The Jesus Prayer
HOBBY ENCOURAGING LOVING PRAYER
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1 Thessalonians 5:
"…16 Rejoice at all times. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus..."
"…16 Rejoice at all times. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus..."
... Jesus Prayer Bead Sets, Necklaces, Threads & Wrist sets...
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"THE JESUS PRAYER, Its Origination and Practice Throughout History"
"It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord. In him you have been pleased to renew all things, giving us all a share in his fullness. ... |
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The little praying monk to the left indicates the space's bead set has been recently requested. The space will be repopulated soon.
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The Tassel is representative on Christian prayer beads as a physical reminder of God's commandments and the user's commitment to faith and prayer. Some note the tassel as an implement to absorb tears of sorry and/or joy.
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~ Jesus Prayer Beads ~
This prayer experience is found in the silence of the soul. You are not praying for the purpose of just praying (often asking; which of course is fine because asking is encouraged by God); you are praying in communion (common-union) with God - Relationship. Although the suggested words or phrases below are repeated with each bead, the expectation of the Holy Spirit (God) having infused within you the grace of the mysteries of the Divine Kingdom: Faith, Hope and Charity (see CCC 1812 and 1813), will plant seed and the seed grows into spiritual fruit in this lifetime. As promised in the Scripture, yes, you and I can know God, albeit dimly. Keep in mind (soul), as Son of God and Son of Man, Jesus is the complete revelation of God to us.
This prayer experience is found in the silence of the soul. You are not praying for the purpose of just praying (often asking; which of course is fine because asking is encouraged by God); you are praying in communion (common-union) with God - Relationship. Although the suggested words or phrases below are repeated with each bead, the expectation of the Holy Spirit (God) having infused within you the grace of the mysteries of the Divine Kingdom: Faith, Hope and Charity (see CCC 1812 and 1813), will plant seed and the seed grows into spiritual fruit in this lifetime. As promised in the Scripture, yes, you and I can know God, albeit dimly. Keep in mind (soul), as Son of God and Son of Man, Jesus is the complete revelation of God to us.
(#1) 50 - 10mm Wooden beads w/ Cross
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(#2) 50 ~ 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#3) 50+3 - 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#4) 50 - 8mm Wooden beads with Handcrafted Cross
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(#5) 50 - 10mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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Originating in the 4th Century, the suggested words and phrases are repeated with a deep sense of heart (yours) within Heart (God’s):. “Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Traditionally this is practiced (since the 4th Century) with controlled breathing: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God" … is said as the breath is taken in, and … "have mercy on me, a sinner" … is said as the breath is let out. You can use any word of love and/or praise God puts in your heart. You become a living prayer for God.
(#5) 33 - 12mm brown wooden beads representing the 33 years of Jesus' life. 3 more 12mm beads above the wooden cross to have one bring to mind the Blessed Holy Trinity.
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(#7) 50 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#8) 100 ~ 10mm wooden beads and Cross. Wood for Cross is from Fort Smallwood Park in Pasadena, MD
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(#9) 50+3 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer with Cross
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(#10) 50+3 - 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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These beads have no special powers in and of rhemselves, nor do beads demand “favors” from God. The beads and their use ought to be blind to the user, in that the focus is God in Presence. In other words, commune with the God who graciously shares His Only Begotten Son, Jesus, in divinity and humanity, so that we can know in the deepest recesses of our souls a love relationship within and beyond natural understanding. Yes, this relationship is indeed super-natural, based in Faith, Hope and Love (as God IS and shares Himself) This is a prayer in meditation that opens us up to a path of least resistance to grow into a life lived out in the "real world" in contemplation.
(#11) 33* ~ 10mm Redwood prayer beads with Cross. *33 years of Jesus' life.
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(#12) 50 ~ 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#13) 100 - 14x12x10mm Wooden Beads with a 18cm x 10cm x 15mm Wooden Cross. Materials donated by lady in Maryland. Full length from top bead to bottom of cross is 3ft 9". Please make a donation of $10 for mailing.
