Gray lilac stone bead prayer rope chotki Length:50 John of Tobolsk

John of Tobolsk

is distinct from the aquarelle soft tones of Russia’s northern nature with the blue surface of its lakes and the soft shades of its leafy forests—in the same way the sanctity of the Saints of the Egyptian desert

the holy Hierarch Theophan was a prolific writer and interpreter of the holy Fathers of the Church

Soft cover

We are so very blessed that God has shown His love toward us by allowing us a small foreshadowing of what the saints call ‘the true odor of sanctity

Gray lilac stone bead prayer rope chotki Length:50 John of Tobolsk50 100 bead Orthodox prayer rope chotki komboskini for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) is separated by a larger bead of a different shape. Finished with a stone cross. Stone beads are 8mm each. Strung on wire! Will not stretch! Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi.