The Lord’s Prayer by Number Paternosters, Cross-Vigils, and the Forgotten Discipline of Embodied Prayer Modern Christians are accustomed to hearing phrases like “say five Our Fathers” or “X number of Hail Marys.” These sound casual today—almost symbolic. But in early Christianity, counted prayer was neither casual nor symbolic. It was rigorous.It was embodied.And it often […]
The Lord’s Prayer by Number Paternosters, Cross-Vigils, and the Forgotten Discipline of Embodied Prayer Modern Christians are accustomed to hearing phrases like “say five Our Fathers” or “ten Hail Marys.” Today these sound casual—almost symbolic. But long before later Marian devotions developed, the Church already counted prayers using knotted cords and ropes (chotki), focused primarily […]
The Origin and Continuity of Prayer Beads and Knots Across Christendom Second Article in the Jesus Prayer & Prayer Rope Seriesby St Andrew’s OCC / Rev. Dr. Stephen M. K. Brunswick 1 | From Tassel to Prayer Rope The impulse to mark prayer with a physical sign begins in Scripture itself.The Law of Moses commanded […]
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