Authentic Prayer Bracelets

The Christian Orthodox prayer bracelet is a prayer rope with 33 complex knots made from rope and is traditionally used by eastern orthodox Christians for concentration during prayer and  to count the times they have recited a prayer. The most popular prayer used with the prayer rope is the “Jesus Prayer“.

These prayer bracelets are also generally known as orthodox prayer rope, but also Komboskini (Greece), Chotki (Russia) and Brojanica (Balkans)

These bracelets come in many variations but always have 33 knots, the 33 knots resembling the 33 years of our Lord Jesus Christ. The variation is in the color and the single divider bead or beads. Best known are the ones with the metal Cross bead with a depiction of Holy Mary and the ones with a single black bead. The original Color of these prayer bracelets is black, but nowadays they are available in a wide variation of colors.

Authentic Orthodox Prayer Bracelets are handmade by monks in Orthodox Monastery’s reciting a prayer for every knot they tie. These religious bracelets are thus purified by the church. This is what makes these bracelets so special and popular.

Next to their religious value in prayer, many believe that by wearing the blessed prayer bracelet they will be kept from harm. It became sort of a tradition in Orthodox countries to give these prayer bracelets as a gift to family, friends and loved ones to keep them save.

In recent years the prayer bracelet and prayer necklace has also become very popular because several famous people and athletes also wear them. Most popular athlete being Novak Djokovic the Tennis Star that wears a bracelet every match he plays.  This has resulted in a lot of non religious people that have started wearing these bracelets, and thus slowly but gradually spreading its wonderful history and story to all corners of the world.

“Te Prayer rope 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.”

Orthodox Prayer Bracelets

Original Prayer Bracelets