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SenorSalsa
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does anyone here know where I can get a quality one? I haven’t decided on the style I want(33,50,100, with beads, no beads, wristable, non-wristable, etc), so feel free to post all kinds.
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Cluny
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There’s also St. Paisius Monastery in Safford, AZ.
I think their website is stpaisiusmonastery.com (or possibly .org).
Making these chaplets is a very labor-intensive process. It takes a minimum of 12 hours and 17 yards of material to tie 100 knots. (I knew how to make them once upon a time, but it’s been years.)
I think their website is stpaisiusmonastery.com (or possibly .org).
Making these chaplets is a very labor-intensive process. It takes a minimum of 12 hours and 17 yards of material to tie 100 knots. (I knew how to make them once upon a time, but it’s been years.)
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a_pilgrim
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JohnVIII
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My wife has a rosary that was made in prayer rope/chotki style, that is: no beads, only the same kind of knots that you have on a prayer rope/chotki. It was a especially made gift by a humble Orthodox priests in Wisconsin.
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searn77
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stpaisiusmonastery.org/
I just recently purchased a prayer rope from them and received it a few days ago and it is great. Mine was a custom order and they did everything just like how I wanted. And they were fast to get back to emails (they would reply on either the same day or the next day of my emailing them). Everything is great with the prayer rope and it got to my house quickly. The prayer rope is in great condition and it has helped me a lot in my prayers.
I just recently purchased a prayer rope from them and received it a few days ago and it is great. Mine was a custom order and they did everything just like how I wanted. And they were fast to get back to emails (they would reply on either the same day or the next day of my emailing them). Everything is great with the prayer rope and it got to my house quickly. The prayer rope is in great condition and it has helped me a lot in my prayers.
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SenorSalsa
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A quick question about the St. Paisius Store, I see that it is an Orthodox apostolate.
I am a Roman Catholic, and so never run into such a problem, so I was hoping to get some help from some fellow Eastern Catholics. Should I let it factor into my decision if the group is in communion with Rome or not? Does this ever affect your decisions(As I assume this would be more common for you while doing religious item shopping)?
I am a Roman Catholic, and so never run into such a problem, so I was hoping to get some help from some fellow Eastern Catholics. Should I let it factor into my decision if the group is in communion with Rome or not? Does this ever affect your decisions(As I assume this would be more common for you while doing religious item shopping)?
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searn77
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Another great place to get prayer ropes is from:
athenshop.com/
I got a 50 knot wrist prayer rope from them that stretches a little bit so that it will fit over your fist and on your wrist. And they have a nice feature where you could instant message talk with them if you have any questions.
athenshop.com/
I got a 50 knot wrist prayer rope from them that stretches a little bit so that it will fit over your fist and on your wrist. And they have a nice feature where you could instant message talk with them if you have any questions.
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Cluny
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A quick question about the St. Paisius Store, I see that it is an Orthodox apostolate.
I am a Roman Catholic, and so never run into such a problem, so I was hoping to get some help from some fellow Eastern Catholics. Should I let it factor into my decision if the group is in communion with Rome or not? Does this ever affect your decisions(As I assume this would be more common for you while doing religious item shopping)?
A chotki is a chotki is a chotki.
Keep in mind that Orthodox and the various Eastern Catholic Churches say the same prayers and frequently use one another’s books.
As Metropolitan Andrew Sheptitsky said, if the prayers are holy when we say them, the same prayers are holy when Orthodox say them.
I am a Roman Catholic, and so never run into such a problem, so I was hoping to get some help from some fellow Eastern Catholics. Should I let it factor into my decision if the group is in communion with Rome or not? Does this ever affect your decisions(As I assume this would be more common for you while doing religious item shopping)?
A chotki is a chotki is a chotki.
Keep in mind that Orthodox and the various Eastern Catholic Churches say the same prayers and frequently use one another’s books.
As Metropolitan Andrew Sheptitsky said, if the prayers are holy when we say them, the same prayers are holy when Orthodox say them.
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Madaglan
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I’ve lost so many chotki, that I will sometimes use rosaries to count Jesus Prayers. Actually, I find tally counters the best. You can count up to 9999 Jesus Prayers a day!
Most everything in terms of devotionals are completely acceptable to Eastern and Latin Catholics from their perspective.
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Robertwilliam
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My chotki is made out of nylon and will never fall apart. I used to get wool prayer ropes but they would fall apart because I use them so much. Mine is from Jerusalem, made by an Orthodox Nun.
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Max_Milian
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Hi SenorSalsa,
The following sites have authentic 33 knot and 100 knot prayer ropes of good quality.
the 33 knot ones are wristable.
prayer-bracelet.com
chotki.com
God Bless,
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Alexander_Roman
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The sites mentioned above are all excellent and there is one other that I know:
www.holynativityconvent.com
Their nuns in Jerusalem make prayer ropes, with ones that have divider beads every 25 (Greek style) and every ten beads (Russian style and can be used for saying the Rosary).
www.easternchristiansupply.biz has some nice ones as well
One could ask a blessing of one’s priest to wear the prayer rope wrapped around one’s left wrist, as priests and monastics do.
