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Gold tone prayer bracelet with a cross and royal blue beads adorning the cross. 

Bracelet closes with a clasp and stretches to fit all sizes. 

Imported from Greece. 

The history behind Prayer Bracelets:
A prayer bracelet is used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics to count the number of times they have prayed the Jesus Prayer (or - for Catholics - the Angelic Salutation). 

Tradition says that monks used to gather and move small pebbles to count their prayers. To make the counting easier, the practice developed into tying knots in a rope so that the monks could count their prayers knot by knot. To keep the devil from untying the knots, a cross is made on the rope.

Prayer bracelets come in different bead of knot numbers - the most traditional are 33 knots, 50 knots and 100 knots. The knots are sometimes referred to as "Tears of the Mother of God".
- 33 knots represents the years of Christ's life.
- 50 knots represents the number of days between Pascha and Pentecost.
- 100 knots represents the number of days between the beginning of the Great Fast and Pentecost.

The prayer bracelet is considered to be the sword of the Spirit, because prayer which is heartfelt and inspired by the grace of the Holy Spirit is a weapon that defeats the Devil.   St Paul, in his Epistle to the Thessalonians admonishes us to "pray without ceasing". The most traditional prayer said is the Jesus Prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner".  This prayer aims to provide for inner peace and allows one to draw nearer to God.

Other terms for Prayer Ropes and Bracelets
Greek: κομποσκοίνι  - or kombioskini
Russian: вервица
Romanian: mătănii
Macedonian and Serbian: бројаница / brojanica,
Bulgarian: броеница

Chord knots are called "chotki" in Russian and "martyria" in Greek.