, whether it is Christmas, Easter, Baptism and so on. Furthermore, it will help you with your own prayers, as prayer ropes are essential for every Christian. There are two ways we can pray using the prayer rope: a) When we have free time, we secretly hold the prayer rope with our left or right hand and move from knot to knot with our thumb whispering simultaneously the prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me” or “Most Holy Theotokos save us”. b) When we pray following the rule of prayer that our spiritual father has told us to follow, we hold the prayer rope with our left hand between the thumb and the index finger and move from knot to knot. At each knot we simultaneously do two things: i) with our right hand we make the sign of the cross over ourselves and ii) we say the prayer “Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me”. It is, for the Orthodox, one of the most profound and mystical prayers and is often repeated endlessly as part of a personal ascetic practice. The prayer is most reflective of the lesson taught by the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee; in which the Pharisee demonstrates the improper way to pray by exclaiming, "Thank you Lord that I am not like the Publican." While the Publican in humility prays correctly "Lord have mercy on me, the sinner" (Luke 18:10-14). And likewise in the Gospels, Peter crying out as he sank into the sea, "Lord, save me." In the Orthodox tradition, the prayer is said repeatedly, often with the aid of a prayer rope. It may be accompanied by prostrations and the sign of the cross. As such, it is used as a means of finding contrition and bringing about humility in the individual; hence the words "the sinner" are sometimes added as if no other sinner exists but the person praying (though there is no indefinite article in Greek, thus leading to some controversy about whether the translation in English should be "the sinner" or "a sinner"). Monks often have long sessions praying this prayer many hundreds of times each night as part of their discipline, and through the guidance of an elder, its practitioner's ultimate goal is to "internalize" the prayer, so that one is praying unceasingly there-by accomplishing Saint Paul's exhortation to the Thessalonians to "pray without ceasing" (I Thessalonians 5:17).
Price: 25.23 USD
Location: Thessaloniki
End Time: 2024-11-02T12:52:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Pattern: 50 semi spaced knots, cross, tassel
Religion: Christianity
Material: Silk rattail 2mm, beads
Beads: Silver metal beads
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Cord color: Burgundy
Handmade: Yes
