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![]() Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults The Rosary Part II
People from Other Religious Backgrounds Use Prayer Beads There are many other religious traditions that use prayer beads as we use the Rosary. They depend on the prayer beads as a type of meditation. Many people from each of these faith backgrounds make the prayer beads as a form of religious discipline, often praying while they place each bead and knot in its place. Some of the faiths that use the prayer beads are; the Catholic faith, Anglicans, Moslems, Buddhists, Hindus, Baha’i, Greek Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox. Repetitive prayer has become a sort of balm in our often busy world, it gives us a soothing and restful atmosphere. The practice of repetitive prayer became a custom for people who were doing work that was ordinary or mundane. That is the one thing that came through loud and clear in my research, the practice of using this type of prayer will certainly help one to relax, and become one with God and His creation. The marking of a prayer by counting with an object was originated before the time of Christ, people would mark their prayers by using rocks, sticks and other common articles. The prayer chain or string was also made before Christ was born, they would tie knots in a string on their belts; they would also use objects to attach to the string, such as bones, fruit pits, dried fruits and berries. ![]() ©Copyright 2000 Vickie Shepherd all rights reserved. No portion of this article or web page may be used without written permission from the author. |
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