Anglican Prayer Beads
Anglican Prayer Beads, often referred to as an Anglican Rosary, provide a prayer form, which blends the Roman Catholic Rosary and the Orthodox Jesus Prayer Rope.
Since ancient times, people of many cultures have used pebbles or a string of knots or beads to keep track of prayers. Some form of prayer beads is found in many of the world's religions.
Our Anglican form of this method of prayer was created by an Episcopal priest and came out of a contemplative prayer group that met in the mid 1980s.
The use of Prayer Beads fosters contemplative prayer by using the body, mind, and spirit. The pressure of the fingers on each successive bead helps to keep the mind from wandering. The rhythm of the prayer leads one more readily into stillness and concentration.
How to use your prayer beads