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(#14) 33 - 8mm beads with Cross (The 33 counts reflects Jesus' years of life among us.)
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(#15) 50 ~ 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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Lastly, each cross is handmade, unique, (some) rough, not polished, cut from various kinds of wood and wood scraps. The significance of this reflects the uniqueness and intimacy of the cross for each of us, in that Jesus meets each of us where He finds us, in our brokenness, pain and joy. In turn, we grow in the reflection of His continuous love on earth through divine silence, justice, joy, peace, and at times, pain ("Wounds are our glory,”... Julian of Norwich). In the spirit of the following words of Saint Benedict …we must pray to God “with all humility and purity of devotion … not in many words but in purity of heart and in the compunction of tears.” And let us always say a Marian “YES” to an ongoing surrender to God’s merciful love. God bless your love journey in Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit; and have it flow over to your families, brothers and sisters, friends and colleagues.
(#16) 50+3 ~ 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#17) 100 ~ 8mm Wooden Beads with Cross
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(#18) 50 ~ 8mm beads with Cross
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 (#19) 33 - 8mm Gray beads with Cross.
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(#20) 301 ~ 5mm Prayer Beads w/ Wooden Cross.
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(#21) 33 - 6mm beads with Cross (The 33 count reflects Jesus' years of life among us.)
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(#22) 50 ~ 8mm Prayer Beads w/Cross Pendant
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(#23) 100 ` 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#24) 25 + 3 ~ 14mm x 10mm Beads with Cross.
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(#25) 50 ~ 10mm Prayer Beads w/Cross
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"The man who fears to be alone will never be anything but lonely, no matter how much he may surround himself with people. But the man who learns, in solitude and recollection, to be at peace with his own loneliness, and to prefer its reality to the illusion of merely natural companionship, comes to know the invisible companionship of God. Such a one is alone with God in all places, and he alone truly enjoys the companionship of other men, because he loves them in God in Whom their presence is not tiresome, and because of Whom his own love for them can never know satiety.” ― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island
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Human language falls silent before the mystery of resurrection. Only one word remains to us: Alleluia!" ~ Magnificat, April 2018, Sunday April 1st.
(#26) 50 ~ 6mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#27) 50 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#28) 50 - 8mm Olivewood beads from Jerusalem with Handcrafted Cross
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(#29) 50 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#30) 33 - 8mm beads with Cross (The 33 count reflects Jesus' years of life among us.)
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(#31) 33* [+ 3] ~ 10mm Redwood prayer beads with Cross. (33 years of Jesus' life among us.)
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(#32) 33 - 8mm beads with Cross (The 33 count reflects Jesus' years of life among us.)
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(#33) 50 - 8mm Wooden beads with Cross
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(#34) 100 - 6mm Wooden beads with Cross
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(#35) 50 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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St. Mother Teresa wrote: “Jesus taught us how to pray, and He also told us to learn from Him to be meek and humble of heart. Neither of these can we do unless we know what silence is. Both humility and prayer grow from an ear, mind, and tongue that have lived in silence with God, for in the silence of the heart God speaks.” ~ Robert Cardinal Sarah: The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise.
(#36) 100 ~ 4mm-5mm Tiger Ebony wood beads w/ Cross.
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(#37) 100 ~ 8mm Dark-Brown Beads with spacer beads at each decade count.
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(#38) 50 - 8mm beads with cross
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(#39) 33+3 - 50 - 8mm beads with Cross
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(#40) 54 ~ 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#41) 100 ~ 5mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#42) 50 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#43) 100 ~ Brown (they look like deep purple to me) 10mm Wooden Prayer Beads w/ Cross
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(#44) 50 + 3 ~ 10mm Beads with Cross. The 3 Beads signifying the Holy Trinity.
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(#45) 33 - 8mm Wooden Brads and Cross. 33 beads representing the 33 years of Jesus' life.
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"Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction." – St. John of the Cross
(#46) 33 - 8mm Wooden Brads and Cross. 33 beads representing the 33 years of Jesus' life.
