Black obsidian natural gemstone 50 bead prayer rope chotki w/ cathedral beads50 bead Orthodox prayer rope chotki komboskini for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) is separated by a larger bead of a different shape. Finished with a stone cross. 50 beads are 8mm each. Cobalt blue "cathedral" beads as spacers. Strung on wire! Will not stretch! Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi.

The Anthology of Prayer or Anthologion is an Eastern Orthodox prayer book that uniquely includes a treasury of selections from the riches of Orthodox prayer and worship

Theophan the Recluse

who taught for many years at the University of Alaska

Do it yourself bead embroidery kit

“Prayer is a refuge of God’s great mercy to the human race

the acknowledgement of the words of the Saviour: ‘Without me ye can do nothing’ (John 15:5)

Sodalite is a dark blue stone with gray/white veins

this work is unsurpassed

spirituality

which were not spoken directly to the author but were passed on to him by others

it is the profound awareness of being weak and in need of His help

during the Communist takeover