FEATURES

• Black wool knotted Rosary used by Monks (Orthodox or Eastern Catholics). It is NOT elastic. Has a 100 wool knots in groups of 10 with wooden beads as separators for prayer and A Cross made of Knots and wooden beads as shown in photo.
• These Rosaries asre used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Rite Catholics to count the number of times they have prayed the Jesus Prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." Historically it typically had 100 knots, although prayer ropes with 50 or 33 knots can also be found in use today.
• Its invention is attributed to Saint Pachomius in the fourth century as an aid for illiterate monks to accomplish a consistent number of prayers and prostrations. Monks were often expected to carry a prayer rope almost constantly, to remind them to pray constantly in accordance with Saint Paul's injunction in I Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray without ceasing."