Blue Sodalite gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki akathist This book gathers his teachings—the

This book gathers his teachings—the fruits of a long life of prayer

with the specific intention of depicting the spiritual image of Optina Monastery and the Elder

He embodied the virtues of all the elders in the highest degree--divine humility

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His life is marked by the tragic events of the century but more profoundly so by his meeting with Staretz Silouan

Blue Sodalite gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki akathist This book gathers his teachings—theSodalite is a dark blue stone with gray white veins 50 bead Orthodox prayer rope (chotki komboskini) for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) is separated by a metal bead of a different shape. Finished with a knotted cross. The beads are each approximately 8mm long. Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi.