Blue Sodalite gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki akathist Black prayer ropes now listed

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This book gathers his teachings—the fruits of a long life of prayer

sewn bound

with the specific intention of depicting the spiritual image of Optina Monastery and the Elder

Blue Sodalite gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki akathist Black prayer ropes now listedSodalite is a dark blue stone with gray white veins 50 bead Orthodox prayer rope (chotki komboskini) for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) is separated by a metal bead of a different shape. Finished with a knotted cross. The beads are each approximately 8mm long. Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi.