Lestovki (prayer rope)

Lestovki (prayer rope)Vinyl or Leather The Lestovka or Ladder is a type of prayer rope, used in Russia before the arrival of the Greek knotted prayer rope in the 18th century. It is still used today by pious Old Ritualist Orthodox Christians. Commonly made of leather, it is sometimes made of other materials, such as cloth or even beads. The Lestovka has four lapostki (leaves or flaps), symbolizing the four Evangelists. The stitching around the leaves symbolizes the

Then there are thirty-nine counters for the thirty-nine weeks and two days in which the Theotokos carried Christ in her womb

Theodore Jurewicz and located on iconostasis in Church of the Nativity of Christ

Bronze and 10K Gold

the church calendar with commemorations of the saints for each day

Not Made by Hands

We therefore approve and bless the use of this edition of the Festal Menaion in all our churches and by all our faithful who wish to worship God in the English language

and a 100-year Paschal table

January 6- The Holy Theophany of Our Lord

Three sizes: 12" high by 10" wide - Price -$50

according to the Old Rite of the Russian Orthodox Church

was originally intended for a new convert to Orthodoxy

Besides services from the Menaion