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.
Prayer Bead Sets 1 through 25 assembled with non-elastic cord.
(#1) 100 ~ 5mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ rough cut Cross into spacer. Possibly used as a wristlet or pocket set.
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(#2) 100 ~ 8mm Whitewood Beads with Cross
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(#3) 50+3 - 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#4) 33 - 14mm beads with Cross (The 33 counts reflect Jesus' years of life among us.) Note: Larger size beads are more easily handled by those of us with anthropic hand/finger(s).
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(#5) 100 ~ 5mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ rough cut Cross into spacer. Possibly used as a wristlet or pocket set.
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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.
(#6) 100 ~ 8mm Redwood Prayer Beads w/Cross.
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(#7) 50 ~ 8mm Redwood beads and (large) Cross.
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(#8) 50+3 ~ 10mm Wooden Old Palmwood Beads with Cross. The three beads above the Cross to bring to mind the wonderful relationship the Holy Trinity has with us.
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(#9) 54 ~ 8mm ,Prayer Bead w/ spacer with Cross burned into wood. Used as Bracelet, Neckless or Pocket Thread.
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(#10) 33 ~ 10mm Beads w/ Cross. 33 years reflects the 33 years of Jesus' life on earth. The Ultimate Mirror Image of God the Father's Humility and Humbleness.
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My (our) food is to do the will of the one (God) who sent me (us) to finish his work." Jn. 4:34
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) 100 - 8mm Wooden beads with spacer with "Greek for “silence” is hesyxia" in wooden spacer. Used as Bracelet, Neckless or Pocket Thread.
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(#12) 100 ~ 10mm Redwood Prayer Bead w/ Cross. A large set.
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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 - 10mm beads with (large) Cross. The 33 counts reflect Jesus' years of life among us.
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(#15) 100 ~ 10mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross. Length of set from bottom of cross to top of beads is 24" in a straight layout.
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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) 100 ~ 8mm, Prayer Bead w/ spacer with Cross burned into wood. Used as Bracelet, Neckless or Pocket Thread.
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(#17) 50 + 3 ~ 10mm Wooden Beads with Cross. The three extra beads are to remind us of our living in the Life of the Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit.
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(#18) 50 ~ 8mm Old Palmwood Beads with (large) Cross
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(#19) 100 - 8mm wooden beads with a wooden spacer with burned in hearts and crosses.
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(#20) 301 ~ 5mm Prayer Whitewood Beads w/ Wooden Cross.
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(#21) 100 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead with FAITH, HOPE, LOVE burned onto spacer. Used as Bracelet, Neckless or Pocket Thread.
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(#22) 100 ` 7-8mm Wooden Prayer Beads w/ Cross
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(#23) 50 ~ 10mm Prayer Old Palmwood Beads w/ Oak Cross
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(#24) 100 ~ 8mm x 10mm Whitewood Beads with Cross (which is larger than usually seen).
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(#25) 50 ~ 8mm 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) 100 - 10mm Old Palmwood Beads w/ Cross. This set is large.
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(#27) 100 ~ 6mm Redwood Prayer Bead w/ Cross carved into spacer.
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(#28) 50 - 10mm Wooden beads w/ Cross
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(#29) 50 - 10mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#30) 33 - 10mm Whitewood Beads with Cross.10mm Beads w/ Cross. 33 years reflects the 33 years of Jesus' life on earth. The Ultimate Mirror Image of God the Father's Humility and Humbleness.
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Prayer Bead Sets 31 through 50 assembled with elastic/stretch cord.
(#31) 33 ~ 10mm Prayer beads prayer thread with "Cross" burned into spacer.10mm Beads w/ Cross. 33 years reflects the 33 years of Jesus' life on earth. The Ultimate Mirror Image of God the Father's Humility and Humbleness.
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(#32) 100 - 8mm Redwood Beads with Cross
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(#33) 50 - 10mm Redwood beads with Cross
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(#34) 100 - 6mm Old Palmwood beads with Cross carved into spacer. Utilize as wristlet, neckless or pocket set.
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(#35) 50+3 - 8mm 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 ~ 6mm, Prayer Bead w/ spacer with Cross burned into wood. (#50) 100 ~ 10mm Wooden Prayer Beads. Used as Bracelet, Neckless or Pocket Thread.
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(#37) 100 ~ 8mm Whitewood Beads with (large) Cross and 3 beads to remind us of the Holy Trinity.
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(#38) 50 ~ 8mm Old Palmwood Beads with Cross and 3 beads to remind us of the Holy Trinity.
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(#39) 50 - 5mm beads thread with 3 Crosses and "LOVE" burned into large bead near symbolic tassel.
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(#40) 100 ~ 8mm Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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Therefore, wait for Me, ”declares the LORD, ..." Zephaniah 3:8
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"To you be glory for ever." (cf. Rom 11:36)
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(#41) 100 ~ 8mm Palmwood Prayer Bead w/ Cross.
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(#42) 100 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Beads w/ Cross.
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(#43) 50 ~ 8mm Wooden Prayer Bead w/ Cross
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(#44) 50 ~ 8mm Redwood Beads with Cross.
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(#45) 33 - 10mm Redwood Brads and Cross. 10mm Beads w/ Cross. 33 years reflects the 33 years of Jesus' life on earth. The Ultimate Mirror Image of God the Father's Humility and Humbleness. The three beads above the Cross can bring the Trinity in mind.
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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) 50 - 8mm Prayer Bead Thread
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(#47) 100 ~ 8mm Prayer Bead Thread. Cross on Wooden Spacer.
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(#48) 100 ~ 4mm Palmwood Bead Bracelet or Necklace with Cross Spacer. Used as Bracelet, Neckless or Pocket Thread.
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(#49) 100 ~ 10mm Palmwood Prayer Bead w/ Cross. Larger than normal prayer bead set. Good for those with hand/finger atrophy.
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(#50) 100 ~ 10mm Wooden Prayer Bead with Orthodox Cross and LOVE burned onto spacer. Used as Bracelet, Neckless or Pocket Thread.
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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.
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