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II. In Various Traditions A. Roman Catholic (Rosary) - highly Marian: addresses Mary, not God - combines sequence of prayers with meditations on events from the life of Christ B. Orthodox 100 beads - typically with the Jesus Prayer: Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me. C. Anglicans (The Anglican Rosary; some Anglicans pray the traditional [Roman] rosary) - Anglican Rosary: no set sequence of prayers D. Other faiths Islam, Buddhism, Hindu, Bahai. III. History A. Eastern Christianity 1. Prayer Ropes - The monastic Desert Fathers, 3 rd - 5th c. 2. Very early on, monks might have counted prayers with piles of pebbles B. Evolution of the Roman Rosary 1. The popular devotional practice of reciting the 150 Psalms in sets of 50. a. For illiterate Christians, 150 Our Fathers were substituted b. strings of 50 beads used to count these prayers. 2. In the Middle Ages, the repetition of the Haily Mary began to be prayed alongside, or instead of Lords Prayer in the use of such beads 3. 15th 16th centuries, the 3 traditional sets of meditations (Mysteries) are developed, and the current wording of the Hail Mary develops C. Anglican Prayer Beads 1. Developed in the mid-80s by Episcopal priest, the Rev. Lynn Bauman 2. Unlike the rosary, usually have a cross, not a crucifix (a cross with a corpus) 3. Adaptable, may be used in various ways, a sort of blank slate for personal use
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You can find a good deal more about Anglican Prayer Beads (or Anglican Rosary try both terms in search engines) online. Even a simple Wikipedia query on the term brings up an interesting article.