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(#47) 33 - 14mm beads with Cross (The 33 counts reflects Jesus' years of life among us.)
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(#48) 33 + 3 ~ 10mm Palmwood Beads with Cross. 33 Beads signifying the 33 years of Jesus' Life, and the 3 to signify the Holy Trinity.
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(#49) 50+3 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#50) 50 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#51) 100 - 8mm Wooden beads with Cross
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(#52) 33 ~ 6mm Beads with Cross. 33 reflects the thirty-three years of Jesus' life.
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(# ) 33 ~ 6mm Beads with Cross. 33 reflects the thirty-three years of Jesus' life.
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Bracelets - Neckleses - Threads
(#AA) 100 ~ 8mm, Prayer Bead w/ spacer with Cross burned into wood.
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(#BB) 100 ~ 8mm, Prayer Bead w/ spacer with Cross burned into wood.
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(#CC) 100 - 8mm Wooden beads with spacer with "Greek for “silence” is hesyxia" in wooden spacer.
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(#DD) 100 - 8mm wooden beads with a wooden spacer with burned in hearts and crosses.
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(#EE) 54 ~ 8mm,Prayer Bead w/ spacer with Cross burned into wood.
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“The most beautiful thing a person could say about God would be to remain silent from the wisdom of an inner wealth. So, be silent and quit flapping your gums about God,”
advises Meister Eckhart, the German theologian born in 1260.
advises Meister Eckhart, the German theologian born in 1260.
(#FF) 100 ~ 4mm Palmwood Bead Bracelet or Necklace with Cross Spacer.
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(#GG) 100 - 8mm Beads Thread with Cross burned into Wooden Spacer
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(#II) 100 - 5mm Beads with roughly engraved cross in Spacer.
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(#HH) 100 ~ 10mm wooden beads and spacer with the word LOVE and Greek Orthodox Cross burned into wood. For four rows requires roughly a 23 centimeter wrist circumference. Obviously number of rows around wrist will differ on size of wrist.
A below double-sided document will be sent with every Jesus Prayer Bead set.
English . . . Spanish . . . French . . .
English . . . Spanish . . . French . . .
ENGLISH
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“The most beautiful thing a person could say about God would be to remain silent from the wisdom of an inner wealth. So, be silent and quit flapping your gums about God,”
advises Meister Eckhart, the German theologian born in 1260.
advises Meister Eckhart, the German theologian born in 1260.
Spanish
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"Jesus loves you more than you can ever imagine by relying solely on your natural senses"
French
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Intimate relationship with God can very well and rightly bring forth tears of pain, joy, appreciating God's awesomeness, humbleness, humility, ecstasy ... among other expressions of love as God imparts grace.
The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful [avails much]. (Jas 5:16)
Select picture to be directed to the YouTube audio of the book. You very well may have to bring the "play button" to the left to start at the beginning of the book.
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Donations are accepted to help me with buying more supplies. Simply your decision if you want to be part of the service to others. All of the donation(s) will be invested into H.E.L.P. in order to keep the blessings going forward.
If you want a set, ask for one regardless of ability to donate. DONATIONS ARE NOT NECESSARY!
If interested in donating, please contact me through order button. Thank you and Blessings!
- Most Jesus Prayer beads and crosses are wood. Crosses will be rough (on the most part), nothing exotic, just simplicity. Wood could be Pine, Black Walnut, Driftwood, Cherry, Cedar, Poplar, etc. .
- If a set of beads gets broken, reach me through the site's Order page.
- DO NOT wet beads. An occasional hand sanitation gel of the set may be a good idea.
- This ministry is a FREE service to those interested. However, exception noted in next bullet.
- Elastic cords do stretch out over time. This can be remediated by tying a knot in the line to shorten same or return to me for a fix and it will be returned. A $5 donation for a fix is suggested for mailing the beads back to you.
- This is not a business, nor a non-profit. Just a humble "pauper's*" hobby, offered with sincere humility.
Blessings . . .
Tom Légaré, CJF