The prayer rope is actually the old form of the rosary which, at one time, was universal in both East and West.
Hand tied rosary cords are still the most widely distributed by Catholic missions throughout the world.
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www.holynativityconvent.com
Their nuns in Jerusalem make prayer ropes, with ones that have divider beads every 25 (Greek style) and every ten beads (Russian style and can be used for saying the Rosary).
www.easternchristiansupply.biz has some nice ones as well
One could ask a blessing of one’s priest to wear the prayer rope wrapped around one’s left wrist, as priests and monastics do.
The prayer rope is actually the old form of the rosary which, at one time, was universal in both East and West.
Hand tied rosary cords are still the most widely distributed by Catholic missions throughout the world.
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Alexander_Roman
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I also have a chotki made by EC nuns, but there is no problem purchasing prayer ropes or liturgical and other books from Orthodox bookstores.
And the Ukrainian Studite monks, for example, have produced marvelous liturgical books that pass the Orthodox litmus test completely and so are being purchased by Orthodox in Ukraine.
The Russian Catholic “Russicum” in Rome has long produced liturgical books so that Orthodox could use them as well.
On the level of liturgical and devotional prayer, there should be NO difference between the Orthodox and Eastern Catholics i.e. “Nec plus, nec minus, nec aliter.”
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OrdinaryMelkite
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Mine was given to me by my Publicans Prayer Group head.
What’s fine is I think I lost it.
So thanks for everyone for the links where I can get one.
What’s fine is I think I lost it.
So thanks for everyone for the links where I can get one.
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nickybr38
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Okay… what is a prayer rope? How is it used?
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OrdinaryMelkite
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Mine was given to me by my Publicans Prayer Group head.
What’s bad is I think I lost it.
So thanks for everyone for the links where I can get one.
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Phillip_Rolfes
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Not to resurrect an old(ish) thread, but I make prayer ropes if anyone is interested in buying one. 
For the person who asked, a prayer rope (chotki among the Slavs, komboschini among the Greeks/Melkites/Romanians) is a rosary-like rope with knots in it used for counting the Jesus Prayer. They come in many sizes; 12, 33, 50, 100, 150, 300 knots, I’ve even made one with 40 knots. They also come in a few different styles (Greek, Russian, and what I call “modern”). Although originally they were actually used for counting the number of prayers said (150 “Our Fathers” or “Hail Marys” instead of reciting the 150 Psalms), today the primary emphasis is using the prayer rope as a physical aid for focusing one’s attention on whatever prayer one is saying.
Today the prayer rope is used primarily for the repetition of the Jesus Prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me [the sinner]), although it can be used for any prayer that moves one’s heart (I often like to repeat “Incline my heart according to Your will, O God.”) 150 knot ropes are frequently used for the recitation of the Prayer Rule of the Theotokos (effectively the Byzantine Rosary).
I hope this helps some.
For the person who asked, a prayer rope (chotki among the Slavs, komboschini among the Greeks/Melkites/Romanians) is a rosary-like rope with knots in it used for counting the Jesus Prayer. They come in many sizes; 12, 33, 50, 100, 150, 300 knots, I’ve even made one with 40 knots. They also come in a few different styles (Greek, Russian, and what I call “modern”). Although originally they were actually used for counting the number of prayers said (150 “Our Fathers” or “Hail Marys” instead of reciting the 150 Psalms), today the primary emphasis is using the prayer rope as a physical aid for focusing one’s attention on whatever prayer one is saying.
Today the prayer rope is used primarily for the repetition of the Jesus Prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me [the sinner]), although it can be used for any prayer that moves one’s heart (I often like to repeat “Incline my heart according to Your will, O God.”) 150 knot ropes are frequently used for the recitation of the Prayer Rule of the Theotokos (effectively the Byzantine Rosary).
I hope this helps some.
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Robertwilliam
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I find that the ones made out of wool do not last very long, so I have been using one made out of nylon for 5 years, I don’t think it will ever wear out, I will probably have it buried with me.
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Phillip_Rolfes
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I make mine out of nylon-satin cord (i.e. rattail) and they come out rather nicely. They do last a very long time, though I know one priest who’s managed to destroy his somehow (but I gave him a new one that should be indestructable). I was also very honored to find out that a friend of mine had her husband buried with one of the prayer ropes that I made.I find that the ones made out of wool do not last very long, so I have been using one made out of nylon for 5 years, I don’t think it will ever wear out, I will probably have it buried with me.
Some day I’d love to make one out of silk, but that’ll be in the distant future because silk cord is very expensive, especially compared to nylon.
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