Features & Benefits
- Prayer ropes are given to Eastern Orthodox monks and nuns during their tonsure for use in prayer.
- They are a loop of knots used to count prayers, commonly the Jesus Prayer.
- Historically, prayer ropes had 100 knots, but other variations with 50 or 33 knots are also used.
- The traditional color of the rope is black, symbolizing mourning for one's sins.
- The prayer rope is a symbol of humility and should not be displayed ostentatiously.
- It is regarded as the 'sword of the Spirit,' representing prayer as a weapon against the Devil.