Prayer Handiwork – Turquoise – Mount Athos

Description

Prayer Handiwork with Turquoise

A wonderful prayer handiwork of Mount Athos, which consists of 33 turquoise beads, a semiprecious stone in wonderful color. This handiwork stands out for the quality of its materials and the elegant details in its design, such as the small scattered beads between the turquoise beads and the wonderful cross at its end. Handiwork for Mount Athos monks is an integral part of their daily lives. Besides, one of their most widespread occupations is the creation of prayer handicrafts, which consist either of knots or beads of wooden or semi-precious stones. In this way they create useful aids for prayer time.

Prayer Handiwork: Use

This prayer handiwork consists of turquoise beads. The prayer handiwork helps a lot in concentrating the mind while we pray. In every knot or bead that someone passes between his fingers he says a prayer, the most frequent of which is: “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me”. The prayer handiwork accompanies our prayers and helps us maintain our concentration, while it can also be used as an amulet.

It is speculated that Saint Pachomius was the first to look for a way that would help his monastic companions in discipline and concentration during prayer, but also in the enumeration of wishes. According to Christian tradition, one night the Archangel Gabriel visited Saint Pachomius in his sleep and explained to him how he would make the tool that would serve the needs of prayer.

Beads: 33