100 knot lanyards

Prayer ropes of 100 knots. Extremely handya prayer beads from the Father Hilarion where he lives in a cell in Karyes on Mount Athos.

Due to the remote area the rosary may take longer than normal.

A rope or knot is called a rope made of, usually, black woolen or silk thread braided into knots.

It is a prayer aid for monks, clergy and laity of the Orthodox Church. It is most widespread in the geographical area it covers, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

The rosary that all Orthodox monks have and many use orthodox lay people, it is usually woolen and knitted in various sizes.

From very small, worn on the finger, 12 ari (with 12 knots) to very large: 33 ari (with 33 knots), 50 ari (with 50 knots), 100 ari, 500 ari etc.

According to tradition, Saint Pachomius in 320 AD, with the help of St. Anthony, founded the first monastery in Thebes in Egypt.

He began to look for a way that would help the monks in the self-concentration of prayer and in counting the wishes.

According to tradition, the Archangel Gabriel visited Saint Pachomius in his sleep and showed him how to make the tool that would serve the needs of prayer.

This tool was the rosary.

In the prayer with a rosary, which helps a lot in the concentration of the mind, a specific technical method is followed.

In each knot that passes between his fingers, the person praying says the wishes one after the other.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on the sinner, Most Holy Theotokos, save us, Saints of God intercede for us.

It is possible to say only the wish Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on the sinner.

The rosary is designed for prayer, not to act as a bracelet on the wrist.