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Do as many Eastern Catholics pray the Prayer Rope as Latins pray the Rosary? I read on the internet that for some it is restricted to the monastics. How long does it take to say a set of 100? Is there an opening or ending prayer to it?
I'm sure I'll come up with some more questions later. Thanks for the help.
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You can say as many or as few repetitions of the prayer as you choose. I say it, and fit it to the time I have available.
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I am wondering if these are good explanations of the prayer rope from a Catholic standpoint. http://fr-d-serfes.org/spiritual/original.htmWe continue the prayer first with the lips, in a low whisper, and with the mind say the prayer, after much struggle with the prayer, the prayer enters the heart, one now has the prayer of the heart. Once the prayer enters the heart then we must constantly continue to say the prayer. Monastics for example are told to use their prayer ropes, and say 1000 knot prayers in their cell -room, we too must spiritually discipline ourselves to say the prayer as often as we can.... Once we have the prayer of the heart, suddenly with all the presures of the day, one may be working, or doing something around the house, and the heart says the prayer all by itself, without you asking it to do so...this in itself is true union with our God. We now have unceasing prayer with Christ our true God. I humbly suggest to you to obtain a prayer rope, and to begin the prayer... Amen. Particularly the 3 bullets at the bottom. It's too large for me to paste here, but not tough to read.
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If you haven't read them, I would suggest reading:
"On the Prayer of Jesus," by Ignatius Brianchaninov;
and "The Way of a Pilgrim."
Both contain a great deal of information on the prayer. In the "pilgrim," the wanderer discovers that what you have posted is the unceasing prayer directed by scripture.
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