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Many people these days associate the use of beads in prayer as a strictly Roman Catholic practice, the Holy Rosary. The rosary is a cycle of prayers that focus on the mysteries of the faith, the Apostles’ Creed, “Our Father,” “Gloria” and “Hail Mary.”
But you don’t have to be Catholic to pray with beads. Many Orthodox Christians use a prayer rope, a wool or silk loop with 100, 50, 33 or 10 knots and beads in it. A cross usually begins and ends the loop. The prayer rope is used to keep track of the number of times a person prays the Jesus Prayer or other prayers.
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