Prayer Rosary with the Pantocrator – 33 Knots – Mount Athos

Description

Prayer Rosary with 33 Knots 

This prayer rope is a genuine monastic handiwork, and consists of 33 knots, at the end of which there is a metal medallion with the Pantocrator and the Christogram on the other side. It is made by Athonite fathers as part of the ministry they have undertaken, with great care and love. It is characteristic that prayer hands are the most well-known monastic hands, in accordance, after all, with the tradition of Mount Athos. The monks with the income from the rosaries and prayer hands cover their livelihood needs or maintenance work in cells and hermitages.

Knot: Use

The rosary usually consists of 33 or 100 knots, however it can be even longer with 200 or 300 knots.

It is an essential prayer aid for monks, clergy and laity. Specifically, each time a prayer (usually short) is said we count a knot. Thus the number of repetitions or the passage of time can be controlled.
According to the Christian tradition, the rosaries have their origin in Saint Pachomios in 320 AD. In particular, the Blessed One began to look for some way that would help the monks in self-concentration during prayer. Then the Archangel Gabriel visited him in his sleep and showed him how to make the tool that would serve the needs of prayer. This is how the rosary was created as a gift from God to people.

Origin: Mount Athos